ONE of the initiatives being implemented by the Government has been the provision of equipment to residents that are in need. In this regard, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud accompanied by Permanent Secretary, Collin Croal and Region 3 (Esssequibo Islands/West Demerara) Chairman, Julius Faerber, on Thursday, visited several riverine communities and made presentations.

Morasi, Lanaballi, Makouria, Caria Caria and Great Troolie were the communities that were visited.
Solar panels, batteries, inverters and other accessories procured at a total cost of $260,000 were delivered to Morasi and Lanaballi.
Morashee received one panel which will be utilised in the health post, while the two for Lanaballi will go to the health centre and the nursery and primary schools.
The team also delivered to Makouria, a brush cutter and a sewing machine, while Great Troolie received sports gear to boost sporting activities among young people.
The items were obtained with resources from the Ministry’s 2013 capital budget.
“This is the way the PPP/C Government operates…we reach out to the people and hear their concerns, and then based on that, we try to meet their needs,” Persaud noted.
He also charged the residents to maintain the equipment and urged that they utilise them for the development of the communities.
Meanwhile, the team also commissioned a teacher’s quarter at Morashee built at a cost of $5M, an extension to the health post at Caria Caria, and a sanitary block.
Also commissioned was the Caria Caria Primary School Annex constructed at a cost of more than $5M.
In commissioning the buildings, Persaud also implored the residents to safeguard them as they were critical to the delivery of health care and education services to the residents in their respective communities.

(GINA)