Residents of Barnwell, East Bank Demerara, may soon be afforded some of the basic amenities—road, electricity and potable water—in their community as the Ministry of Housing and Water Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) recently invited bids for a contract that will see infrastructure work in the area.
While the advertisement, which appeared in the Saturday edition of the Guyana Chronicle, did not give any description of the intended work it is believed that it would include providing basic amenities for the community that came into existence 20 years ago.
There are no roads – expect those carved out by residents; no electricity and no running water in the community. Those who