Georgetown: The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, in collaboration with the Georgetown City Council and other agencies will be undertaking a three-day clean-up exercise around the city.
This is part for world environment day on June 5.
Special emphasis will be placed on cleaning the environment of the National Library, National Museum, St. George’s Cathedral and the markets.
The cleaning works would entail weeding and clearing of the street and alleyway drains within the blocks, weeding of the parapets and avenues, and removal of garbage from the parapets.
Additionally, on World Environment Day, June 5, a special ceremony and exhibition will be held at the Umana Yana, beginning at 09:00h to bring into focus global food security and the need to think before we eat, which can save time, money and resources.
On June 16, at 08:00h, a Ride for the Environment will take place in Linden. The ride will start at the Kara Kara Bus Shed and end at the Christianburg Community Centre.
There, participants will be enlightened on the significance of the World Environment Day theme and actions that can be taken to contribute towards its realisation. Prizes will also be awarded to the youngest and oldest participant and largest contingent.
It is expected that the local scout groups, secondary schools and other community-based youth groups from Linden will participate in this event.
In Essequibo a Ride-for the-Environment will take place on June 29, at 08:00h from the Queenstown Bus Shed to the regional office in Anna Regina. Youth groups and secondary schools from the area would participate in this event and prizes would be awarded in the same categories as for the Linden ride.
A panel discussion and World Environment Day message on this year’s international theme will also be broadcasted.
World environment day was first celebrated in 1973, after being established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, to mark the opening of the Stockholm conference on the human environment.
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