Night Games to kick off in Karrau
─ new floodlit football field commissioned
─ a number of other projects undertaken in the village
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Residents of the Indigenous village of Karrau in Region Seven are now enjoying their newly constructed football field.
On Sunday last, Toshao of Karrau, Romeo Smith commissioned the field which is fully equipped with several floodlights, at the Karrau Heritage Day celebration. The project was funded through a collaborative effort between the government and the Karrau village and the regional council.
Toshao Smith said, “we had a lot of self-help; many of the community members came out to make this project a success.”
He noted the village has undertaken several other projects of recent. “We are moving forward. I think once we continue at this pace with project developments, this village will see a lot of improvements within the next few years,” Smith said.
The Toshao added that soon the village will establish a second well in the higher lands of Karrau. This, he noted, will see persons in those areas provided with access to potable water “at their doorsteps.”
Chairman of Region Seven, Gordon Bradford commended the development in the village. He highlighted that work has been completed on the lower flat of the Karrau Creek Primary School and the council will soon commence work on the upper flat.
Bradford praised the Infrastructure Ministry for recent road work development carried out in the village. “Mini-buses and cars can now traverse in the area. Roadworks were done from Karrau to Blue Mountain area, and this is good for the village.”
The chairman recognised the pace at which the community is developing and pledged further the development of the villages in the region.
Crystal Stoll
Image: Tejpaul Bridgemohan