Govt to build ‘young professional’ houses in Regions 3, 6

The Housing and Water Ministry is set to expand its housing programme by constructing ‘young professional’ houses in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and at Palmyra in Region Six (East Berbice–Corentyne).
This was announced by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal during a recent episode of ‘The Guyana Dialogue’, wherein he noted that land clearance should have already begun in the identified area(s) in Region Three.
“The land clearance should have started. Region Three will see some ‘young professional’ houses being constructed. In terms of Region Six, we have to take into consideration the level of income for individuals, but just to assure you, the Palmyra development will have some ‘young professional’ houses. Palmyra will be one of our flagship new development areas. You see a lot of development started there already in terms of facilities,” the minister shared.

He also noted that, since taking office in 2020, the PPP/C administration has distributed more than 23,500 house lots to date, and is working aggressively to meet the target of 50,000 by the end of its 5-year tenure in 2025.
The Ministry has been constructing ‘young professional’ homes in several areas across the country. During the Linden Building Expo held in May, Croal announced an investment of approximately $600 million towards constructing 200 core homes in Silica City on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
According to Croal, Silica City is envisaged to tackle the issue of non-coastal urban settlement development and the challenges of climate change and sea-level rise through the creation of a vibrant, sustainable, resilient, and modern city that is in keeping with the Low Carbon Development Strategy.
Additionally, during a walk about at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme earlier this year, President Dr. Irfaan Ali had announced that a total of 700 ‘young professional’ houses are expected to be built in that area.