–thanks to Public Private Partnership

THE lower East Bank community of Houston can once again (after more than three decades) boast of having a useable Community Centre ground, thanks to the combined effort of the PPP/C government, the private sector, and its own residents.

According to PPP/C Member of Parliament, Mr Manzoor Nadir, the project was endorsed by the government which seeded it with a $1.2M grant, through the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, and subject Minister, Dr Frank Anthony.
Among members of the business community to come on board were DIGICEL; Friendship Oxygen Company; Houston Estates; Splashmins; Alvin Rambarran’s Enterprise; Rudy Singh Equipment; Readymix; and M & S Construction. Their contribution of over $2.3M, in either cash or kind, Mr Nadir said, saw the project being completed in six weeks.
Among works being done were the building up of the ground with 170 loads of earth and 40 loads of sand and loam; and the construction of a 10×80-foot concrete cricket pitch.