…as Carifesta X looms The Ministry of Public Works has been tasked with the responsibility of removing all stray animals from the roadways, as the country prepares to host CARIFESTA X.At a recent press conference, Public Works Minister Robeson Benn said that his ministry has embarked on a campaign to collect all stray animals from the roads, and these will be impounded near the abattoir.“We hope that people come and claim them early, and pay a fine. We can’t understand why people are still loosing their animals without any regard… and not cutting grass for them,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and leave them to stray on the road,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” Minister Benn said.The issue of stray animals roaming the roads has always been a concern for the Government over the years,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, as stray animals have been the reason for a considerable number of accidents.Meanwhile, under a $43M program, the Public Works Ministry will also be clamping down on scrap metal dealers who are conducting their operations on Government’s reserves.Minister Benn said that this is more prevalent on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara.According to him, the operations are being conducted in the most untidy and haphazard manner.“In many instances, they are being done on the road side,Cheap NHL Jerseys, they are loading and offloading and packing containers there on the Government reserves. Over the next few days,Wholesale China Jerseys, we will be putting a stop to this… we would have to get involved on the highways, and City Hall will have to do some work in Georgetown itself,” the minister said.The minister added that, in an effort to restore order, his ministry may have to resort to seizing the containers of errant dealers.“We will try to start collecting them and warn them that we will tow them away, and will remove the scrap iron and the containers for those who are conducting these operations on the reserves and on the highways, where it is unsafe, risking the traffic situation and adding to congestion,” Benn explained.He also noted that cement blocks and sand heaps that are on the road shoulders will also have to be removed.Repairs, cleaning and painting are also being done in certain parts of the city as part of preparations for the mega-event.Street lighting in front and behind the Stabroek Market are expected to be established, along with the restoration of lights along certain parts of the East Bank highway.The Public Works Ministry is also collaborating with the National Parks Commission with respect to the cleaning up of certain parts of the Zoological Park. Further,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, vendors in the city are being urged to conduct their operations in a more regularized manner, so that there can be some amount of order in the Georgetown area.Minister Benn expressed concern over the issue of those persons who are selling food on the road sides without the requisite mechanisms in place to ensure safety.Most of these sellers, Benn said, do not have a food handler’s certificate, and this needs to be addressed.