Buxtonians assured by Govt of employment through community projects

Assurances of employment opportunities within their community, through the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry were given to residents of Buxton.

The announcement was made by Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, on Monday, as he addressed residents during a ministerial outreach to the East Coast Demerara community. The event was led by Prime Minister Mark Phillips. “All the projects that we are going to be doing for the rest of the year, we are not going to give to any contractors who already have contracts. That is an instruction from His Excellency the President (Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali) himself,” he said.

Minister Dharamlall made it clear that “any project that has to be done in Buxton must be done by a company in Buxton, registered business in Buxton, by the people of Buxton.” It was revealed that among works to be executed are repairs to the Buxton Secondary School and rehabilitation of roads in the community.

The minister encouraged councillors of the Buxton/Foulis Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to ensure that enhancement workers execute their duties to improve the community. Dharamlall pointed out that the PPP/C Administration has committed to creating 50,000 jobs for Guyanese and has been providing opportunities through community projects.

The minister stressed that employment opportunities have also been provided to persons with disabilities under the Housing and Water Ministry’s Community-based Employment Stimulation Programme (CESP) to produce blocks. Minister Dharamlall said all blocks produced through the CESP programme supplies contractors under Central Housing and Planning Authority’s housing programmes, as the demand for construction materials increases.

Additionally, it was revealed that Guyanese across the country have signed contracts to be employed as part-time workers which was rolled out by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo.