SILWFC-renovated Patentia footpath bridge handed over
The completed bridge with the Patentia Primary School in the background
The completed bridge with the Patentia Primary School in the background

THE Sugar Industry Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC), under the auspices of Chairperson, First Lady, Madame Deolatchmie Ramotar, has renovated and handed over to the Patentia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), a 70’ x 5’ greenheart footpath bridge which was completed on July 21 at a cost of $823,924.

The bridge was handed over to the NDC on Tuesday by Mr. Kenneth Joseph, member of the SILWFC Board of Directors at a simple handing over ceremony. Representing the NDC Chairman, Mr. Roy Bennett was Ms. Glennis Castello, Overseer, Toevlugt/Patentia NDC.

The bridge is intended to provide safer and easier access for residents of the community, particularly children and senior citizens. The goodwill gesture is part of SILWFC’s continued mandate to provide service for sugar workers.

The bridge is ideally located opposite the Patentia Primary School, bridging the Patentia neighbourhood in the west with the school in the east.

In handing over the bridge, Mr. Joseph said, “In our quest to continue to deliver service to our members (sugar workers), it is with great pleasure that SILWFC is officially handing over this greenheart footpath bridge to the Patentia NDC.”

NDC MAINTENANCE
He said that henceforth, the NDC will be responsible for the maintenance of the bridge. He said the First Lady would be proud to know that again she has assisted the populace of Guyana, especially in the Patentia area. We hope that the bridge will continue to be of service to all traversing the community.

Overseer, Ms. Castello expressing gratitude said, “I would like to thank SILWFC for this bridge which I know the residents would be very happy about. It’s a shortcut for them actually, and also the schoolchildren having to cross the canal. It will be very convenient for them.” Castello promised that the Toevlugt/Patentia NDC will continue to support the area.

Also witnessing the handing over ceremony were Ms. Sattie Gopal, SILWFC Secretary and the organisation’s building inspector, Mr. Ganesh Persaud, among others.

(By Shirley Thomas)

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