The Minister with responsibility for Housing Keith Scott has set a deadline of February 2016 for housing developers to complete infrastructural works on their East Bank Demerara housing developments.
GINA said that he met yesterday with representatives from some of the private housing developments after visiting several sites on Wednesday which were mostly underdeveloped, contrary to previously signed agreements.
Those engaged included representatives from Bai Shan Lin, Courtney Benn Construction, Bradford Enterprises, Dax Construction, Sun Set Lakes and Odinga Lumumba.
GINA said that Scott expressed his disappointment at the failure of representatives from the BK Group of Companies to attend the meeting saying that it showed “great disrespect to the Government…It is the Government of Guyana that speaks on behalf of the people of Guyana and I shall not countenance (this) from (Brian) Tiwari (Head of BK International) or anybody”.
According to Scott, “amicable agreements” were reached with several of the housing developers who explained the reasons for delays in their construction of homes or preliminary infrastructure works.
Commitments were given to ensure that new deadlines to begin works would be met, Scott revealed. He said that Government was “not about putting people out of business but to help them along the way, ultimately to the benefit of all Guyanese”.
The overdue works will include the building of drains, electricity supplies and roads.
Scott said that it is important that revised construction schedules be set and progress maintained, in keeping with the new agreements, “I can safely say that movement has now begun. I will not be satisfied until I can see deliverables”.
