$3.5M community centre commissioned in Mabaruma Settlement
A new $3.5 million community centre was commissioned in Mabaruma Settlement, Region One (Barima-Waini) on Saturday morning.
The centre will be utilised to host meetings and other activities, benefiting some 5000 residents. With this new building, the Community Development Council (CDC), along with the residents, will no longer have to host their meetings in the ballfield or elsewhere.
The building was constructed in three phases, which saw the injection of $1 million for the first phase, $1.5 million for the second phase, and $1 million for the last phase.
Delivering brief remarks, Local Government and Regional Development Minister Sonia Parag said that the community centre would enhance the social wellbeing of the residents, as the Government was committed to developing the livelihood of every Guyanese.
The $3.5 million community centre that was commissioned on Saturday (DPI photo)
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) report, she continued by saying, “We are happy to have this because the Government is not only committed to making sure that we empower people economically but also socially… I know that it [the centre] will bring much joy to every resident here.”
Many community centres in the hinterland regions and rural areas are being utilised as a hub where young people are advancing their skillsets, Minister Parag said.
She also expressed satisfaction with the ongoing developments in the region.
“We are very happy to be here at a moment when, in the next two days, so much we will be unveiling from the Government’s developmental projects…,” Parag told the residents.
According to a DPI report, the commissioning ceremony was spearheaded by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal, Local Government and Regional Development Minister Parag, Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley, Mabaruma Mayor Trevi Leung, Region One Regional Executive Officer (REO) Sewchand and other officials.
Mayor Leung expressed gratitude for the centre and further emphasised that everyone would benefit from it.
During a walkabout in Kumaka Market, in Mabaruma on Saturday morning, Ministers Croal and Parag, along with other officials, interacted with the vendors and consumers.
