During an outreach today, President Irfaan Ali said that over $5B will be spent in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) before the end of the year.
According to a release from the Office of the President, Ali made the disclosure this morning during his Presidential Outreach which is being held at the Regional Democratic Council boardroom in Anna Regina.
The list of areas for expenditure was not provided.
The Head of State said that the main aim of his visit is to resolve many of the issues faced by residents which he said are soluble.
The President also announced that a Rapid Response Team will be set up to address the concerns of the residents.
Alluding to a similar exercise conducted in Region Six in November, President Ali said that, “After Region Six, residents are tremendously happy. Issues that were not resolved in years were resolved. What it tells us is that these issues are solvable. But sometimes the bureaucracy does not allow us to resolve them. That is why at these outreaches we want the head of every agency, so you can make an assessment as to what areas of improvement the agency requires.”
The release said that the President is personally addressing the concerns raised, which range from access to electricity, water, land allocation concerns and drainage issues among other areas.
Throughout the day, scores of residents will be given the opportunity to raise their issues with the high-level team, the release said.
At the start of the exercise, residents were updated on major investments in the pipeline which include the construction of a water treatment plant, additional power generating capacity for the Region, the implementation of a $50 million road programme, the commencement of a $70 million sea defence programme, the sharing of more than 4500 cash grants and the rehabilitation of 50 miles of drainage and irrigation infrastructure.
