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Guyana’s booming economy will generate high demand for surveyors – President Ali

– as 17 land surveyors take Oath of Office

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With Guyana on the cusp of major economic development, President Irfaan Ali on Friday charged a new batch of land surveyors to prepare themselves to fill the demand that will arise as the country embarks on this journey.

The batch of 17 land surveyors, which included four females, took their Oath of Office on Friday at State House before the Head of State.

In his charge, the President outlined the importance of land surveying not just to ensure orderly use of land but also the country’s natural resources – both of which he noted are integral to the planning and execution of development works.

“Guyana needs land surveyors. There is a mismatch between the demand for land surveyors and the availability of qualified land surveyors; and there is an even greater gap for qualified, experienced land surveyors,” he said.

According to President Ali, with Guyana’s economy rapidly expanding, the demand for surveyors will significantly increase over the next 10 years.

“Economic development will skyrocket over the next 10 years and beyond. Megaprojects are planned for the energy and transport sectors. The tourist sector will experience economic takeoff. More than 50,000 house lots will be developed over the next five years. Private Sector development will also intensify. A booming economy will generate a high demand for more surveying services,” he posited.

However, while recognising that these surveyors are the pacesetters for the future of the profession, President Ali encouraged the young men and women to further elevate themselves to keep up with the changes that are occurring in the developing world.

“Don’t for a moment believe that you have arrived. Don’t believe that you have arrived today. You are just beginning the journey. Things are changing, dynamics are changing, technology is changing, skills set is changing and it requires continuous change in your outlook. We have to learn to unlearn to relearn. That is the new paradigm we live in. Technologies that were relevant 10 years ago are obsolete today,” the President asserted.

He went on to point out that surveying without GIS (Geographic Information System) training would not meet the requirements of the future. One such example the President mentioned is the emergence of marine surveyors in the blue economy sector. He also highlighted the need for surveyors in the planning of a new city who will be required to have a basic understanding of urban planning as well as in the decentralisation of the economy, which requires an understanding of regional planning.

To this end, President Ali urged the new surveyors to build on the foundation they have now so that they can position their careers to satisfy those future demands.

“Do not sit down and relax, and believe that you have arrived. You have to get the experience and you have to look at the future requirements and needs of the economy will be. Here is where all the potential will reside, right within our boundaries… Over the next 10 years, opportunities will, therefore, abound particularly for educated, smart, highly-skilled, trained and talented young people. This cohort of land surveyors is, therefore, a pacesetter for producing the quality skills needed for national development,” he stated.

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As such, the Head of State posited that Government will ensure that these surveyors get the opportunity to enhance their skill sets and disclosed that there will be specific programmes in his Administration’s 20,000 scholarship initiative for surveyors.

However, President Ali cautioned the 17 news surveyors that while they will be working in a new economy, they must be wary of the temptations out there.

“Let me be very frank with you, temptations will be high out there, especially the way the economy is taking off. But then it when you have to rely on the Oath that you took,” he stressed.

The President further charged them to emulate behaviour that would garner them a “spotless” reputation.

“I urge you to let the law direct your actions as professionals… You belong to an important profession – one in which your character and reputation matters. As land surveyors, you’ll also be expected to embody ethical responsibility. You will be expected to epitomise spotless integrity. Land surveyors are expected to act with the utmost competence at all times, and to exhibit the highest standards of personal and professional probity,” he pointed out.

With this addition of 17 new land surveyors, the 50-plus capacity at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission is now significantly boosted.

Acting Commissioner Enrique Monize told Guyana Times that they would need at least over 100 surveyors for the GL&SC to be operating comfortably in Guyana’s economic development.

During his remarks, Monize also charged the new surveyors to conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism as they join the field at a time when the country is on an upward development trajectory.

These surveyors were the successful candidates from two batches that were trained in 2018 and 2019. They had to undergo one year’s training and attain a 60 per cent and above pass rate in five surveying areas before qualifying to be certified.

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@Former Member posted:

No, kant! Sometimes.it's.worse! Especially if.it.has.anything.to do with.a Jagdeo.government!

It's not Jagdeo's Government. It's Ali's.

Dr. Ali brings to the job as chief executive of this country years of experience as a minister of government in the PPP/C administration. His signature achievements would have come when he headed the Ministry of Housing and Water, transforming communities and making land ownership affordable to all Guyanese. Although his journey to being President of this country was not an easy one, one could not miss his often calm demeanour in going about his tasks.

This is truly a great man.

R
@cain posted:

Nowadays any and everything is called Dr. Soon we'll hear of Dr Rama, Dr shally..... an' so on.

You'll.never hear. Dr . Cain, I'm sure! Too.suggest of fratricide by way of 'loving' to death!

FM

Guyana’s oil sector to create almost 27,000 jobs by 2025-IDB Report

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According to one of the World Bank’s latest assessments of Guyana’s economic prospects in light of its petroleum reserves, it is projected that the new resource will result in almost 27,000 jobs being created by 2025.

The financial institution specifically noted that the oil sector will create about 3,850 direct jobs and 23,100 indirect jobs by 2025, employing 0.7 and 3.9 percent of the workforce, respectively.

