North Sophia residents met by Gov’t ministers

Several government ministers were engaged by residents of North Sophia on Friday, to strategise for the further development of the Georgetown community.

It was noted that the meeting was a follow-up to an earlier consultation held with residents at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, with Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, in June. Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, and Public Affairs Minister, Kwame McCoy, spearheaded the meeting.

Minister McCoy declared that a collaborative effort is needed for the community to develop.

“All of these things are part of our role as communities, if we want to be able to build wholesome communities, and I challenge you to get down to the task, and let’s all work towards this community, as we work towards improving Guyana in general,” McCoy said.

Minister Walrond noted that her ministry is open to providing business opportunities for the youth in the community.

“My heart’s desire is for the young people, and for a lot of you to be able to own your own business…so you can learn how to bid…There will be many business opportunities…so those are the kind of things we’ll be looking at,” Walrond explained.

Minister Dharamlall reminded the residents of the Vice President’s commitment to upgrade the community’s centre ground for sporting and recreational activities.

“So, he has committed that we are gonna work with the community to do what has to be done…,” Dharamlall said.

It was revealed that the meeting is part of wider community consultations cabinet has been engaging in across the country.