Of the nine mayors and deputy mayors who were recently sworn in by President David Granger, 5 were women: Patricia Chase-Green (Georgetown),  Ashtrilla Gamell, Winifred Heywood, Waneka Arrindell,  Maxine Ann Welch.

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Eighteen year old Maxine Ann Welch, the Deputy Mayor of Lethem, Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) receiving her Instrument of Appointment from President David Granger.