More than 350 staff members of the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) benefitted from an outreach led by the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Sherwyn Greaves yesterday.
CHPA said in a release that it facilitated 181 new house lot applications and on-the-spot interviews, while 20 individuals registered for turn-key homes. Additionally, 150 staff were able to make queries on housing services, including those who met one-on-one with the CHPA CEO; and a number of other staff members updated their house lot applications.
The release said that the outreach comes on the heels of a commitment made by President Irfaan Ali during an event hosted by the company. The organization has over 700 staff, of whom 95% are Guyanese, the release stated.
Rodrigues was reported in the release as saying that the government is ensuring that the path to securing homeownership is made easier for all Guyanese.
“One of the biggest decisions you will make in your life is the decision to own a home, to build your own home. It gives you a sense of pride, a sense of security, a sense of responsibility, and that is something that we desire for all Guyanese,” the Minister said.
She assured the staff that all data collected during the activity will be used to devise a comprehensive approach to address each of their needs at a follow-up exercise.
Meanwhile, the CEO urged all of the GYSBI staff to take full advantage of the initiative.
The New Building Society and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry were also at the outreach engaging staff.
The CHPA said that Executive Director of GYSBI, Robin Muneshwer and Deputy Director, Rabin Chandarpal were also at the activity.
