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The village of Paruima Upper Mazaruni Region Seven Cuyuni-Mazaruni is the first of 200 villages to have its Information and Communications Technology ICT hub commissioned.Project Manager of the ICT Access and eServices project for Hinterland Poor and Remote Communities Ronald Harsawack on Wednesday confirmed that his team completed the hub much to the satisfaction of villagers.Paruima resident Chris Elliman thanked the Government for helping the community to be connected.Were very happy to welcome this project because its going to be very beneficial to this community especially for youths who are doing online courses right now and are having difficult time. This will help them to be able to reach out to their superiors or their mentors so that they can successfully complete their courses Elliman said.Shop owner Wendy Edmun said the internet connectivity will make her work easier as she no longer has to contact her Georgetown-based supplier through a third party.Im very happy because I know Im going to benefit using the internet to get in contact with the workers that we get our stuff from in town. Talking to them direct will make life much easier for me.With the establishment of the ICT hub in the village residents will be trained and to manage the facility. Harsawack said his team will also be training ICT technicians to maintain the equipment.Three persons from the village will also be qualified to train other interested persons to use the gadgets in the ICT hub.Another 199 hinterland poor and remote communities will be captured in the programme Harsawack noted.We are looking at villages as far as Morawhanna in the North in Region One to Gunns Strip in Region Nine in the South. We are also looking at the very remote communities that are not easily accessible such as Cashew Island in the Corentyne River. We are looking at places like Kaikan and Arau were looking at Wax Creek.The team has already conducted conditional assessments in Regions Two Three Four Five and Six.However there are still some logistical issues affecting their work.As youre aware many of the communities are now responding or recuperating now coming out of a heavy flood situation that occurred not so long ago. So they are issues with flooding that we had to contend with. Of course you know many of these locations they are only accessible by air so its also a challenge in terms of weather to get to these locations the Project Manager said.The team has been receiving support from Government agencies and the various village councils to roll out the programme in the shortest time.The programme is yet another promise being fulfilled by the PPPC Government to bridge the digital gap between the hinterland and the coast.
