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Guyana/Venezuela ink contract for $402M homeless shelter
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/11/04/guyanavenezuela-ink-contract-for-402m-homeless-shelter/
By Stabroek staff November 4, 2009 in Local News
The contract for a shelter for homeless persons across the country at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice was signed on Monday. It is being funded by the Venezuelan Government at a cost of some $402.8M.
The project when completed will be handed over to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and Minister Priya Manickchand pointed out that this will benefit homeless persons from across the country who will be housed at the facility and trained with life skills to be reintegrated into society, the Government society, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
She said that the facility will be used to replicate and improve the programme which was implemented at the Night Shelter at La Penitence which offers displaced persons accommodation, meals and clothing.
The shelter will be constructed on approximately 7.30 acres of land and will include five separate buildings. The shelter will accommodate 200 males and 100 females in separate dormitory facilities. Other buildings will include a medical facility to house a resident doctor, nurse, mess hall and kitchen, training room/conference hall, a recreation centre for skills training as well as training in life skills.
Work is expected to commence in 14 to 28 days after the signing of the contract and the completion is scheduled for August 2010. The design was prepared by the Ministry of Public Works and Com-munications and a technical team will be on site throughout the construction process.
Signing of the contract took place at the Mahaica/ Mahaicony/Abary- Agricul-tural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Boardroom, Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice.
Witnessing the signing were Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, Minister Manickchand, Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana Dario Morandy and other officials from the Venezuelan oil company (PDVSA) and the Region Five Regional Democratic Council.
The new shelter will provide counselling services to enable persons to be reintegrated into their families and society or to stay there depending on their preference. They will also be provided with transportation, skills training, medical assistance and treatment, toiletries, clothing, and meals at the expense of the ministry.
According to GINA, Manickchand said that the project represents a deepening of the friendship between Guyana and Venezuela and is one which is very close to the heart of the government as it works to ensure that vulnerable groups are protected. These, she added, include women and children, the elderly and the homeless.
The minister noted also that there are currently programmes which cater for the homeless who are invited to go to the shelters where they are provided with meals and accommodation but there is need for more space. With this new facility, the ministry will be better able to provide services for the homeless since it will have the capacity to house 300 persons.
Ambassador Morandy stated that with the signing of the contract both governments are taking an important step not only with the project construction but as a pact between the two countries. He stated that there will be further opportunities for the two countries to work together to enhance the lives of their people.
Invitations for bids were published during August 2009 and the facility was divided into five lots for individual or collective bids. The lots are the administrative building, male dormitory, female dormitory, mess hall, security huts, residences and maintenance buildings, external works, furnishing and equipment, GINA concluded.
Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.
Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”
Guyana/Venezuela ink contract for $402M homeless shelter
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/11/04/guyanavenezuela-ink-contract-for-402m-homeless-shelter/
By Stabroek staff November 4, 2009 in Local News
The contract for a shelter for homeless persons across the country at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice was signed on Monday. It is being funded by the Venezuelan Government at a cost of some $402.8M.
The project when completed will be handed over to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and Minister Priya Manickchand pointed out that this will benefit homeless persons from across the country who will be housed at the facility and trained with life skills to be reintegrated into society, the Government society, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
She said that the facility will be used to replicate and improve the programme which was implemented at the Night Shelter at La Penitence which offers displaced persons accommodation, meals and clothing.
The shelter will be constructed on approximately 7.30 acres of land and will include five separate buildings. The shelter will accommodate 200 males and 100 females in separate dormitory facilities. Other buildings will include a medical facility to house a resident doctor, nurse, mess hall and kitchen, training room/conference hall, a recreation centre for skills training as well as training in life skills.
Work is expected to commence in 14 to 28 days after the signing of the contract and the completion is scheduled for August 2010. The design was prepared by the Ministry of Public Works and Com-munications and a technical team will be on site throughout the construction process.
Signing of the contract took place at the Mahaica/ Mahaicony/Abary- Agricul-tural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Boardroom, Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice.
Witnessing the signing were Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, Minister Manickchand, Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana Dario Morandy and other officials from the Venezuelan oil company (PDVSA) and the Region Five Regional Democratic Council.
The new shelter will provide counselling services to enable persons to be reintegrated into their families and society or to stay there depending on their preference. They will also be provided with transportation, skills training, medical assistance and treatment, toiletries, clothing, and meals at the expense of the ministry.
According to GINA, Manickchand said that the project represents a deepening of the friendship between Guyana and Venezuela and is one which is very close to the heart of the government as it works to ensure that vulnerable groups are protected. These, she added, include women and children, the elderly and the homeless.
The minister noted also that there are currently programmes which cater for the homeless who are invited to go to the shelters where they are provided with meals and accommodation but there is need for more space. With this new facility, the ministry will be better able to provide services for the homeless since it will have the capacity to house 300 persons.
Ambassador Morandy stated that with the signing of the contract both governments are taking an important step not only with the project construction but as a pact between the two countries. He stated that there will be further opportunities for the two countries to work together to enhance the lives of their people.
Invitations for bids were published during August 2009 and the facility was divided into five lots for individual or collective bids. The lots are the administrative building, male dormitory, female dormitory, mess hall, security huts, residences and maintenance buildings, external works, furnishing and equipment, GINA concluded.
Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.
Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”
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