| – Education, Probation departments spread to East Bank Residents of East Bank Demerara,Pedro Rodriguez Barcelona Jersey, Region Four would soon be able to access critical welfare and education services closer to home as Government begins its promised decentralisation of critical services.Social Protection Minister, Volda Lawrence,Tyler Seguin Jersey, aided by students of the Craig Primary school,Charles Aranguiz Jersey, on Friday cut the ribbon to an office in the Education Department’s building that will house a Probation Officer daily. The building is located within the Secondary School’s compound,http://www.airmaxfantasy.us.com/Nike-Air-Vapormax/, along the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara.This move comes on the heels of the campaign promise of the new administration to improve people’s access to services by taking the services to them, according to Minister Lawrence.This,Michael Jordan Bulls Throwback Jersey, she noted, will avoid residents along the East Bank corridor having to travel to the City to access these services,Atlanta Braves Throwback Jersey, which sometimes resulted in them underreporting social ills.“The importance of what we start here will go beyond our lifetime once the people who come after us have the vision. This Government campaigned on the pillar of a good life for every Guyanese and this is how we are delivering,” she said. The Minister said that decentralization is part of the fresh approach her Government envisions and more services will be added to this and similar buildings across the country.Social Protection Minister, Volda Lawrence, and students of the Craig Primary School, cut the ribbon to an office in the Education Department’s building that will house a Probation Officer.Craig Primary School students singing.Soon a Child Protection Officer will be based as well at Friendship and a Labour Officer will visit regularly.“Today we have brought an end to the long journey of people from these areas travelling to access social services and we intend to add more services,” she said, urging residents to fully utilize the services.The building refurbished by the regional administration at a cost of $1.2 million according to the new Regional Executive officer, Ms. Pauline Lucas, will be occupied by the Education Department, as well as staff from the Personnel and accounts Departments of the Regional Administration. Regional Chairman, Ms. Jennieve Allen said this decentralization effort began in 1980 and is being continued now by the regional administration in Region Four. She noted that the capacity of sub-district offices in other parts, such as Timehri will also be boosted.Education Officer, Ms. Chitrawattie Basdeo thanked the Regional Office for the wisdom in establishing a sub-office at Friendship,Sandro Ramirez Jersey, noting that it will indeed save time and money and bridge some existing gaps in service delivery. The commissioning ceremony also featured performances from teachers and students,Brandon Dubinsky Jersey, including a rendition of Dave Martins,Carnell Lake Steelers Jersey, “Not a Blade of Grass”, by pupils and a teacher of the Craig Primary School and a dance by students of the Covent Garden secondary School. There was also a tree planting exercise in the compound, which will hopefully be used as a literacy tree, under which children could be taught to read in years to come. |
