AFTER recording a successful 2014, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, wishes to assure the Guyanese public that they will be working towards bettering the quality of services they provided in 2014.

They will also be looking for new ways in which they can improve Guyana’s infrastructure and cleanliness, he told the media Monday during his traditional end-of-year report.
Whittaker noted that in the coming year, his ministry will be aiming to widen the areas of service which they provide to the public. He said that in 2014, they embarked on a number of projects which they intend to continue in 2015, with the hope to successfully complete some of them so that they can look towards investing into new projects which will prove beneficial for Guyana.

NEW VENTURES
Minister Whittaker stated that in the new year they will be intensifying their investigations into buildings which have been illegally built on the Government’s reserves, so that order can be restored and the reserves used for their initial purposes.
He also noted that they will be looking into the issue of the parking of trucks on the roads, which has proven to be a nuisance to road users throughout 2014.
“Noise, dust and odour nuisances continue to trouble persons within their communities, so as of 2015 we will be increasing the ways in which they tackle these nuisances with hopes to limit them as much as possible,” said Whittaker.
In addition, more emphasis will be placed on solid waste management, because this is not only a major issue in Guyana, but it is also complained about across the globe.
He further added that the ministry will continue to promote cleanliness in Guyana, through the “Clean up my Country” campaign and other means.
Minister Whittaker noted that they want to urge the Guyanese public to stop littering and assist the ministry in keeping the environment clean, so that whatever work the ministry does will not be a waste of time.
That apart, he stated that the ministry has channelled a lot of funding into the development and maintenance of market spaces and tarmacs across Guyana, “Yet market vendors continue to use the roadsides to carry out business; therefore, we will be hoping to see more of these market spaces being occupied by the vendors so that road users can get more space to do their daily travels,” stated Whittaker.
He noted that the ministry will be working towards these goals and always new ones, so that they can continue to contribute to Guyana’s development in time to come.