New road, modern primary school, advanced poultry facility for Karasabai, other villages

…as Govt makes major development push in Region 9

With the aim of bridging all developmental divides within the administrative regions of Guyana, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced plans to construct a new main access road, primary school and state-of-art tunnel house in Karasabai, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).
According to the Head of State, the road which spans some 1.5 kilometres will connect Karasabai, Tiger Pond and other communities.
In fact, a team of skilled engineers have been tasked by the Guyanese leader with developing the design for the pertinent piece of infrastructure, and upon its completion, a total of 50 persons from Karasabai and surrounding satellite villages will be equipped with the skills needed to build the structure.
“We have used this same model in Whitewater in Region 1, and they have more than 50 persons from the community who are now specialists in building concrete roads. And we want your young people here to be trained in this also. So, before the end of this year, for a matter of fact, before the end of this month, the engineers will complete the design of this road connection. And early in the new month, I will be back with you. Because I want to come and spend quality time with you… We can break bread together; we can cook together. But more importantly, we will plan the development of this village and the satellite together,” Ali said.

New school
Further, $35 million has been set aside to build a spanking new primary school in the community to increase access to quality education.
The facility will be outfitted with amenities such as a kitchen, library, computer room, an auditorium and smart classrooms.
President Ali plans to break the soil for the school early November as Government continues along the trajectory of shaping of tomorrow’s leaders to tackle global challenges.
“We bring development that will enable you to live better lives, more productive life. And that is what the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is about. It’s about investing in people; it’s about investing in communities… I want to assure you too that in the development plans that we have for this region, not only are we looking at infrastructure, but we are looking at giving your young people immense opportunity to become trained teachers. All the young person’s here with the requirement to do teaching, we’re going to enter them into the teaching programme and train them to become graduate teachers,” the President disclosed.

State-of-art tunnel house
Moreover, Government is mulling plans for the development of a state-of-art tunnel house to boost poultry production in the region through the build out of a new system tailored to support agricultural advancement.
Ali explained that Guyana will be partnering with counterparts from Brazil to set up this structure, which will supply all the community’s chicken needs.
“One of the major challenges you have in relation to the tunnel boards, one of the major challenges you have is the heat. But these modern facilities allow us to build with a future in mind, taking into consideration the environmental issues, the climate issues that you have here, so that we can build a facility and we can build a production system that supports economic development and advancement,” he added.
Since assuming office in 2020, the PPP/C Government has expended billions on advancing the infrastructural landscape of the Region Nine.
This includes $1.4 billion dollars in Because We Care Cash Grants and $2.7 billion dollars on potable water. Additionally, $1.2 billion was spent on agriculture, which includes the provision of planting materials, machinery and seedlings. (G1)