Prosville, a community on the outskirts of Linden, has finally received its own power supply system after a 15- year wait.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, a commissioning ceremony was held yesterday and included Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson; Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Jaipaul Sharma; Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira; Chairman of Linden’s Electricity Company, Tracey Johnson and other community leaders.
The residents of the 200-household community expressed their satisfaction with the power system which represents a $25 million investment by the government.
Handyman Sean Williams said he has moved from Christianburg, Linden to reside in Prosville after acquiring a house lot in the community. The resident said it has been a difficult task of living in a community without electricity.
“For the three years I have been living in Prosville, it wasn’t easy without light… I feel happy about what Minister Patterson [of Public Infrastructure Ministry] has done for us,” Williams remarked.
Small business owner, Odessa Luther, told the DPI, “It’s a long time we are without electricity. So, it is a very good thing that we got the Government to come in and do this for us.” She also stated that the lack of electricity had dampened the spirit of residents and therefore the change of circumstances was very uplifting.
Leandre Clark, a mechanic for 10 years, remarked that residents, particularly children can now study in comfort. “As time went by, things ended up working out. Since this new government came into power, they promised us that they would give us light for Christmas and it came into a reality.”
During his address to residents of Prosville, the Public Infrastructure Patterson noted the provision of electricity to the community has always been one of the goals of Coalition Government as it determinedly continues to deliver a better standard of living for all Guyanese, irrespective of their political persuasions.
With Prosville located just a few hundred metres from the Linden-Lethem trail that will soon be upgraded into a paved road, Patterson stated the Linden community is poised to benefit tremendously from the change in the infrastructural landscape.
He disclosed that the government intends to establish a transit hub in Linden to encourage economic growth from persons travelling from Brazil through the forthcoming Linden-Lethem road.
Regarding further development of the Prosville neighbourhood, Patterson committed to “… putting in street lights for Christmas [in both] Andyville and Prosville.
On March 9 of this year, Patterson and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan commissioned Andyville’s (Prosville’s sister village), power supply system. While at that event, Patterson had pledged to guarantee that Prosville gets electricity, the release added.
