British High Commission staff in clean-up exercise

(Guyana Chronicle)

THE staff of the British High Commission in Georgetown yesterday traded their computers and pens for brush cutters, rakes and cutlasses.
The trade-in, the High Commission said, was in aid of cleaning up Independence Park, or Parade Ground, in preparation for the upcoming Georgetown International Fair and the sprucing up efforts for Cricket World Cup. Wearing tee-shirts with the slogan 'Lash it in de bin - cricket comin', High Commissioner Fraser Wheeler and his deputy Malcolm Kirk, along with their wives and the staff, raked and cut grass and picked up garbage in and around the park. Before getting all dirty, the High Commissioner donated ten garbage bins to the Mayor and City Council to assist in the council's work. The High Commission said he urged that more careful thought be given to how persons who litter are dealt with.

On hand to receive the bins was Mayor Hamilton Green who, in thanking the British High Commission, urged that school children be encouraged to keep a clean environment. First use was made of the bins to collect the many plastic bags, bottles, straws and other waste that had been carelessly dropped. The High Commission said that for the staff, it was an opportunity to give something to the community and to share some time away from the office in a worthwhile endeavour. “They took to the cleaning with gusto and before afternoon, the ground was visibly cleaner and the bins and garbage bags were filled with grass and litter”, it said.

At least we're good for something !!!