Major gains for city planners from Canada-Guyana project, says Ali

Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali

City planners are now better equipped to respond to the booming housing sector after a three-year Canada-Guyana Partnership for Community Planning project wrapped up its activities here yesterday.

Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali said the “comprehensive” project, which sought to develop best practices through practical learning scenarios, was timely and useful, during his address at a simple closing ceremony hosted at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) office.

“This partnership has brought tremendous benefit for stakeholders and those in our communities and the people of Guyana,” he told an audience that comprised executives from the