Georgetown: Internal elections for the municipalities continue around the country. At Lethem in Region Nine, Mr. Carlton Beckles managed to clinch the victory and was re-elected as Mayor while Ms. Maxine Welch was re-elected as the Deputy Mayor. They were both unanimously re-elected. The elections were held on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Lethem Town Hall. According to Town Clerk, Keisha Vincent voting commenced at 9:30 and by 10 :30 it was completed. After the voting, a fitting tribute was held in the Mayor’s honour in observance of his birthday which coincided with the elections.
Over at Corriverton, former Deputy Mayor, Krishnand Jaichand emerged the new Mayor outstripping incumbent Mayor, Ganesh Gangadin by a 9/6 voter ratio while Councillor, Jamna Ghamandi was elected as his deputy. During brief remarks, Jaichand said he felt proud of the people of Corriverton for voting in his favour. He believes that the outcome of the process was clearly the “will of the people” and expressed satisfaction that democracy prevailed. Jaichand said his emphasis will be on creating and maintaining a clean environment and intends to improve the market facilities in the town in order to improve its revenue generating capacity. He also anticipates a closer relationship between councillors and their constituencies disclosing that house-to-house visits will soon be an added feature.
“My hope is to have them go out and listen to people’s problems and bring it to the council. We will be doing an inventory throughout the town of the needs of residents,” the Mayor elect stated. Jaichand said that residents can also look forward to having an audience with the Mayor at least twice per week and airing their grievances on a daily basis in the presence of a councillor. He also revealed that council can soon expect its own website and Facebook page. The initial elections at Corriverton were held on November 24 but ended in a tie between Gangadin and Jaichand. So far, three of the nine municipalities have already concluded elections. Internal elections at the Municipality of Anna Regina were held on November 29 with Mayor, Rabindranauth Mohan and Deputy Mayor, Darshan Persaud being re-elected to their substantive positions.
The Rose Hall Municipality is expected to hold its internal elections on Wednesday, December 7 with Linden following on Thursday, December 8. The Municipalities of New Amsterdam and Mabaruma have scheduled elections on December 14 with Bartica Mayor and Town Council announcing its elections for December 15. All elections are expected to be completed by December 16, 2016 as stipulated by law.
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