Gov’t takes “Meet the People outreach” to Linden

Jul 16, 2016 News

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes interacting with residents of the public at the outreach in Linden

Residents of Linden, and surrounding communities in Region Ten yesterday met with Government officials to have their concerns addressed.
The outreach held at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground saw members of the public interacting with Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who headed the team; Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson; Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock; Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes and Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix.
The residents utilised the opportunity to have one-on-one discussions with representatives from the Guyana Water Inc., the National Sports Commission, Ministries of Education, Citizenship, Natural Resources and Communities and the National Insurance Scheme, Guyana Police Force, Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), among other state owned agencies.
Region Ten Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, lauded the Ministers for their efforts to meet with the residents of that Region.

Part of the gathering at Linden’s first “Meet the People” outreach

“This exercise is one that could be considered as commendable by the Ministers of the various Ministries and moreso, the agencies that come under the Ministries to come to this community and bring the service directly to the people.”
This outreach is part of a series of several such initiatives, which are aimed at taking the government to the people. Residents expressed satisfaction and gratitude to the government for the undertaking.
One resident, Cecelina Braithwaite told the Government Information Agency (GINA) “An exercise like this is very good. It is something that many of us have been looking forward to because there are so many issues going on in Linden like unemployment.
The company I was working with (ceased operations) and like seven months now I have been trying to get a job and I can’t get one, so that’s why I come here to see what can happen with unemployment issues.”
Debra Pearson, another resident, sought help in obtaining a firearm licence. She explained that since 1997 her father who is now deceased had applied jointly with her, but until today she has not heard anything about it. Pearson explained that she has suffered a lot of losses in farming because of wild animals.
Further, Desiree Peters who works in the interior looked for assistance in retrieving her money from her former employer who has not paid her for a long period. She added that she is a single parent and needed this type of initiative to get help. Government will continue to take these initiatives to the people in an effort to provide a better and more comfortable life for all Guyanese.

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