24 year old and 61 year old among hundreds who received house lots in Berbice
An ecstatic 61 year old Sherry Ross received her land title on Tuesday. She would be one of more than 300 persons who received their titles during the Ministry of Housing’s Dream Realized Housing Drive held at the University of Guyana, Tain Campus in Region Six. Ross was awaiting her title for some 10 years, “When I get the call I was very surprised,” the recounted, “I’m happy that I was able to come and get my title. Nothing happens before time and I’m grateful because you know how nice it feels when you own your own piece of land; nobody have to come and tell you to move,” Ross said joyfully.
Minister Rodrigues also encouraged applicants to be patient, “If you use our track record of the past four months, you can see the efforts we have made so far and we want those persons who have not been called yet to receive their titles to know that ‘it is coming,” Rodrigues saidMeanwhile, Minister of Housing Collin Croal noted that a similar exercise would be held in the areas of number 75 and 79 villages, Williamsburg, Hampshire and Fort Ordinance.
