By: Indrawattie Natram

RESIDENTS of several communities in Region Two have expressed gratitude for the rehabilitation of several deplorable roads by the Ministry of Public Works. The Region Two Administration is currently overlooking the road works currently being done at Charity, Affiance, Henrietta, Jib, Perservance, Queenstown, Good Hope, Golden Fleece, and Richmond. A drive along the Essequibo Coast revealed that there has been tremendous improvements to several roads in those communities. Additionally, works are also being done on other roads along the coast. During visits to these communities, residents did not hesitate to shower praises on the ministry and the regional administration.

Residents in Jib Village related that for years they had been asking for their road to be repaired but those pleas fell on deaf ears. “We are thankful and satisfied with the progress of work since the new government, the PPP took office. We seeing a lot of things happening, our road is one of them,” Shelia Persaud related. An Affiance resident expressed similar sentiments stating that their streets were filled with potholes and many times drivers refused to transport them. They too are appreciative of the government’s efforts. Meanwhile, Region Two Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, said she is satisfied with road works and called on residents to care the new roads. She said she had a walk around Charity and she was happy to see residents utilising the road that was rehabilitated. She said for a long time now, vendors and businesses within the Charity environs have been requesting proper roads.

Regional Vice Chairman, Humace Oodit, who inspected several of the roads recently, said that he has received positive comments from residents. Odit informed that the ministry is upgrading the deplorable loam roads to asphalt so that they will be more durable. He said that the Government of Guyana under His Excellency, President Irfaan Ali is working rigorously to improve the lives of Guyanese as well as provide better access. Last October, President Ali had announced that $2.4 million will be dispersed towards the upgrading of the Suddie recreational ground and $30 million for the upgrading of miscellaneous roads under the Ministry of Public Works. These inventions, he said, were geared at making life for the residents of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region more comfortable.