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Essequibo Residents welcome investment in Asphalt Plant and Aggregate Depot for Job Creation and Infrastructural Improvement

Aug 28, 2020 Letters

Dear Editor,

I am a citizen of Guyana and reside on the Essequibo Coast, a region that depends predominantly on agriculture for its economic activities and livelihood. The second main source of income for residents is the construction industry which brings about tremendous infrastructural improvement for civil society across Region 2.
The advent of the current private investment in the construction of an asphalt plant and construction aggregate depot at Vilvorden on the Essequibo Coast has now created employment for several skilled and unskilled workers in the construction of this facility. Also, I was informed that some residents in the nearby communities will be given permanent employment, a welcome development for this part of our country.
I see this new asphalt production and construction aggregate depot as a facility that will serve to repair, build and upgrade our main roads in villages that are in a deplorable state. This facility will now provide road construction materials (asphalt) at a lower cost and of high quality since it will not be subject to transportation from Georgetown as is currently being done where loss of temperature affects the paving and compaction process. Apart for the added benefit of residents being able to purchase construction aggregates from this facility, I was also informed that this asphalt production facility has the most modern and environmentally friendly equipment.
For such a positive investment in Region No. 2, it is my humble opinion that this new facility will benefit all of us here in Region 2. I want to sincerely commend the investor and the administration for supporting such a project.

Regards,
Puresh Ragubance,
Resident of Essequibo Coast

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