Palmyra Village at Canje in Berbice is undergoing transformational infrastructural work worth over $10 billion, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
The DPI quoted Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal as saying, “Palmyra will be the envy [of other villages] in terms of development, planned infrastructure, and growth for that area. We have already started the work in terms of land clearing and preparation for the housing development that will see the construction of houses as well as some allocations eventually, and for commercial industrial activities.”
In other parts of Region Six, according to a DPI release, funds being spent on infrastructure development include $1.2 billion at Number 75 Village, and $1.7 billion at Number 76 Village. Croal was quoted as saying: “Our business is not just about finding lands and allocating… You have to follow up with the infrastructure works to prepare these areas… These are lands that have no development.”
Meanwhile, he also disclosed, according to the release, that infrastructural works are ongoing in Region Five. Some $4 billion has been injected to develop housing schemes in Mahaica-Berbice, including roads, drainage, electricity, and water, the minister stated during a recent steel and cement distribution.
At Shieldstown, another $2 billion is being spent on infrastructural work, along with $820 million at Burma and $621 million and $500 million at Balthyock and Experiment, respectively.
