Hundreds have housing needs addressed
―as Govt hosts massive outreach at the Square of the Revolution
―CH&PA to hold similar exercise in Reg. 6
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, March 27, 2019
As the Government of Guyana hosted its inaugural outreach themed “Bringing Government to the People”, scores of persons flocked the Ministry of Communities’ Department of Housing’s booth to have their needs and concerns addressed.
There was an overwhelming demand for house lot applications through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
Minister within the Ministry of Communities with the responsibility for Housing, Valerie Adams-Yearwood, told the Department of Public Information that over 800 applications for house lots in Demerara-Mahaica, Region Four were filed or queried.
The areas made available for application today were Meten-Meer-Zorg in Region Three, Annandale and Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara.
“What we have done is collected offer letters. The areas are not ready, so what we are doing is collecting the letters with the contact numbers and within two to three weeks we will be ready for allocation. As long as we have lots available, we will do this exercise…in the form of ‘Public Day’ at the office in Brickdam,” the Minister explained.
“I also will be going into other areas and Regions to do similar exercises as house lots become available. The next area we will move to is Region Six, then Five then Three,” she added.
Head of the Political Division of the Ministry of the Presidency Fredrick McWilfred who was the coordinator of today’s activity said the event yielded a tremendous turnout, which saw an overwhelming number of persons benefiting from the CH&PA’s services.
“Some people have tendered documents to show that they have been waiting since the 90s, for a house lot,” He explained.
Several of those persons had their issues addressed today; a testimony to the commitment the Department of Housing has, to ensure that all Guyanese have access to adequate land and housing solutions, McWilfred noted.
“Recognizing that we cannot complete this process today, we are putting a system in place for them to return tomorrow to be processed,” he added.
Nateshia Isaacs.
Images: The Department of Public Information.