Thousands to receive house lots, houses during Int’l Business Expo 2024 – Min Rodrigues

– Some 500 exhibitors expected to showcase products, services
– PSC lauds initiative for providing significant opportunities

Thousands of Guyanese are set to receive houses, house lots, and land titles during Government’s hosting of the International Building Expo, 2024 slated for August 8 to 11 at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara.
This announcement was made by Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, when she highlighted Government’s commitment to a people-driven movement.
“Land allocation and title distribution programmes will be a central feature of the expo. Thousands of Guyanese will receive house lots over the two days, joining over 34,000 recipients of house lots or houses in the past three years,” Rodrigues has said. “We are a government that remains people-driven, and our investment in the housing sector is geared towards empowering Guyanese with homeownership, and preparing them to participate and prosper in the bright future we are creating for every Guyanese family.”
Rodrigues has also emphasized that Guyana’s ambitious Silica City project would be prominently featured at the expo as the country’s premier low-carbon and climate-resilient urban city.

“Silica City will take centre stage as Guyana’s premier, sustainable, low-carbon, climate-resilient city. With its potential to become the nation’s most desired location for a contemporary urban lifestyle, Silica City will be a demonstration of President Ali’s vision of a development approach,” she noted.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Komal Singh, explained that Building Expo has created vast opportunities for Guyana’s private sector.
“The private sector has benefitted significantly. The Building Expo 2024 will once again allow our business sector to showcase what we can offer to our community and to the building development currently taking place in Guyana,” Singh remarked.
He also specifically mentioned that Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has created significant opportunities for the private sector.
“…arising out of the business strategic plan we are working with; it creates economic opportunities for the private sector. We have seen a ripple impact throughout every single sector: the services sector, construction, and others,” Singh stated.
He also highlighted the tremendous growth in these sectors facilitated by the ongoing housing development, and expressed that the private sector is eager to continue collaborating with the Building Expo.
“The private sector and its entire membership are pleased to officially endorse Building Expo 2024. We look forward to working closely with the Central Housing and Planning Authority and the Government to ensure the country develops in a way that benefits all our citizens and improves their lifestyles,” he said.
Singh has praised the collaborative efforts between Government and the private sector which have fostered an enabling environment for development and growth.

“We are very fortunate, as a business and as a country, to have a Government that works very closely with the private sector to make sure that we create an enabling environment that assists our private sector to develop and thrive,” he declared while concluding that the private sector development is substantial, and the sector is happy to see the progress in the housing industry to help develop the country in a way that every single Guyanese can have a better life in the future.
This year, approximately 500 exhibitors and corporate sponsors are expected to attend the expo, themed “Building on the Foundation of Sustainability and Unity.”
The International Building Expo stands as a testament to unwavering dedication to excellence in the housing and building sector. It serves as an industry where leaders, policymakers and stakeholders converge to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and explore innovative solutions to address the evolving demands and challenges as the economy expands through the Government’s transformational programmes.