SATURDAY 21st JANUARY, 2023
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No. 106969
30 Parfaite roads identified - D&I woes in Ruby for rehabilitation to be addressed IMMEDIATE interventions to address the concerns and improve the lives of residents in several Region Three communities are underway, with major plans to improve drainage and irrigation in Ruby, East Bank Essequibo, and rehabilitate 30 roads in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Thursday, led a team of government officials and private sector stakeholders
‘We would never walk away from our commitment’
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to Ruby, Parfaite Harmonie and Tuschen, where he engaged residents on several major projects being rolled out. Residents raised concerns about the deplorable state of roads, poor drainage and irrigation and the need for improved communication with local officials. At Ruby, an agriculturalbased community, President Ali told the residents that Guyana is poised to becoming a major food hub within
the Caribbean region and the Ruby backlands, along with several other communities, are earmarked to become major production sites. According to the headof-state, the vast lands in the community can be used for the production of high-value crops. This will also see the farmers in the community earning much more for their produce.
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