allocation for Region Six approved

tified for 2023. “We are doing construction of all 500 roads in all 18 NDC areas and in the three municipalities,” Minister Dharamlall stated.

To improve education delivery, $289.8 million was greenlighted by the committee for the provision of educational facilities, purchase of buses and furniture and equipment for schools.

Meanwhile, as part of gov- ernment’s commitment to improving the health care system nationwide, $294 million was approved for hospitals, health centres and health posts in the region.

Also, a new living quarters for the Assistant Regional Executive Officer will be constructed in New Amsterdam, to the tune of $30 million. The local government minister pointed out that the previous farm market road.

Region Seven will also see improvements made at a number of schools, including Kamarang nursery, Future Builders Nursery, St. Anthony’s Primary, St. John Baptiste Primary, Kaikan Primary, Agatash Primary, Isseneru Primary, Bartica Secondary, and Three Miles Secondary.

The local government minister said the contracts for these works will be awarded to Amerindian residents in the villages.

“This is also part of the position of our government, stated in our manifesto-that we are going to create wealth in some of these areas. We are going to provide opportunities, we are going to create employment,” the minister told the committee.

He added that, during the tenure of the previous administration, there were only 97 female contractors for such works, while the PPP/C administration has fostered a drastic 181 per cent increase to some 273 female contractors across the ten administrative re - gions.

The minister highlighted that the new hospital in Bartica will bring massive developments in the delivery of health services there. Additional maintenance works will be conducted at a number of health facilities in the region. “These facilities have been left to rot for a long time, and we have also been maintaining and building new health quarters to ensure that our doctors are able to travel to the villages,” Minister Dharamlall said.

Advanced infrastructure, agricultural projects slated for Region 10

− $5.9B budgetary allocation approved and I can assure you, as we have been doing, that any contractor who is gone behind the contract period especially these massive and sensitive projects, they will have to pay liquidated damages,” he underscored. Additionally, a boat and engine, as well as school furniture will be purchased to improve the delivery of education. living quarters was destroyed by a fire in 2022.

The sum of $93.2 million will be expended in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) for 2023 to improve roadways.

Residents of South Amelia’s Ward, Retrieve, Coomacka and Nottinghamshire are slated to benefit from this allocation.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall made the disclosure on Wednesday (February 1, 2023) in the Parliamentary Committee of Supply during the consideration of the 2023 budget estimates.

10 and our track record in Region 10 is proud in terms of the development of people in the region …. We will build the roads; we will also build the drains…. the priority now is to build the roads…. these roadways and carriageways will be constructed for the first time, using asphaltic concrete” the minister pointed out while responding to questions posed by the opposition.

In the agriculture sector, $40.2 million was approved for several agricultural initiatives.

In addition, $9.5 million has been budgeted for the purchasing of a boat and engine for fisherfolk in Orealla-Siparuta.

Minister Dharamlall noted, “This is a commitment President Ali made on his visit to Orealla-Siparuta …. It will aid the fishermen of Orealla-Siparuta in transporting their fish catch to the markets.”

These roads are in addition to the 30 roads that will be undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works, the minister explained. “Most of which, if not all, will be in the town of Linden. This has never happened before, Mr Chairman, never happened before and a lot of these projects are built by the community, people get employed,” he highlighted.

Minister Dharamlall also informed the committee that this is in addition to the roads that will be rehabilitated in keeping with commitments made by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during a visit to the region recently. “We are working to complete the development of Region

According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, $11 million will also be expended for the rehabilitation of a bridge at Hururu. Also, $36 million is earmarked to upgrade drainage systems at Mackenzie, providing improved access and drainage systems.

To improve education services, $55 million will be spent to procure equipment for primary and nursery schools in this region.

Fifty (50) laptops will be purchased and provided to 20 primary schools and 18 nursery schools in the region.

A further sum of $391 million has been approved to complete construction of Bamia/Amelia’s Ward Primary School. It is expected to be completed by July 2023. “Mr. Chairman, we would like the school to be completed on time

The farm to market road will be upgraded and, “Shade houses in Ituni, Kwakwani and Rockstone …construction of aquaponic farms in Linden and in Kwakwani, the rural agriculture relief initiatives in Rockstone, Hururu, Nottinghamshire, Speightland and the acquiring of agricultural tools,” will also be catered for, the minister revealed.

Meanwhile, to ensure health care is being delivered equitably, $29 million will be expended to procure ambulances and outboard engines to benefit hundreds of residents.

“Mr Chairman, this budget of Region 10, in excess of $5.9 billion, is the most that Region 10 has received through the RDC since the establishment of the Regional Democratic Council,” Minister Dharamlall highlighted.