$1B infrastructural development identified for Region Two

The Housing Ministry’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), will be expending
$1B on infrastructural development in Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) in 2022.
This was the announcement made by CH&PA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sherwyn
Greaves. Greaves is leading an outreach to Charity, Anna Regina and Suddie on the Essequibo
Coast, to address housing related matters.
The CEO noted that the sum is part of the ministry’s 2022 work programme and will see a
number of areas benefitting from road works, streetlights and the acquisition of lands for house
lot allocations. He said that areas to benefit included Lima Sands, Henrietta, Charity and
Onderneeming. The ministry recently signed a $100M contract to commence preparatory
infrastructural works in the Charity and Onderneeming housing schemes.

Greaves said that the projects, are testament to the government’s commitment to the
development of the housing sector. He said that government is ensuring citizens are not only
provided with a plot of land, but that all the necessary amenities are in place to create sustainable
communities.  He noted that the ministry is also working to address age-old land issues that have
been hindering housing development on the Essequibo Coast. “We recognise the importance of
homeownership and the importance of having a document that says this is your land. We have a
commitment to this region and while we are working to address the many land issues, we are
also working to ensure the necessary infrastructure are in place,” the CEO said.
He added that $10M has been set aside to rehabilitate and furnish a building identified for the
regional housing office in Anna Regina.  Greaves noted that technical officers of the CH&PA
were on site to address a number of issues pertaining to allocations, land dispute and squatting. A
number of residents also benefitted from on-the-spot housing allocations based on individual
needs.
He disclosed that over 700 persons have thus far received house lots in Charity and
Onderneeming in 2021. The CH&PA CEO said part of the government’s target to deliver 5000
house lots to Guyanese- 10,000 annually, by the end of its first term in office.