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  1. Cuban assistance imminent to help maintain city – Mayor Green
    April 29, 2007

  2. Mayor lauds joint showcasing of Georgetown during CWC
    April 25, 2007

  3. Being abused for our goodness
    April 6, 2007

  4. Should we create a new capital city?
    March 26, 2007

  5. City launches 'Operation Respect for the Dead'
    March 20, 2007

  6. Mayor declares Georgetown ready for CWC
    March 20, 2007

  7. City Hall being restored to former glory
    March 20, 2007

  8. Stabroek Market enhancement moving apace
    January 23, 2007

  9. Facelift for Stabroek Market
    January 21, 2007

  10. More street lights for city
    January 19, 2007

  11. New Bourda garbage arrangements will not affect workers -City Hall
    January 8, 2007

  12. Vending outside Big Market to be regularised, dumping still a problem
    January 8, 2007

  13. City rings in new year in debt
    January 1, 2007

  14. City Hall's survival depends on change factor
    January 1, 2007

  15. Govt. to construct $400M centre for street people
    December 30, 2006

  16. Mayor denounces 'political chess game' being played with city
    December 28, 2006

  17. Carvil Duncan for One on One
    December 24, 2006

  18. Georgetown chamber honours firms, individuals
    December 20, 2006

  19. City Hall still calling on GPL to own up to its debts
    December 20, 2006

  20. City enhancement project ongoing
    December 20, 2006

  21. Govt pays up $37M owed to city
    December 16, 2006

  22. Saving the city
    December 14, 2006

  23. City warns about employment costs-as cash crunch continues
    December 14, 2006

  24. City desperately needs $167M from govt -worker took away sluice keys
    December 13, 2006

  25. Challenge to M&CC
    December 10, 2006

  26. 'Get act together' -- President tells City Council
    December 9, 2006

  27. Government takes over clean-up of City for CWC
    December 6, 2006

  28. Bourda Market targeted for improvement
    December 6, 2006

  29. Ariantze complains about wholesale distributor
    December 4, 2006

  30. City Hall needs to get serious
    December 4, 2006

  31. Local Government Minister seeks to intervene in GPL, City Hall spat
    November 30, 2006

  32. City, power company remain at odds over debt
    November 29, 2006

  33. GPL says city defaulted on credit arrangement
    November 28, 2006

  34. GPL offers to discuss debt with City Council
    November 28, 2006

  35. City Council claims GPL owes millions in tax arrears
    November 28, 2006

  36. City Council to replace Toolsie Persaud Mall with massive steel structure
    November 26, 2006

  37. GPL cuts off city hall for $200M debt
    November 25, 2006

  38. Twenty-four hour clean-up plan proposed for Bourda market
    November 20, 2006

  39. Lewis appointed for clean-up after Williams voiced frustration
    November 20, 2006

  40. Restore the city
    August 5, 2004

  41. Pension on the minds of councillors
    August 1, 2004

  42. Top officers to testify in engineer's dept probe
    July 26, 2004

  43. Go Commander Slowe, go
    July 23, 2004

  44. City Constabulary protected markets during last protest - acting head
