Linden Mayor heads to Arizona

– for final planning session on establishment of women’s shelter

Linden Mayor Waneka Arrindell has departed Guyana for Arizona, United States, to attend the final planning conference for the establishment of a women’s shelter and two community centres in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
Arrindell left Guyana on Monday for the discussion, which will be centred on the plans for construction of the facilities.
Last year, the Mayor had announced that the US Armed Forces Southern Command (New Horizons) will be pursuing the initiative in collaboration with the Guyana Government. The engineers were expected to commence construction in January as part of “Exercise New Horizon 2019”.
The women’s shelter is expected to cater for abused women seeking assistance

while the community centres are to be built at Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie and Blueberry Hill, Wismar. Both will have recreational spaces for the young people in the various communities.
The Mayor had attended a similar meeting in Arizona last May, which saw discussion on land acquisition and design of the buildings.
As part of community development initiatives, Arrindell, through the Linden Mayor and Town Council (LM&TC), is also currently seeking twinning opportunities with Stonecrest, Georgia and Newark, New Jersey and visited both towns in September 2018.
While she recently noted that there has been no official response on these plans, she will head to Newark for a follow-up prior to her return to Guyana.