The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the constitutional and statutory framework of Guyana.

Indeed, the Municipal and District Councils Act itself is an emphatic reminder that local government does not operate in a legal vacuum. Parliament has prescribed what councils may do, how they may do it and, importantly, when the approval of the minister is required.