    July 21, 2004

  45. Concern voiced over demolition of heritage buildings
    July 19, 2004

  46. Towards a better night’s rest
    July 18, 2004

  47. New plan to develop Stabroek Market area
    July 12, 2004

  48. Has repaired Stabroek Market been handed over?
    July 5, 2004

  49. Town Clerk now prepared to speak to inquiry
    July 2, 2004

  50. City impounded 58 animals last month
    July 1, 2004

  51. City officers question Inquiry Commission's legitimacy
    July 1, 2004

  52. Municipal markets for spraying
    June 30, 2004

  53. City streets for 163M repairs
    June 26, 2004

  54. City to foot bill for probe of engineer's dept -Mayor turns down trip
    June 21, 2004

  55. Probe of City Engineer's Dept falls flat
    June 14, 2004

  56. City Hall budgets $263 million for solid waste disposal
    June 14, 2004

  57. Government, city relations improve
    June 6, 2004

  58. City in deal with GWI over canals
    May 31, 2004

  59. City's presents $1.7B tax-free budget
    May 29, 2004

  60. City sets $1.7B budget
    May 29, 2004

  61. City steps up anti-litter drive
    May 26, 2004

  62. `We're in crisis' -Mayor says about budget delay
    May 17, 2004

  63. Mentally ill on streets unsettle councillor
    May 10, 2004

  64. Info leak on mayor's trip sparks investigation
    May 3, 2004

  65. City budget still elusive -List of loans and advances seen as obstacle
    April 26, 2004

  66. Funeral parlours deplore state of Le Repentir cemetery
    April 19, 2004

  67. City council defends New Thriving non-closure
    April 18, 2004

  68. `There was no need to close New Thriving’
    April 18, 2004

  69. City still to present budget
    March 15, 2004

  70. City gets vendors mall plan
    March 8, 2004

  71. Vendors back on the streets -Chief Constable seeks guidance
    March 1, 2004

  72. City's financial outlook grim - Deputy Mayor
    February 23, 2004

  73. Merriman Mall ugly sight - Moses
    February 9, 2004

  74. Waste War I to fire first volley shortly
    February 3, 2004

  75. Council orders halt to work on Mohamed's fire-ravaged building
    February 2, 2004

  76. Municipal archives
    January 30, 2004

  77. City archives find new home
    January 30, 2004

  78. City Hall to taxpayers: Pay up or else!
    January 28, 2004

  79. No diaries yet, calendars have two Octobers -councillors worked up
    January 19, 2004

  80. City moves against health hazards
    January 18, 2004

  81. City drivers summoned for inspection
    January 12, 2004

  82. Mayor in rubbish plea
    January 10, 2004

  83. Seawall, D'Urban Park in G'town Development Plan
    January 5, 2004

  84. City police flayed over vendors Constabulary was overwhelmed - Town Clerk
    December 29, 2003

  85. City Council Round-Up
    December 22, 2003

  86. Mayor's globetrotting sparks acrimony
    December 15, 2003

  87. City gets $100M from government for rates and taxes arrears
    December 13, 2003

  88. Mayor on street naming exercise
    December 7, 2003

  89. A depressing end
    December 4, 2003

  90. Businessman offers to repair Stabroek roads
    December 1, 2003

  91. `Alienation' sparks feud between `chief citizen', councillor
    November 19, 2003

