A HOUSING officer will be stationed in Bartica by the end of April, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal announced on Thursday afternoon during a visit to the Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) community, which is home to about 25,000 residents.
In the absence of an officer in the district, residents of Bartica and the wider Region Seven, in general, are required to travel all the way to Vreed-en-Hoop, on the West Coast Demerara, to have their housing concerns addressed.
The announcement that an officer will be stationed in the town was met with loud applause from residents gathered at the Four Miles Health Centre to meet with Minister Croal and a team from the Ministry of Housing and Water.

Minister Croal met personally with scores of residents to address their specific concerns. As it is now, new applicants will have to await the development of new spaces for housing in the area, but Minister Croal assured those at the meeting that the ministry is actively seeking lands to provide housing for all in Bartica and surrounding communities.
During its previous term in office, from 1992-2015, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) established four housing areas in Bartica, namely: Bartica West Indian Association Scheme (128 lots allocated); Block 1, west of secondary school (63 lots allocated); Bartica Four Miles (501 lots allocated) and the northern side of Potaro Road (358 lots allocated).