Georgetown: With Bartica soon to become a town, major investments will occur to improve the level of services offered, making it suitable for a town.
Government is in the planning phase of creating more house lots for residents which will allow them to become home owners and to secure the lives of their families.
Minister within the Communities Ministry Valerie Sharpe-Patterson disclosed that the residents of Bartica will soon benefit from a $250 million housing programme for the purpose of developing new house lots in the region.
It was pointed out by the Minister that the Government is working towards creating unified communities; the focus not being solely on giving out lands.
In 2015, the Communities Ministry had set out to establish a new housing area at 4 Miles in Bartica, which would have the capacity of accommodating approximately 400 house lots. The Central Housing and Planning Authority has been pursuing arrangements for the transfer of the 100 acres of land needed for development of the area.
This project by the Communities Ministry marks the beginning of the realisation of a vision of Guyana becoming an upper middle-income developed country by 2025, through balanced low emissions among the production, consumption, conservation and preservation sectors.
Bartica which is located on the left bank of the Essequibo River in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni district is set to soon become the first green town in Guyana. Following the success of a green Bartica, similar efforts would be advanced to transform other municipalities and communities to achieve a truly green country.
Bartica which is considered the ‘Gateway to the Interior’ has a population of approximately 15,000 and is well known for gold and diamond mining as well as its tourism potential.
The name Bartica comes from an Amerindian word meaning ‘red earth’, which is abundant in the area.
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