– Residents welcome new Government Preparations are in full swing to transform Mahdia, a hinterland mining community located in Region Eight, into a town. Government is currently conducting consultations with stakeholders and examining different areas that need development.On Saturday, a team comprising Ministers of Communities and Public Infrastructure, Ronald Bulkan and David Patterson respectively, APNU+AFC Parliamentarian Gloria Bancroft and engineers of the two Ministries visited the community.During an interactive meeting with residents and Regional Officials including Regional Chairman Bonaventure Fredericks at the Mahdia Community Centre,Javier Pastore Argentina Jersey, the Ministers reaffirmed Government’s commitment of developing Mahdia. All developmental works that would be executed in the community would be done in consultation with the RDC.The fresh approachThe APNU+AFC Coalition Government has resuscitated good governance in Region Eight with the restoration of respect for the Offices of the Regional Chairman and other elected officials. Minister Bulkan was firm that the Regional Executive Officer is not the head of the Region but a public servant, who is there to serve the RDC.He emphasized that Guyana’s Constitution provides for 81 Local Governments, but were in breach for many years. One example is, in 2011 when the then government did not win Region Eight at the General and Regional Elections the government appointed REO on many occasions did not cooperate with the RDC.The Minister emphasized that this fresh approach is a fulfillment of one of Government’s many promises of transforming Guyana when it was in the Opposition benches in the Tenth Parliament and on the 2015 General and Regional campaign trail.According to the Regional Chairman, Bonaventure Fredericks, the walk to developing Mahdia and the entire Region would not be an easy task unless everyone works together. He related that the REO has been co-operative.ChangeResidents expressed their satisfaction that there is new Government with a resounding warm welcome. While the residents are cognizant that the ANPU+AFC Coalition Government is now implementing its policies and programmes they are dissatisfied that many seemingly corrupt officers are still working in the Region.The residents, who were extremely vocal, identified several persons who they believe are corrupt and should be fired,Steven Berghuis Netherland Jersey, if indeed this new Government would tackle corruption and give citizens the good life.Minister Patterson is of the view that those public officers who serve in a district for a number of years should be rotated.Infrastructural developmentSection of the gathering in attendance at the meetingThe transformation of Mahdia into a town would require significant infrastructure development. Minister Patterson announced that Government will be paving all internal roads in Mahdia and the road leading from the airstrip to the community. Additionally, consideration is being made to pave the airstrip.This revelation was greeted with loud applause from the residents, who complained about the deplorable roads for a number of years. However, a resident pointed out that Government needs to fix the water network before it could pave the roads.Minister Patterson agreed with that suggestion and pointed out that fixing Mahdia and surrounding communities’ water woes is a priority that is currently being examined.Prior to attending the meeting, the Ministers, engineers, Fredericks and the REO visited the Salbora Creek, which is the main source of water supply in the area. The team also inspected the distribution pipelines leading from the creek to Mahdia to ascertain why the community is constantly faced with low water pressure. It was observed that there are several leakages, illegal connections and silt in the pipelines.Ministers of Communities and Public Infrastructure, Ronald Bulkan and David Patterson respectively,Dani Alves Brazil Jersey, engineers and Regional Officials in discussions at the Salbora CreekMinisters of Communities and Public Infrastructure, Ronald Bulkan and David Patterson respectively, engineers and Regional Officials inspecting an illegal water connectionTo ensure that quality infrastructural upgrading works will be executed, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure would be stationing two of its engineers in the Region. In fact, this would be the case for every Region across Guyana. This announcement was also met with appreciation by the people.MiningMining is the major economic activity in Mahdia and is regarded as the backbone of the community. However,<a href="http://www.psgsoccershop.com/c-28-hervin-ongenda-paris-saint-germain-fc-jers