Region 7 earmarked to be prime producer of goods and services in hinterland development – Pres. Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced his administration’s plan to make Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) the prime producer of goods and services for hinterland development.
“Region Seven, we want to see how we can invest in the economy here that will position the region to be the prime producer of goods and services for hinterland development.”
President Ali made the disclosure during a meeting with residents at the Bartica Community ground, where he explained that the government is working on a nationwide economic development plan for every region.
He said plans include employment and training for workers in the operation of two large mines, which are expected to come on stream later this year. Residents will also benefit from continuous agricultural interventions to support the country’s self-sufficiency and food production drives.
The two new mines, President Ali said, will generate more than seven hundred job opportunities in its operational phase and will require over 1500 workers in its construction phase. He explained that with this demand, the mining companies will be providing training.
“I think they're already in discussion with the mayor. They are in discussion with different stakeholders here, and those training programs will start very soon. So these are things that we are working on so that we can expeditiously move towards the operationalising of those large scale mines, and the full time employment of persons.”
He also highlighted the possibility of establishing a call centre in the township of Bartica to generate further employment in the region.
“I'm going to ask the technical staff to look at the feasibility of establishing a call centre, ensuring that we have enough persons to be employed because one of the things is that when we are looking for labour, the labour is in very short supply across our country,” the President explained.
The President noted, too, that through the support of transformative infrastructure, which includes the road network from “Timehri, that will come all the way through Sand Hill”, tremendous economic and tourism opportunities will be created for the region.
“We are going to continue to make these investments to ensure that the people of this region continue to benefit from the investments we are making,” he said while highlighting over $13B has been spent in the region to improve livelihoods.
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