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Berbicians give gov’t outreach thumbs up ––
say housing issues, other matters were satisfactorily addressed
SCORES of Region Six
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residents who turned up at State House in New Amsterdam, on Thursday, to access the services provided by the Office of the President and several government agencies, have expressed satisfaction with the response to their issues and queries.
Throughout the first day of the two - day exercise , a number of persons flocked the Ministry of Housing and Water-Central Housing and Planning Authority booth for an update on their land applications and to raise other housing related matters.
The residents who spoke with the Guyana Chronicle said that they are now feeling a sense of relief having heard from the housing team and are eagerly awaiting a call to move forward with the process.
Bhojnarine Gossai and his wife Samantha Gossai, of Ferry Street, New Amsterdam, said they are looking for stability for their family as they have moved five times in the last four years and in less than three weeks they will have to find a new place to live.
After learning that President, Dr. Irfaan Ali was holding an outreach, Gossai and his wife decided they were going to use the opportunity to share their plight and inquire about the status of their house lot application.
Following a quick check by the housing officials, the couple who are parents to two children, ages four and six, were told to expect a call on Monday.
They were all smiles as they are on the verge of finally getting their own land on which they will construct their home.
“The persons we staying by want the place by February month end so when I get through with this house lot it would mean the world to me Me and my family would finally have peace and be stable I can’t wait,” a beaming Gossai said.
Gossai who is a cane harvester at the Blairmont Estate, told this publication that he was happy that an initiative of that nature was being done in the region since it offered persons direct access to relevant personnel who can make on - the - spot decisions.
He added that he made the right choice to attend the outreach.
Meanwhile, Nafeeza Ku- mar, 43 of Winkle Road, New Amsterdam explained that after meeting with representatives from the Central Housing and Planning Authority, she was delighted to get “positive news”.
Kumar related that she was presently renting and was eager to know the status of her land application which was submitted in 2016.
The woman told this publication that from then to now she had repeatedly called the agency for a status update.
She said that she was told that she needed to wait.
At the outreach, she said she was told of a proposed piece of land at Number 76 Village , Corriverton She should be receiving a call from the agency next Thursday or Friday.
“I deh back and forth checking and all I was hearing is I had to wait, but today I am extremely glad to know something is happening and I would get through I want to say thanks to the ministry and to the government for reaching to us on the ground, this is commendable and I am glad I come out here today,” she added.
Further, New Amsterdam resident, Simone Clement,
