The Mayor and City Council is set to launch its City week Activities this evening at the Stabroek Market Square. Starting at 16:00 hours, the main purpose of the launching is to sensitize all Guyana and to get the buy-in from the local communities including private citizens and Businessmen.
City week activities will commence on August 19, 2018 with a church service at the St George’s Cathedral from 07:00 hours. Other activities will include Inter Municipal Games, street fair, health fair and fitness promotion, unveiling of a commemorative stamp, tree planting exercise, career day and a cultural extravaganza.
On the August 21, 1843, Queen Victoria by letter of Patent, declared the Colony a Bishop’s see. William Piercy was appointed Bishop this made the Parish Church of St. George’s a Cathedral and Georgetown became a City.
Her Worship the Mayor Georgetown Mrs. Patricia Chase Greene and Honourable Minister of State Joseph Harmon will deliver brief remarks.