By Travis Chase| HGP Nightly News|
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Fierce public questioning from Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed over the government’s handling of the stalled Young Professional Homes project has prompted a swift, high-level response from the Ministry of Housing and Water. State officials revealed on Monday that they have formally engaged international law enforcement agencies—including INTERPOL, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and CARICOM IMPACS—in a global manhunt to track down delinquent contractor Omar Malik.
The political friction peaked after Opposition Leader Mohamed publicly criticized the administration’s oversight of the national housing initiative, calling for urgent intervention on behalf of dozens of defrauded Guyanese families. The victims, many of whom are young up-and-coming professionals, invested their entire life savings into mortgage arrangements facilitated through local commercial banks, only to be left with abandoned foundations, unfinished structures, and mounting debts.
“The young professionals have been robbed,” Mohamed stated, challenging the state apparatus. “How could a project facilitated through a government housing initiative become a nightmare for Guyanese?”
Pushing back against accusations of administrative passivity, the Ministry of Housing and Water issued a comprehensive statement clarifying that Malik and his construction firm, DreamVu Homes, have been under active multi-agency investigation for several months.
According to state files, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) issued a series of public warnings and national newspaper notices as far back as August 2025, ordering Malik to report to the ministry to address severe contractual non-compliance and unresolved financial allocations. When those ultimatums failed to yield cooperation, the ministry lodged formal criminal fraud reports with the Guyana Police Force.
The investigation has since escalated dramatically after intelligence ranks confirmed that Malik successfully fled the country to evade prosecution. In response, the Ministry’s Enforcement and Compliance Department expanded its dragnet across borders, sharing forensic details and financial documentation with global security bodies to facilitate an immediate international review and trigger cross-border arrest protocols.
Ministry officials maintained that these extensive global enforcement actions were set in motion long before recent political commentary attempted to weaponize the plight of the affected homeowners. Denouncing the critical rhetoric as groundless and false, the ministry emphasized that regulatory bodies have exercised complete due diligence throughout the process.
While acknowledging the deep financial distress and severe emotional toll inflicted on the families left in limbo, the housing ministry reaffirmed its commitment to exploring all lawful avenues, supporting the international police tracking network, and providing local support frameworks for the victims until a legal resolution is achieved.