The financial institution was keen to note that the government has adopted a prudent approach to the development of local content but was keen to remind that the job-creating potential of the oil sector is limited by its capital- and skill-intensive nature while adding that Guyana’s small, undiversified manufacturing base is not capable of producing many of the sophisticated inputs the sector requires.

As oil exports rise, the bank said that the appreciation of the real exchange rate is expected to negatively impact the competitiveness of tradable sectors, a key symptom of Dutch disease.

It further noted that the country’s manufacturing and agriculture are likely to experience job losses as employment shifts toward the oil sector and non-tradable services.

Even though it is acknowledged that the new industry will create considerable levels of employment depending on its growth, the World Bank said it is critical that Guyana maintains focus on improving its civil services. The bank warned that oil and gas revenues will increase fiscal expenditures and raise expectations for better public service delivery.

Meeting these expectations the institution said, will require strengthening the civil service by developing leadership capacity and inculcating a culture of strategic planning, professional management, and robust monitoring and evaluation.

In addition, the bank said that systematic use of training needs assessments could help close existing performance gaps and improving the quality of managers, including via the recruitment of international experts and members of the Diaspora.

FM
@Ramakant-P posted:

They will need over 10,000 technical civil servants. UG is not producing enough graduates to fill the positions.

Get some from China.or Russia! Or, better yet, Venezuela! Iz dare lan, int it?

FM
@Ramakant-P posted:

They just eat it.

Really, Rama? I'll tell some Jamaicans I know to look you up to give you some of their sh*t to eat! You live in Brampton, according to Mitwah! Is that right? It will. be useless to hide! They will find you!

FM
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@cain posted:

Oi shallyyyy, Rama mekin e eyes en pass you, he say you is a Jamaican

That's not true, but thank you for the unintended compliment! They are my kind of people! Some Guyanese? I cannot help but scorn them!

FM
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@Former Member posted:

Really, Rama? I'll tell some Jamaicans I know to look you up to give you some of their sh*t to eat! You live in Brampton, according to Mitwah! Is that right? It will. be useless to hide! They will find you!

I met a Jamaican with a Guyanese friend in a bar about 20 years ago. The first thing he said to me was that he doesn't deal with people like me and he would take the beer bottle and push it down my throat.

My Guyanese friend had to hold me back and prevent me from kicking his butt. Of course, he would have beaten the crap out of me. So I know what kind of ignar these Jamaicans are.

R

Huh? I don't understand! Your friend had.to hold you.back to prevent you from.kicking his butt or he would beaten.the crap out of you? You should have protested! Now, we have to listen to all of your crap! Phew!!! You still stink, you kAnt!

FM
@Former Member posted:

Huh? I don't understand! Your friend had.to hold you.back to prevent you from.kicking his butt or he would beaten.the crap out of you? You should have protested! Now, we have to listen to all of your crap! Phew!!! You still stink, you kAnt!

What I said is true. 

R
@cain posted:

Rama, what did you say to the guy to receive such a greeting?

Absolutely nothing. My friend graduated from Agriculture school at Mon Repos and was working at the bank as a loan officer. I questioned his knowledge of the banking system and the Jamaican got Pi$$ed off.

That's all. I wasn't even talking to him.

R
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@Ramakant-P posted:

Absolutely nothing. My friend graduated from Agriculture school at Mon Repos and was working at the bank as a loan officer. I questioned his knowledge of the banking system and the Jamaican got Pi$$ed off.

That's all. I wasn't even talking to him.

You might have mentioned "black people cyan even run a cake shop"..yes?

cain
@Ramakant-P posted:

Absolutely nothing. My friend graduated from Agriculture school at Mon Repos and was working at the bank as a loan officer. I questioned his knowledge of the banking system and the Jamaican got Pi$$ed off.

That's all. I wasn't even talking to him.

Yet you boast about the PPP bringing them in for the.CIVIL service!

FM
@Former Member posted:

No, kant! Sometimes.it's.worse! Especially if.it.has.anything.to do with.a Jagdeo.government!

There is no Jagdeo government. 

@cain posted:

You might have mentioned "black people cyan even run a cake shop"..yes?

No! I didn't. There was no need to. I asked my friend to explain his appointment. He said Indians like to borrow money for one thing and use it for something else. So he knows where they are coming from when they tried to borrow money from the agricultural bank.

R

Back to reality:

Ali said that the PPP/C will provide the enabling environment and incentives for expansion of existing businesses and emergence of new businesses by removing obstacles to growth.

This is great news.

He said the traditional productive sectors must continue to play a significant economic and social role in the economy. Unlike the Oil and Gas sector which is capital intensive, mining, fisheries, agriculture, sugar, bauxite, rice, and forestry are labour intensive and employ a significant percentage of the population.

This man knows what he is talking about.

Ali said Guyana’s infrastructure, including infrastructure for transport (overland/road, air, river), utilities (water, telecoms/ICT, electricity), sea and river defense, drainage, garbage collection/sanitation, new hospitals, and schools must be expanded, modernized and become more efficient to support a flourishing economy.

This is what the PPP/C has to offer.   Plans for a booming economy.

R

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