–with $12M generator

OVER 200 households in Waramuri, Moruca sub-district, Region One (Barima-Waini) now have access to electricity, following the commissioning of a $12 million generator in the community, last Friday.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, speaking during a simple commissioning ceremony, said the generator will provide electricity to households within a 1.8-kilometre radius, for eight hours per day.
“Development is what our government promised to the people of Guyana when we campaigned to improve their lives, and this commissioning is just one of those commitments, and we will continue to do so,” he said.

In 2019, the former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration had presented a generator to the village, which was expected to power its health facility, police station and to support LED streetlights.  However, Regional Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region One, Brentnol Ashley, was reported, in October 2020, as saying that the electrical system was inoperable and required extensive work.
On Friday, Minister Dharamlall said the handing over of a new generator is the beginning of great things the government intends to do to aid the village in its development.  He said the regional administration will provide fuel to the community to power the generator.  The minister also urged residents to take ownership of the generator set, which would also be maintained by the Waramuri Village Council.

Minister Dharamlall also handed over four solar-powered streetlights to Toshao of Waramuri, Vivian Edwards. Those streetlights are to be installed by residents in the community. Edwards thanked the minister for the gesture, which he said is another demonstration of the government’s commitment to Waramuri’s development.
The government has allocated $8 million for the village’s development through the COVID-19 relief investment fund, which is intended to sustain economic activities in the region. Of this sum, the regional administration will use $2.6 million to upgrade the dam.
Minister Dharamlall said the project will create employment in Waramuri, boosting the livelihood of persons.