SVG secures loan for purchase of wooden houses from Guyana. HOMES PURCHASED FOR RED ZONE RESIDENTS TO ARRIVE SOON. Funding for the houses will be provided by Demerara Bank of Guyana at a cost of 6 million EC dollars (2.2US) at 7 years at 5 per cent interest rate on the declining balance. “We are bearing the cost as a nation,” Dr. Gonsalves said.