100 acres for Bartica housing development

The team of officials examining the layout of the area in photo includes: (from right) REO of Region 7 Peter Ramotar, Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali (third from right), Permanent Secretary in the Hous- ing Ministry Emile MacGarrel (fourth from right), Chief Develop-ment Planner in the Central Housing and Planning Authority Rawle Edinboro (partly hidden), Region 7 Chairman Holbert Knights (sixth from right) and, Senior Technical officer Melinda Jaikarran. (GINA photo)

More than 100 acres of land at Five Miles, Bartica, is to be developed for 600 house lots

Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali and a team of officials inspected the site on Monday, and according to the Government Information Agency (GINA) a team of surveyors were expected to be on location yesterday to complete the block survey.

The site visit followed on the heels of a visit by President Bharrat Jagdeo, who had committed to expanding the current housing programme