  92. Draft memo on Water St property tangles up councillors
    November 3, 2003

  93. City councillors told laws make no provision for pensions
    November 1, 2003

  94. Wisdom of new admin building for city questioned
    October 20, 2003

  95. No meat-selling on the streets
    October 14, 2003

  96. Shoddy evaluation seen but no attempt to manipulate -official
    October 8, 2003

  97. Solid waste dept for city
    October 6, 2003

  98. Society must lend a helping hand
    September 29, 2003

  99. City Hall begins $96M debt-recovery campaign
    September 29, 2003

  100. Mixed signals from city over remaining street vendors
    September 29, 2003

  101. An Interim Management Committee for Georgetown?
    September 22, 2003

  102. City Hall sets up three sister cities committees
    September 17, 2003

  103. City Council launches two radio programmes on Voice of Guyana
    August 25, 2003

  104. City Council moving to demolish old Guyana Sports Club
    July 11, 2003

  105. Recycling of tombs among recommendations
    June 30, 2003

  106. Conflict of interest
    June 20, 2003

  107. Too many breaches of building rules occurring - Green
    June 16, 2003

  108. Four-storey building in breach of by-laws

  109. City Council orders Bourda Street vendors to move
    May 30, 2003

  110. City C’l to move against Water Street vendors
    May 20, 2003

  111. Key city meeting today on court ruling against vendors
    May 19, 2003

  112. Williams warns about Sophia housing problems
    May 12, 2003

  113. Court of Appeal ruling against vendors poses dilemma for city
    May 5, 2003

  114. Unions call for increases for city council workers
    April 22, 2003

  115. Acrimony in the council
    March 31, 2003

  116. City Council to focus on capacity building
    March 19, 2003

  117. A ‘surgeon’ is on the loose
    March 17, 2003

  118. City Council pledges to do better
    March 16, 2003

  119. City Hall announces $1.72B budget
    March 15, 2003

  120. City Hall presents $1.7B tax-free budget
    March 15, 2003

  121. City treasurer's department moves for IT independence
    March 10, 2003

  122. New approach needed to make markets more competitive
    March 3, 2003

  123. Indiscipline of officers, politics hampering city - Mayor
    March 1, 2003

  124. Law firm moves to court over Avenue of the Republic parking plan
    February 17, 2003

  125. City Hall and demolition
    January 27, 2003

  126. 'Chief Citizen' in name only
    January 27, 2003

  127. City Engineer’s dept demolishes shipping company’s fence
    January 23, 2003

  128. City should cater for growing suburbs
    January 15, 2003

  129. Forum looks at Georgetown Business Development Plan
    January 15, 2003

  130. Guysuco wants squatters near Herdmanston House moved
    December 30, 2002

  131. Chamber calls for harnessing of young resources
    December 25, 2002

  132. City Council ups workers wages 4.5% to 8%
    December 24, 2002

  133. City, workers unions for wages conciliation
    December 20, 2002

  134. Citizens should worry that life of council being extended
    December 2, 2002

  135. Government strongly supports Greater Georgetown Development Plan
    November 30, 2002

  136. Guidelines for assigning Le Repentir lots to be reviewed
    November 18, 2002

  137. City Council to tackle property tax reform
    October 6, 2002

  138. City Council owes $190M
    September 30, 2002

  139. Council dismantles Stelling View Market
    September 19, 2002

  140. City Hall is out of money
    September 16, 2002

  141. Constabulary not at top preparedness - Mayor
    September 9, 2002

  142. Vendors remain intractable problem
    September 2, 2002

  143. Is the state media balanced?
    August 19, 2002

  144. East Coast disturbances affect consumer prices
    August 8, 2002

  145. City Hall power company end row
    August 6, 2002

  146. GPL cuts off power to City Hall over pay
    August 5, 2002

  147. Councillors vote against road consultants
    July 15, 2002

  148. Details of overseas visits to be presented
    July 1, 2002

  149. Work on tighter security at City Hall far from finished
    June 26, 2002

  150. Green says no to protective wall
    June 12, 2002

  151. Shipping executive sees need for Port Georgetown improvements
    May 23, 2002

  152. Green still sees resistance to change
    May 20, 2002

  153. $1.6M fraud alleged at City hall
    May 14, 2002

  154. Green still sees resistance to change
    May 13, 2002

  155. Honorarium proposal gets hostile reception
    April 29, 2002

  156. Landfill site poses huge threat
    April 22, 2002

