Newly appointed Minister of State, Dawn Hastings- Williams yesterday hosted a community meeting at the Philadelphia Primary School, East Bank Essequibo, where she noted that the Government has budgeted $69M solely for road upgrades in that community along with neighbouring Vergenoegen.
Additionally, with concerns raised about street lights, the Minister of State said that the Ministry of Public Infrastructure would be installing LED street lights on the entire West Coast Demerara and East Bank Essequibo, ending at Parika.
With the prospect of early general elections this year, a range of projects have been highlighted by the government across the country.
According to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, in her address to residents at the community meeting, Hastings- Williams said that the administration is cognisant of the fact that most persons simply require better access to Government services and amenities such as water and roads.
As such, she noted that the $69M has been budgeted to provide road upgrades in the communities of Philadelphia and Vegenoegen, which was a main issue raised at the meeting and during the walkabout.
“The President has said that he is the President for all the people of Guyana and therefore the Government has a mandate to look after every citizen in this country as much as it can. There is nothing that will stop us from what doing what we have to do to serve you. If there is something you want and you don’t see it happening, then come to us with a proposal or plan so that it can find itself in the regional or national budget. You deserve these things, you deserve good public infrastructure, healthcare and education. That is what this Government is about; development and making sure people are happy. We cannot do everything in the short time we have been in office but we will continue to do what we can,” the Minister of State said.
