Govt distributes 91 land titles in 1 week to Region 2 residents

President Dr Irfaan Ali visited Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on an outreach last week and promised to have 80 titles distributed to persons who had been waiting for years. The President has not only kept his promise, but has exceeded it.

On Wednesday, Housing Ministers Collin Croal and Susan Rodrigues travelled to the region and distributed 91 titles. Croal told the gathering at the distribution exercise that the current focus of the ministry is to provide efficient, timely and sustainable housing solutions for all Guyanese, in keeping with the manifesto of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/c).
Meanwhile, Rodrigues urged the recipients to make the best of their allocations, and said there is much more to come in the housing sector over the next five years.
The two ministers also facilitated a one-on-one session with residents, as well as a group session to answer queries and questions relating to housing issues.
During his visit to the RDC office in Anna Regina last week, President Ali had empathised with persons from the region who have been in the system for as much as seven years, awaiting titles for their land.
It turned out that Region Two has a myriad of issues, including with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), as Ali had to call on the agency to address the issues residents in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are having with their payments.
During the outreach, the Head of State heard multiple complaints about NIS at the RDC office. He then instructed NIS Head, Holly Greaves, who was among the high-level team that was at the public event, to “fix it now”.
The Head of State had posited that all Guyanese should be treated fairly, and that all agencies and Government offices should be working to enhance the people’s lives and the services they provide.
In addition to NIS, representatives from the Office of the President, the Ministry of Housing and Water, the Central Housing and Planning Authority, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guyana Power and Light (GPL), National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Ministry of Health, the Guyana Police Force, and regional officials, among others, were with the President at the Regional Democratic Council in Region Two outreach to address concerns raised by residents.
At a similar outreach in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), issues relating to NIS had also taken centre stage, and the Head of State had ordered that they be resolved. NIS, which is tasked with paying benefits and collecting contributions, is among the most problematic entities, with scores of persons always having issues with their pension payments and/or contributions.