More road upgrades for the city
DPI, Guyana, Saturday, September 14, 2019
Residents and visitors alike will soon experience Guyana’s Capital City through a much different lens. This comes as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has added more roads within Georgetown to its list that will be rehabilitated.
The additional roads were identified during a community engagement held at St. Sidwell Primary School on Friday evening, in which residents representing a cross-section of Georgetown’s neighbourhoods attended.
During the high-spirited discussion, the Public Infrastructure Minister, Hon. David Patterson pledged to ensure the city’s roads are enhanced. Below are some of the streets to be rehabilitated, in addition to the other streets that are currently transformed.
| Roads for Rehabilitation | Areas |
| Kaikan Street | North Ruimveldt |
| ‘Bread Man’ Street | C-Field Sophia |
| High Palm Road | South Ruimveldt |
| Trench Road | East Ruimveldt |
| James Street | Albouystown |
| Nutmeg Street | Festival City |
| Delph Street | Campbellville |
| Road Network | Guyhoc |
| Road Network | East La Penitence |
| El Dorado Ave, | South Ruimveldt |
| Mazaruni Street, | Lamaha Springs |
| Berbice Street | Lamaha Springs |
| Demerara Street | Lamaha Springs |
| Kamarang Avenue | Lamaha Springs |
Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence chaired the meeting that also included other governmental officials. During the interactive session, Minister Lawrence encouraged residents to brainstorm possible solutions to issues within their communities. The Public Health Minister said that while the government may put forward solutions, residents may have a different proposal. As such, the minister encouraged the residents to voice their recommendations.
“This is a government for the people and by the people. We don’t want to always be talking to you, we want to hear from you because that is going to inform us in terms of our planning and in terms of our decision making,” stated Minister Lawrence.
Throughout the country, the government has hosted numerous community meetings with residents. This approach is a continuing effort to connect with people at the grassroots level and to garner a close-up view of issues and concerns of citizens so that these matters can be addressed.
The Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore, Minister of Citizenship, Hon. Winston Felix and Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Hon. Jaipaul Sharma were also in attendance and spoke with the residents at St. Sidwell Primary School.