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1,000 house lots for Region Four residents
– As ‘Dream Realised’ housing initiative continues
Kaieteur News – A total of 1,000 house lots will be distributed in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), at yet another two-day ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Initiative.
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, and Minister within the Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, yesterday commenced the distribution at the National Stadium, Providence.
Minister of Housing and Water – Collin Croal, Minister within the Ministry – Susan Rodrigues, and other officials at the ‘Dream Realised’ opening. (Photo Credit: DPI)
Land title recipient. (Photo Credit: DPI)
Lucyana Peters, house lot recipient. (Photo Credit: DPI)
Individuals who fall under the low-income bracket benefitted. Lots were allocated for Block 18, Plantation Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara.
Recipients of the house lots, most of whom have been waiting years are grateful to the Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali-led Government, for expediting the process, stated a bulletin issued by the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Single parent Atola Greene, said “I’m feeling very overjoyed to know I’m a single parent and I’ve been working really hard to accomplish this, it is a great accomplishment as a single parent and as a young person…I would like to congratulate him [President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali] and the government for the great work that they’re doing, especially for the betterment of the young people of the country. Let them continue.”
Another recipient, Lucyana Peters said she was overjoyed to have received her house lot after waiting for almost a decade. “It means a lot to me, because renting a house is not easy. It’s a lot of expectation out there. Owning your own house today, or the house lot, is a really extremely exciting thing today…I would like to thank the President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, for giving us this opportunity here so that we can be part of this exercise.”
Balkarran Singh, another house lot recipient, said that what he received is testimony of the good work of the Government. “I’m so happy that I’m like speechless right now, but it’s been something very good, the ministers are doing something very good, they trying to help people that got a family…so they could develop, they could get up in life…. Well, we have young kids coming up, so it means betterment for them, because they are helping people,” he related.
The CH&PA also distributed land titles to persons in the Region.
According to the DPI report, land title recipient, Lawrence Crawford, said he feels empowered.
“Well, we are going forward to know that you’re the owner of something that you work so hard to acquire. You could do so much more with title in hand; title out of hand, there is no business, title in hand is business. So, it is a step further down the road for me and my entire family. And in the coming months we will be hoping to start building from the foundation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister Croal announced that the Government would be distributing over 6,000 house lots by August 2, and thousands more by the end of the year.
“For the rest of this year, citizens of Guyana can be assured that we will be allocating a minimum of another 6,500 lots,” he said.
Minister Rodrigues said too, that there is no better use of the lands than delivering them to Guyanese. She said the legacy of the Government would be written from the initiatives that benefit the people. “We are always here to support the working class and we are always here to ensure that our policies are pro poor and always support those vulnerable communities and those who need it the most,” she said.
The distribution exercise will continue today and forms part of the PPP/C Government’s promise to deliver 50,000 house lots within the first five years in office.
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