  157. City's budget set at $1.65B
    April 11, 2002

  158. Rates, taxes remain same in city budget
    April 11, 2002

  159. City councillors vote for 50% increase in their stipends
    April 10, 2002

  160. City's budget to be ready in two weeks
    April 2, 2002

  161. Councillors give all-clear for implementing some of consultant's recommendations
    March 18, 2002

  162. No threat to Georgetown if present rate of rise in sea level continues
    March 9, 2002

  163. City council to start property valuation exercise for new rating
    March 8, 2002

  164. Tea, dinner and a 'culture of peace'
    March 4, 2002

  165. City Council to dismantle dilapidated buildings
    February 13, 2002

  166. Councillors turn the screws on top city officers
    February 11, 2002

  167. Benches reminder
    February 7, 2002

  168. A dozen benches for the seawall
    February 6, 2002

  169. Renovation works to be investigated
    February 4, 2002

  170. Gulf between Mayor, key officers widens
    January 21, 2002

  171. No probe at City Hall until audit completed - Collymore
    January 13, 2002

  172. Auditor General examining City Council's accounts
    January 11, 2002

  173. These City Council rumblings
    January 10, 2002

  174. Town Clerk can only implement properly approved decisions
    January 9, 2002

  175. Change needed in city's management
    January 7, 2002

  176. Mayor accuses top city officers of ignoring council
    January 5, 2002

  177. City Hall prepares for second phase of drainage programme
    December 12, 2001

  178. Yuletide magic and the City of Georgetown
    December 7, 2001

  179. City Hall deserves a break
    November 23, 2001

  180. Old problems
    October 19, 2001

  181. City councillors against expanding city limits
    October 15, 2001

  182. Legal advice to be obtained in city, unions pay hike row
    October 1, 2001

  183. City Hall beverage controversy resolved
    July 16, 2001

  184. Better drainage by year end - City
    July 5, 2001

  185. Georgetown Chamber says budget has not tackled `core' issues
    July 2, 2001

  186. City to deploy five pumps to prevent repeat of floods
    June 25, 2001

  187. City conservation
    June 22, 2001

  188. City councillor opposes prison labour for $3.5M drainage work
    June 13, 2001

  189. Councillors reject bid for $16.5M bank loan
    June 12, 2001

  190. Councillors in a tizzy over how they voted on motion
    June 4, 2001

  191. A better Georgetown
    May 25, 2001

  192. Green lashes out at vandalism of city monuments

  193. City presents $1.9B budget
    April 28, 2001

  194. PNC/R councillor, city employee in slapping incident
    April 23, 2001

  195. 2001 budget mired in controversy
    April 9, 2001

  196. City Hall wants street lights answers from power company
    March 19, 2001

  197. Revamping of administration new challenge for city hall
    March 12, 2001

  198. Georgetown and the World Heritage List
    March 11, 2001

  199. Georgetown sites could qualify for inclusion on World Heritage List
    March 11, 2001

  200. Messing up the Georgetown Seawall
    February 14, 2001

  201. ALL that glitters is not gold, it has been told.
    February 7, 2001

  202. More spots allocated for burial of Chinese
    December 18, 2000

  203. Local govt polls to be held by Dec 1, 2001
    December 17, 2000

  204. City's by-laws get court boost
    November 16, 2000

  205. A 'way of life' versus law and order
    October 16, 2000

  206. Regent Street vendors ousted
    October 1, 2000

  207. Vendors protest removal
    October 1, 2000

  208. City stumped over Vendor fees dilemma
    September 25, 2000

  209. An unplanned city
    September 10, 2000

  210. Onwards with plan for Georgetown
    September 5, 2000

  211. Expert urges city plan expedited
    September 2, 2000

  212. A touch of Julius Caesar in city investigation motion
    August 21, 2000

  213. A city plan
    August 17, 2000

  214. Councillors serve stinging rebuke on Green over call for city probe
    August 15, 2000

  215. The mayor's call for probe of City Hall
    August 14, 2000

  216. Generator bought by city in January still idle in August
    August 8, 2000

  217. Why should investigation of city spark councillors dissent?
    August 7, 2000

  218. Nokta orders inquiry into city government Following mayor's request
    August 5, 2000

  219. Heavy rain floods parts of city
    August 1, 2000

  220. Mayor's call for probe of City Hall timely
    July 31, 2000

  221. Councillors must now prove their worth
    July 17, 2000

  222. Why not Georgetown?
    July 7, 2000

