Residents in Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne yesterday reported to President Irfaan Ali during a walkabout that their community has seen major developments in recent times in the form of improved drainage, rehabilitated roads and bridges.
According to residents who were present, there were massive works carried out on the drainage canals to the benefit of both residents and farmers within the area. Additionally, residents reported that the health centre within the community is actively working with a doctor being present two times a week. It was noted that the health centre also has a sub pharmacy.
The residents present also reported that they have seen massive improvements in streets throughout the village allowing their children easier access to school.
President Ali yesterday told the residents that it is important to have such walkabouts so that issues can be fixed on the spot.
Ali pointed to the development that is ongoing at Palmyra which he said will take off at a rapid pace with the establishment of hotels, malls and a stadium.
Outside of the Wales Development with the first pipeline coming on stream, Ali said, “We have made it very clear that the next big gas project would see Region Six and Five critically connected to that gas project, and when that gas project comes on stream and then we are hoping before the end of this year all the institutional arrangement and the developer would be in place to start that project so that when that come on stream we will have a new phase of development in transport and logistics and all the manufacturing, industrial development and all the other spin off businesses that comes with gas development, which is going to be huge.”
He also pointed out the several training institutes that are being constructed within the region to train Guyanese countrywide. In addition to the improvements at the GuySuCo Training College, a gas institute has been constructed at Port Mourant with the hospitality and tourism institute now under construction.
Additionally, with the new hospital project in New Amsterdam, a training institute for nurses and medical professionals will also be constructed there.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha who was also a part of the walkabout stated that all of the drainage canals within Crabwood Creek were desilted, “and we now working on the link canal, we have activated the Sandaka pump and put a pump there so that you can have fresh water for your irrigation purposes and we are working with the farmers in terms of cash crop farming.”
According to the Minister, over 1500 bags of fertilizer were earmarked for farmers within the area. “We have almost four machines in Crabwood Creek and surrounding areas, working to clean these communities, working to continue to desilt these canals, two small machines are working presently to clean the internal drains.”
Meanwhile, residents in a section of the Crabwood Creek area reported that they are in need of that area being regularized and electricity to be supplied. At the location, the President ordered the GPL official to visit the area and make an assessment of the situation so that electricity could be offered to the residents there at the earliest possible time.
Additionally, residents spoke of the need for increased patrolling from the police within the area.
Further, during the walkabout, it was noticed that sections of some of the new streets were damaged due to works carried out by the Guyana Water Inc which President Ali ordered to be fixed by Sunday.
