Eight consecutive years of economic growth
Eight consecutive years of recorded economic growth, is no ordinary jack in the box economics, or pull a rabbit out- of- the- hat planning. It is a particularly laudable achievement, and could have only been achieved through what can be described as the most detailed growth and development policies, supported by prudent management of the funding capacity and the nation’s fiscal affairs on the whole, that have allowed for sustainability of an economy that has continued its momentum.And for Guyana, to which the above refers, a recorded 5.2% economic growth in 2013 is testimony to the visionary planners in the PPP/C Government who have been overseeing the transformative process. This latest stats will bring no comfort of any kind, to the perennial critics, bad “mothers” and prophets of doom, whose voodoo economic predictions, have been defeated each year by socio-economic policies that continue to advance this country and its people to the safety ground of economic security and social justice. All Guyanese should now feel proud and confident of a government, which has vindicated their trust of governing in their interests, ensuring in the process that they are always the prime beneficiaries of initiatives meant for better living. Therefore, it is no idle boast to say, that the future for Guyana and its people, has never been so glorious. Such growth is especially astounding, taking into consideration the debilitating and harrowing effects of the international economic meltdown that caused many other economies to ground to a halt, with the inevitable consequences of severe social dislocation and unrest. The truth is, for most of those affected countries, the crisis exposed planning that hardly ever took into consideration, the essentials of long term economic planning and safeguards. It is even more significant that in such circumstances that would have forced so many affected countries to exact drastic cuts to social programmes-no such occurred in Guyana. In fact, all programmes designed for the advancement of citizens, continued unabated. It is interesting to note that the key sectors: Housing and Water, Health, Education, Human Services, and Security, continue to receive more budgetary funding. No more is this evident, than in infrastructure, where roads, bridges, and culverts, for example, continued to be constructed in many parts of the country. A well-managed economy that has continued to benefit its people can only continue to grow, because of the strong belief of Guyanese workers that their productive input is very much a part of this continued economic success. And selflessly supported by a government, which commitment to the mission of bettering the lives of all, is assured and 2014 will again be another one of further advancement.
