Minister of Housing and Water, the Hon. Collin Croal has committed to addressing several critical issues relating to water and housing following a series of community meetings that were held today in the West Berbice environs. The meetings were held at Waterloo Housing Scheme, Bath, Harbancepool, Cotton Tree, Balshack Housing Scheme, and at Zoorhenhoop Housing Scheme. Read More
Over the coming days, several vulnerable areas within the West Bank Demerara community of Lust-en- Rust will be outfitted with solar street lamps. Earlier today, Mr. Komal Singh of GAICO Construction and General Service Inc. handed over 20 street lamps, valued at $10,000 UDS, to Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Ms. Susan Rodrigues. That donation was matched with an additional 10 lamps from the Managing Director of La Rose Electrical Supplies and Construction Services, Mr. Quacy La Rose. Read More
Close to one hundred residents of Lust-en-Rust, West Bank of Demerara now have access to potable water in their homes, thanks to an intervention by Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Ms. Susan Rodrigues. Read More
Some 42 households living in at Canal Number One, Conservancy, (Aback of the Conservancy), West Bank Demerara, will soon have access to potable water, following a commitment by Minister of Housing and Water, the Hon Collin Croal. Read More
…Short term intervention to be given priority in the upcoming budget
Upon completion of his first l visit to villages within the Mabaruma Sub-District, Region 1, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal committed to short term interventions and a needs assessment exercise which will guide plans for safe water delivery. Read More
Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry, Hon. Susan Rodrigues today met with senior officers of Guyana Water Incorporated to discuss budgetary preparations for the fiscal year of 2020 of the utility company. Those present were Managing Director (ag.), Nigel Niles, Finance Director, Dharmendra Dharmo, Hinterland Director, Ramchand Jailall, and Programme Manager, Arshad Yacoub. Read More
The humanitarian approach to be adopted to address informal settlements
Ministry of Housing & Water, Georgetown Guyana– Acting on an invite by residents of Block X Liliendaal (Sophia), newly appointed Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry, the Hon. Susan Rodrigues conducted a walkabout in that community. The Ministers engaged residents of Block X Liliendaal (Section A) and Block (R) Turkeyen and assured them that the strong-armed approach towards squatting is a thing of the past but a rather inclusive and humanitarian stance will be adopted and implemented. Read More