By Michel Outridge

ROLEX McCollin is a resident of Boerasirie, East Bank Essequibo and he is doing his bit to enhance the community and to provide employment for fellow residents.

Ironically, he is a contractor and recently started preparing the land and drains for the construction of a multi-purpose building, which will house his business and home.

When the Pepperpot Magazine caught up with Mc Collin he was supervising excavation and land-preparation works at his plot of land, which is strategically located at the rear of the village, almost roadside.

At the plot, there is an old wooden house which will be torn down to make way for a spanking new edifice.

Mc Collin of Rolex Tools Establishment, told the Pepperpot Magazine that since this administration took office his business has evolved; as such, he is willing to make a difference in the lives of others, as his way of giving back to society.

He disclosed that he is in the process of constructing a building which will house a multi-purpose building for a store in which he will have his living quarters, a tyre and a vulcanizing shop.He added that once the building is finished and outfitted with the essentials to establish his business, he will employ people from the village.

“I am originally from Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara and after 24 years, I returned to this village because I used to live here, right across the playfield and I moved away but now I am back and I am very pleased that I managed to get a piece of land where I can build my house and establish my business,” he said.

Mc Collin related that he is preparing the land for a concrete drain as a means of beautifying the environment and he has people working to ensure that construction goes according to plan.

“I have some people working to construct the building and the excavator is also here to prepare the drainage system to accommodate the construction and I am optimistic everything will work in my favour,” he said.

Mc Collin added that Boerasirie is a small farming community which has 23 houses and in every house, there are about four to five persons.

He reported that the village is a quiet, close-knit place where people look out for each other and there is unity among the people.

The contractor noted that the people of Boerasirie are farmers, nurses, teachers; some work in offices and others are self-employed with their own small businesses.

“In this village, everybody is doing something to make their lives better and this is a place where nobody sits idly by; a place of working people and a good place for family life,” Mc Collin said.