On Saturday, 20 Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) families received the keys to their new homes from the Ministry of Housing and Water.
The homes, which are among the first batch to be constructed under the ministry’s Hinterland Housing Programme in the region, were handed over by Housing Minister Collin Croal. According to a notice posted on the ministry’s Facebook page, each flat house measures 20 x 25 feet and was constructed in the villages of Yakarinta and Nappi at a total cost of approximately $60 million.
It added that ten homes were built in Yakarinta and ten in Nappi, “utilising materials and labour sourced from the area. The homes are constructed at no cost to the beneficiaries. The ministry collaborated with the Village Council to select the [beneficiary] families,” the statement said.