Government keeping land distribution promise

THE CENTRAL HOUSING AND PLANNING AUTHORITY (CH&PA) distributed 334
land titles to boost the government’s housing and agriculture drive in Demerara/Mahaica (Region
Four) the most populous of the 10 Administrative Regions making up the 215,000 Km 2 Republic.
Distribution of the official land titles took place at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank
Demerara and was witnessed by parliamentarians, Minister of Housing and Water Minister, Mr.
Collin Croal, and Minister within the housing ministry, Ms. Susan Rodrigues.
"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 …is no business, title
in hand is business,” said one of the 300-odd recipients, Mr. Lawrence Crawford.
“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 foundation," a beaming Crawford declared.
Meanwhile, Minister Croal will be distributing over 6,000 houselots by August 2 this year. This,
he stressed will form part of several 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," Croal said.
“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,” Minister Rodrigues told new title holders.
In the runup to the March 2020 political campaign, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)
coalition promised to distribute some 50,000 house lots during its five-years term.
The government will fulfill this commitment, Rodrigues assured.