Works on the new well at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara are progressing as planned despite some minor setbacks, as the works are almost complete. Upon completion, approximately 4,000 residents within a catchment area between, Good Hope to Annandale will be accessing water at a desired level. Read More
Residents in several communities in East Berbice, Region Six are slated to benefit from improved access to potable water.
Hon. Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, made this remark during a peace summit hosted by the Junior Chambers International-Guyana (JCI) in Canje, Berbice. She said that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is currently executing a service expansion programme, that caters for the installation of new distribution systems in Alness, Crabwood Creek, Number 64 and Number 61 villages. Read More
Construction of the first 50 low-income units and 200 young professional housing units at Prospect, East Bank Demerara is progressing as planned and is expected to meet the January 2022 deadline.
As of September 16, 2021, works on the low-income units are 36% completed while works on the young professional homes are at different stages of construction.
– $3.2B to be expended in 2022
Residents in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) have been brought up to speed on several developments in the housing and water sector, as His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and members of the Cabinet are leading a two-day outreach in the region.
On Friday, the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority, hosted its fifth ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive, which saw approximately 1,000 low and moderate-income persons on the East Coast of Demerara, Region Four receiving house lots. Read More
