Residents of Tiger Bay in the western part of the city were yesterday told that the government is attempting to ensure that house lot applications are addressed.
This was stated by Minister in the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Ferguson told Tiger Bay residents that every effort is being made to ensure that house lot applications are addressed as priority is being placed on the backlog of applicants.
“We have to work with Guyana Lands and Survey Commission [GLSC] and NICIL [National Industrial and Commercial Indus-tries Limited] they too have control over lands,” she remarked.
The minister that she had recently spoken to the Commissioner of the GLSC, Trevor Benn on the release of lands for the establishment of housing schemes.
With the government being described as having caretaker status by the Caribbean Court of Justice in the aftermath of the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence, there has been growing interest in what it is promising communities.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings who was also present, said that the government has been dealing with the influx of Venezuelan migrants and other foreigners into the country. She encouraged the residents to take advantage of the opportunities available.
“If something good wasn’t happening, they would not have been coming… I am tasked to protect our territorial sovereignty and integrity and so I do that,” she said.
She stated that since assuming office in 2015, the administration has embarked on
several transformational developmental initiatives designed to benefit all Guyanese.
“If you look around you can see some of those transformative changes. Great sums of money have been budgeted for and spent of infrastructure development, housing development education, improved public health care, security, improved wages and salaries,” Cummings stated.
According to DPI, Godfrey Powers, a youth in Tiger Bay, said he can testify to the changes that came under the current administration. However, he hoped that the beautification efforts in the community are supported by the government. He urged regular engagements between government officials and the young people in Tiger Bay. He was supported by Sueann Gibbons in this regard, DPI said.
Residents also called for the reconstruction of a community centre to replace the West End Centre.
