SERGEANT (SGT) Duane Thomas, who serves in the Five Service Support Battalion of the Guyana Defence Force, was presented with the keys to his brand-new house on Tuesday.
The house is the third of four to have been built and the third to be presented; the other two were presented to ranks in 2019.
The house was handed over to SGT Thomas by Commanding Officer of the GDF Co-operative Credit Union (GDFCCU), Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Stanford.
Also on hand for the handing over were Commanding Officer Reserve Battalion and Member of the GDFCCU Committee of Management, Lieutenant Colonel, Matthew Chichester and other officials of the credit union.

The house built by members of the GDF Four Engineer Battalion, under the aegis of the GDFCCU, is located at Perseverance on the East Bank of Demerara.
The construction of the homes by the GDF Co-op Credit Union is being done under a developer’s agreement, in collaboration with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
Sergeant Thomas was among a list of soldiers who met the criteria for selection and his name was drawn at a raffle held by the credit union.
He also had to qualify for home ownership under the regulations of the CH&PA. The fourth house is to be presented as soon the relevant procedural matters have been completed.