Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation

6 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 The Regional Corporation has also been working assiduously to make the region of Mayaro/Rio Claro a more environmentally friendly place. Regular beach cleanups help keep the beach appealing clean for tourists. The most recent cleanup done over Easter brought in a total of 123lbs of garbage. The cleanups are done through a partnership between the Office of the Member of Parliament for Mayaro, Flying Tree Environmental Management, and the Kernaham Cascoudoux Upcycling and Plastic Pollution. “At this event we also installed a ‘green bench,’ which is made of 10,000 plastic bottles and Styrofoam that will last over 500 years,” Cozier reports. Water access has been an issue recently, so the Water and Sewage Authority was called in to rectify the problem. “A lot of people did not have water in the taps for weeks and then when it was made available, the water was tremendously discolored,” Cozier explains. “So we held meetings with various managers of WASA, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WASA. The Member of Parliament for Mayaro, Mr Rushton Paray also engaged the CEO in meaningful discussion to highlight the challenges faced by the burgesses and ascertain restoration solutions to remedy the situation. A lot has now been addressed and a measure relief has been granted to the people. There are still a few areas that are having some issues, but most of the situation has been addressed, and the areas that are still out, we are providing truck borne water to ensure people have a supply for their daily use.” To help bolster local business, the Office of the Chairman at the Mayaro Rio Claro Regional Corporation has started a social medial video series called ‘Wah Yuh Go Do in Mayaro Rio Claro.’ The video series features has so far featured more than 20 businesses and has attracted more than 24,000 views. “We started highlighting businesses in our region that would attract tourists and visitors to come to Mayaro and start a conversation,” Cozier says. “So if they want to come to Mayaro and want to know what MAYARO/R IO CLARO REGIONAL CORPORAT ION