The Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region is made up of the islands in the Essequibo River such as Leguan and Wakenaam, and the Western portion of mainland Demerara. It is made up of low coastland, hilly sand and clay, and a small portion of forested highland regions.
This Region has a population of 91,328 people who live in villages, many along the coast. Rice farming is predominant, with small amounts of sugar and coconut cultivation.
The Boerasirie Extension Project converted the Boerasire Conservancy and the Canals Polder Conservancy into a single reservoir, and reclaimed thousands of hectares of land, suitable for farming. The water from the conservancy is used during the dry seasons for irrigation.
Sugar cane and coconuts are cultivated on a smaller scale and there is also beef and dairy farming.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today launched its Jubilee Year Home Improvement subsidy distribution at the CH&PA Head Office on Brickdam which saw majority applications from Region Three qualifying for the subsidy. Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Adams-Patterson explained that the budget for the subsidies was reduced from $15Mto $12,950.000 due …
Over 1000 Guyanese are gainfully employed through a Ministry of Communities’ project to improve the aesthetics and preserve and maintain community infrastructure within Neighborhood Democratic Councils and Townships. Employed under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP), in nine Regions; with Region Eight being the exception, the workers are involved in cleaning up their surroundings and …
Georgetown, GINA, September 23, 2013 The Ministry of Finance has made available $14M to effect repairs to the section of the Parfait Harmonie Primary school, which was destroyed by fire in March, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Ganga Persaud disclosed today. The Local Government Minister said that this sum, it is estimated, would …