2000 house lots to be allocated at int’l building expo 2024

Some 2000 more Guyanese will be allocated house lots during the Ministry of Housing and Water’s ‘Dream Realised’ exercise at this year’s International Building Exposition slated for the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara from August 8 to 11, 2024.
During a recent episode of the Guyana Dialogue, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, emphasised that the government’s aggressive housing programme is progressing well, since some 34,000 house lots have been allocated to date.

“There is at least another 2,000 [house lots] that we will be allocating at the building expo…And the allocation exercise will ramp up coming down to the end of the year. For this year, we are close to 4,500 allocations. We have another 6,000 that we want to do for this year to ensure that we can meet our target of 50,000,” Croal highlighted.
Some 2,000 lots were distributed during last year’s building expo.
The government is working to acquire more lands to develop new housing areas as the demand for house lots increases. Apart from the lots, the government has built 3,435 houses. Of that amount, Minister Croal revealed that over 1,750 houses have been distributed.

“The others are at various stages of completion. That is a lot when you think about it in terms of Regions Three, Four, and Six. We have just started some in Bartica for Region Seven and some for Region Nine. We are doing land preparation to commence in Region Ten,” the housing and water minister noted.
This, he pointed out, has brought tremendous relief to many people who want to own a home but do not have the time to do their design or build their dream homes.
At the launch of the Expo earlier this year, Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, highlighted the Government’s commitment to a people-driven movement.
“Land allocation and title distribution programmes will be a central feature of the expo. Thousands of Guyanese will receive house lots over the two days, joining over 34,000 recipients of house lots or houses in the past three years,” Rodrigues has said. “We are a government that remains people-driven, and our investment in the housing sector is geared towards empowering Guyanese with homeownership and preparing them to participate and prosper in the bright future we are creating for every Guyanese family.”
Meanwhile, Guyana’s ambitious Silica City project will be prominently featured at the expo as the country’s premier low-carbon and climate-resilient urban city. Minister Croal had already confirmed that the ministry is in receipt of the master plan and will be unveiled at the Expo.