60 garbage bins installed across Georgetown Guyana Chronicle December 21, 2016 Related Head of Solid Waste Management Walter Narine (left) and newly appointed Deputy Mayor Lionel Jaikaran, during the exercise. THE 60 waste receptacles that were gifted to the Georgetown City Council by the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, have been installed at strategic locations in Georgetown.Head of the Solid Waste Management, Walter Narine, along with newly appointed Deputy Mayor Lionel Hanoman-Jaikaran and a team, installed the bins a few days ago along the Camp, East, and Thomas Streets avenues, as well as on the Seawall Bandstand. Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Zhang Limin had visited City Hall recently to make the donation, and during a simple handing-over ceremony, he observed that Guyana and China have a long- existing relationship, since the first set of Chinese settled here more than 165 years ago. The two countries have, however, been collaborating for the past 45 years and China has since been making steady donations to the country. “I really appreciate the efforts to beautify and clean the city. The Chinese Embassy is also in the City of Georgetown and thanks to you, we enjoy the clean air and [a] beautiful environment,” he had said. Meanwhile, according to Solid Waste Management Director, Walter Narine, the garbage receptacles represent a timely donation, as during the Christmas season more waste than usual is generated. “We have received many cries from residents for more receptacles to sustain the clean-up works we would have already done,” Narine noted. He also disclosed that the municipality will be saving some $600,000 a day because of the donation, and that the receptacles will be cleared daily by his department. A © page from: Guyana: Land of Six Peoples