Kitty Market 97% Complete, Still Awaiting Installation Of Electricity Meters

By Javone Vickerie | HGP Nightly News| GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — In a dramatic twist to the ongoing municipal marketplace saga, Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore has revealed that while physical rehabilitation of the Kitty Market is now 95 to 97 percent complete, the facility’s grand reopening has been completely gridlocked by a standoff over electricity meters. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after Local Government Minister Priya Manickchand conducted a fierce walkthrough of the site, blasting a decade of municipal delays. Pushing back against accusations of administrative failure, Mayor Mentore clarified that the final hurdle keeping vendors stranded on the roadside is entirely beyond the control of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC). According to the Mayor, city engineers have successfully installed the market's primary industrial distribution network. However, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company has yet to hook up the localized, individual prepaid meters required for each independent stall. Without these specific meters, merchants cannot legally occupy the spaces, as the city has no way to accurately calculate or bill individual power consumption. #KittyMarketUpdate #GPLDeadlock #MayorAlfredMentore #GeorgetownMunicipality #UtilityGridlock #VendorTenancy #JavoneVickerie #HGPTVNightlyNews #GuyanaNews