–feature busts of presidents past, present

By Alva Solomon
PRESIDENT David Granger’s bust, like those of the country’s former Heads of State, will be placed in the Presidential Park on the Merriman Mall and become part of its infrastructure.

A section of the Presidential Park near Vlissengen Road

A citizen placing her garbage into the model receptacle outside City Hall yesterday

This initiative is expected to be completed in time for this year’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in May.

Town Clerk Royston King told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that the Georgetown municipality is of the opinion that the park, lying to the eastern extremity of the Merriman Mall and opposite the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), is appropriate at this juncture since it provides a historical insight into the country’s progression from the colonial period.

UNITY THEME
King said the plan to mount the busts of the former heads of state and President David Granger’s fits into the current leader’s ‘unity theme’, and will provide the populace with a chance to consider the contributions those persons have made towards the country’s development.

Brass Aluminum and Cast Iron Foundry (BACIF) will undertake the casting of the busts of the former heads of state and the current president.

An artist’s impression of Presidential Park on the Merriman Mall

King noted that a number of other features, such as fountains and seating accommodation, will decorate the park. “It really is a unique piece,” he said of the project, noting that it was initiated by the Georgetown municipality.

He said the council continues to open recreational green spaces for the city’s children and the elderly.

NEW-MODEL BINS
King noted that the council has unveiled a new model of garbage receptacles, a new design which will allow persons to separate their waste when discarding it.
The model was unveiled yesterday in front of City Hall on Regent Street.

“So we are trying this out as a pilot to raise awareness to the city and other communities,” he said.

He said the bins — some 50 in number and costing $40,000 — are being built locally and will be placed in various parts of the city, and business entities which are willing to partner with the council will have their corporate brands placed on the receptacles.