  223. Municipalities need a shake up
    July 6, 2000

  224. City councillors closer to 100% allowances increase
    July 3, 2000

  225. Town Clerk calls for urgent review of city's management structure
    June 5, 2000

  226. US$1M loan for Georgetown waste management
    May 25, 2000

  227. Rose Hall councillors seeking to unseat Mayor
    May 15, 2000

  228. Mayor Green shouted down by councillors at heated session
    April 27, 2000

  229. President promises City Hall $60M in rates, taxes
    April 23, 2000

  230. City Hall presents $1.7B budget
    April 22, 2000

  231. No new taxes as City Hall unveils $3.4bln budget
    April 21, 2000

  232. Trimmed city budget likely to be $1.7B
    April 19, 2000

  233. Twelve bids submitted for development of city sites
    April 16, 2000

  234. The Mayor and his enemies
    April 14, 2000

  235. Behind closed doors
    April 12, 2000

  236. The destruction of Brickdam
    April 8, 2000

  237. City turns up the heat in budget controversy
    April 3, 2000

  238. City Council 'hard put' to balance budget
    April 1, 2000

  239. Urban programme will transform City
    March 31, 2000

  240. Massive retrenchment looms at City Hall
    March 30, 2000

  241. Increased stall rentals and talk of an injunction
    March 21, 2000

  242. City Hall rigid on stall removal
    March 17, 2000

  243. Vendors dismantle 100 downtown stalls
    March 13, 2000

  244. Running Georgetown
    March 9, 2000

  245. City to make another bid to move vendors
    February 28, 2000

  246. A rollciking good time was had by Georgetownwers
    February 27, 2000

  247. City Hall mulls closure of welfare, day care services
    February 24, 2000

  248. Higher abattoir, stall fees likely
    February 21, 2000

  249. Green queries wisdom of Prince Charles touring City Hall
    January 31, 2000

  250. Special teams to enhance supervision of city schools
    January 29, 2000

  251. Battle lines drawn over public relations firm move
    January 24, 2000

  252. The future of the city
    January 19, 2000

  253. At home in the blue, concrete tunnel
    January 15, 2000

  254. City Hall suggests cutting staff
    January 12, 2000

  255. Review attitude towards Georgetown
    January 1, 2000

  256. New route linking city to Regions Eight, Nine
    December 31, 1999

  257. Expenses up, revenue stagnant
    December 28, 1999

  258. Community help sought in drainage work
    December 20, 1999

  259. No shake-up at City Hall likely soon
    December 6, 1999

  260. Tax collection now computerised
    November 29, 1999

  261. Merriman's Mall
    November 28, 1999

  262. City Council to retrench in 2000 - Green
    November 27, 1999

  263. Tax collection now computerised
    November 22, 1999

  264. Thirty-three to be made redundant
    November 15, 1999

  265. City Hall considering private sector collaboration
    November 7, 1999

  266. The buffalo's rights
    November 5, 1999

  267. Local uniforms this time
    November 2, 1999

  268. Traffic campaign takes hold
    October 23, 1999

  269. Keep the pressure on
    October 23, 1999

  270. Who should run Georgetown?
    October 18, 1999

  271. Professional managers for the city
    October 18, 1999

  272. Meeting dues
    October 17, 1999

  273. City markets under garbage threat
    October 14, 1999

  274. Depoliticise management to turn city's fortunes around
    October 13, 1999

  275. City to begin receiving govt arrears
    October 9, 1999

  276. Now City Council owes NIS $3M
    October 6, 1999

  277. Competent managers, accountability needed
    October 4, 1999

  278. Mix up on govt debt far from over
    October 4, 1999

  279. Cabinet orders ministries to pay city debts
    October 2, 1999

  280. Limited objectives
    October 1, 1999

  281. City may suspend essential services
    September 30, 1999

  282. City Hall and the fable of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party
    September 29, 1999

  283. Police may be called in over US uniforms deal
    September 27, 1999

  284. Showdown looms between Green and Boyce
    September 13, 1999

  285. Mayor Green cracking whip on GGG rebels
    August 30, 1999

  286. City Council Round-Up
    August 23, 1999

  287. Should Green's team be allowed to continue holding office?
    August 9, 1999

  288. Good Ol' Georgetown
    August 3, 1999

  289. City planning millennium events
    July 19, 1999

  290. Our City Environment
    June 7, 1999

  291. Vision needed for the city
    April 19, 1999

  292. City fortunes on the rise?
    April 6, 1998


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