-Minister Parag says, notes significant investments being made in Region Six

WITH significant transformation taking place across Guyana, the government is ensuring that investments are being made in all regions across the country and thus far, substantial investments have been made in Region Six.

This is according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, who noted that all of this is being done in service to the people of the country.

During an interview where she discussed matters relating to Region Six and its growth, Minister Parag said that the region has benefitted from the government’s initiative to modernise and transform the country from 2020 to now.

“That will continue because we believe in service to the people,” the minister expressed.

With this, she explained that investments have been made in various areas including infrastructure, education and the health sector.

Giving an example of some of those projects, Minister Parag detailed that there is a new stadium under construction, new smart hospitals and several other initiatives along with investments being made in the agriculture sector.

Added to this, the local government minister said that the government has also fulfilled its obligation in providing the subventions to the New Amsterdam Town Council for their development projects.
President Dr Irfaan Ali in May of this year, had told residents of Region Six that the government’s aim for the region is to pursue its comprehensive growth with the building out of infrastructure to be used to support this.

At that time, he had indicated that the government is building out an ecosystem in the region with several transformational projects that would set the region on a massive development path.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, it was noted that projects like the construction of the hospitality and tourism institute at Port Mourant, the Palmyra Stadium and the expansion of the Corentyne Highway are just examples of the transformation underway in the region.

These projects are set to drive Region Six to become a major hub for economic activity.

The Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh had previously said: “We are doing the big transformative things that will modernise the region, but we’re also making the local village-level investments that matter to people’s day to day lives because that is of equal importance.”