Georgetown: APNU member, Pandit Ubraj Narine was Friday sworn in as Mayor of Georgetown and his deputy is Alfred Mentore.
Former Mayor, Patricia Chase Green and 28 others were sworn in as Councillors.
Pandit Narine’s nomination was seconded by Patricia Chase-Green and he ran against the PPP’s Bisham Kuppen, who failed to garner enough Votes.
The AFC’s Michael Leonard was also nominated for the post of Mayor but he failed to get the motion seconded. The PPP voted against Pandit Narine, while the AFC abstained from voting.
Meanwhile, the PPP nominated its Councillor, Eon Young for the post of Deputy Mayor while the AFC’s nomination did not go through because it was not seconded.
Mayor Pandit Narine was the first past the post winner for Constituency #1 in the Georgetown Local Government Area, while Mentore served on the Council for the past Two Years.
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