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206.
Out of an allocation of $85 million in fiscal 2013, a total of $65 million was
utilised for the on-going construction and refurbishment of community centres under the
Programme for the Construction and Upgrade of Community Facilities. A total of five (5)
new community centres in the areas of Jerningham Junction, Quarry Drive, Marac,
Sister‟s Road and Calvary Hill were completed and opened during the fiscal year. The
entire allocation of $15 million made towards the refurbishment of community centres
was spent on upgrade works to existing centres. For the fiscal year, eight (8) community
centres in the areas of Carapichima, Cumana, Golconda, Guaico Tamana, Manahmabre,
Mendez Village, Patna River Estate and Tunapuna were completely refurbished.
207.
Refurbishment of Export Centres throughout the country continued in fiscal 2013
with expenditure in the sum of $4 million. Major achievements for the year included:
construction of offices, partition and other upgrades at Mausica, Bon Air,
Mount Hope, Fyzabad and Point Fortin
installation of perimeter fencing at Morvant, Point Fortin and Mausica
upgrade of guard booths at Bon Air, Mausica and Bourg Mulatresse
installation of air conditioning units at La Brea, Fyzabad, Tunapuna, Point
Fortin and Palo Seco
electrical upgrades Mausica, Bon Air, Tunapuna and La Brea
208.
The sum of $4 million was expended in fiscal 2013 for the refurbishment of civic
centres and complexes throughout the country. Tender documents have been prepared for
refurbishment works at the Sangre Grande Civic Centre and regional complexes in the
areas of Toco, Esperance, Plaisance and Laventille.
209.
The Community Development Fund (CDF) continued in its thrust to alleviate
poverty and promote development in targeted communities with expenditure in the sum
of $9.3 million out of an allocation of $15 million. The activities that were undertaken
included:
establishment of three (3) household interventions in Icacos, Barrackpore
and Penal under the Basket of Funding Programme
completion of a training programme in project proposal development under
the Organisational Development Programme in which twenty-four (24)
persons from six (6) organisations participated
recruitment of a core group of thirteen (13) community volunteers under the
Community Volunteers Programme. The community volunteers also
received training which would allow them to provide technical assistance
and institutional strengthening support to CSO‟s
implementation of the Parlatuvier Community Enhancement and
Regeneration Programme which was completed in June 2013.
