The PPP/C today continued its campaign, as the date for the 2011 national and regional elections is now set for November 28.
Addressing the thousands of supporters who gathered at the Kitty Market Square, Georgetown, the party’s Presidential Candidate, Donald Ramotar said that Guyana has witnessed widespread development in every aspect of government and lamented the attempts by detractors to disregard such progress.
He recalled that since the establishment of the PPP/C, the development and well-being of Guyanese have remained a top priority and reaffirmed the party’s commitment to ensure social and economic justice for all citizens.
“We will work tirelessly to ensure that we abolish poverty from the land. We will work to see that our country generate enough wealth so it can be equally distributed to all our people,” the Presidential Candidate said.
Acknowledging the work done under previous PPP/C governments, he said that there have been extraordinary changes in the positive direction which will continue as long as the party is voted back into Office.
The party recognises the need for the creation of higher-paying jobs and has already began putting in modern infrastructure and pressing forward with its Information Communication Technology (ICT) strategy.
Ramotar pointed out that the Opposition and their cohorts recognise that hydropower is one of the major impediments for future development of Guyana; hence their strident attacks on the
Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, which is designed to take the country’s development to new heights.
He posited that the unprecedented pace at which Guyana is growing, the hydropower plant which will come on stream in four years time, will not be enough and steps will have to be taken to develop cogeneration, wind power, and bio-fuels as alternative energy sources.
Ramotar emphasised that every Guyanese regardless of race, religion, age or geographic location, is included in the country’s massive development thrust.
“We will ensure that you are provided with education so as to serve the economic development of our society…we will train more people in the areas of science and technology, management and accountancy, skills that we need to propel Guyana’s future development,” Ramotar said.
He highlighted the need to improve the transportation sector, which holds great potential in driving development and disclosed plans for the establishment of a deep-water harbour. This he said, will reduce the cost of imports and allow for the availability of more resources to be spent on improving the lives of people.
He also spoke of plans to build a better air transport facility, with longer runway to facilitate bigger passenger and cargo planes.
“We want to make Guyana a hub with regards to transportation for the Caribbean and South America and we can only do so by modernising and improving on the quality of our air transport,” the Presidential Candidate said.
He added that under his leadership, investment will continue to be made in people and made reference to the modern hospital that will be built to cater for patients who need major surgeries that are currently not done in Guyana.
He assured the PPP/C Government will continue to consolidate and advance its democracy further and stressed the importance of press freedom even though some are clear in their agenda to spread propaganda.
To this end, Ramotar lauded President Bharrat Jagdeo for the magnanimity his displayed in the Sharma case, whereby the two-month ban was lifted until after the elections.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon in his very spirited remarks said that since 1992 the PPP/C Government has been righting the wrongs of the PNC administration. He recalled the marginalisation and impoverishment that Guyana’s First Peoples have had to face until the PPP/C Government took Office.
“We pledge today to continue the work that has been done under successive PPP/C Governments,” he said.
He also noted that many wrongs have to be righted with regards to Afro-Guyanese and said that, “henceforth no Afro-Guyanese man, woman, child, or leader should ever feel that standing up for the PPP/C is a risk and that they will have to face enmity, discrimination and scorn…greed destroyed our national unity,” he said.
He pointed that today, this situation has changed drastically and many Afro-Guyanese have served and made numerous contributions under the PPP/C administration.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Colin Croal also recapped on the positive developments that have taken place to improve the living standards of Amerindians.
He made reference to the degree of importance to which Government attaches education as it is seen as the key to eradicating poverty in Guyana. Croal also highlighted initiatives such as the hinterland scholarship, uniform assistance and school-feeding programmes, Guyana Learning Channel, and ICT among many others, that have changed the lives of people on the coast land as well as in hinterland communities.
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Addressing the thousands of supporters who gathered at the Kitty Market Square, Georgetown, the party’s Presidential Candidate, Donald Ramotar said that Guyana has witnessed widespread development in every aspect of government and lamented the attempts by detractors to disregard such progress.
He recalled that since the establishment of the PPP/C, the development and well-being of Guyanese have remained a top priority and reaffirmed the party’s commitment to ensure social and economic justice for all citizens.
“We will work tirelessly to ensure that we abolish poverty from the land. We will work to see that our country generate enough wealth so it can be equally distributed to all our people,” the Presidential Candidate said.
Acknowledging the work done under previous PPP/C governments, he said that there have been extraordinary changes in the positive direction which will continue as long as the party is voted back into Office.
The party recognises the need for the creation of higher-paying jobs and has already began putting in modern infrastructure and pressing forward with its Information Communication Technology (ICT) strategy.
Ramotar pointed out that the Opposition and their cohorts recognise that hydropower is one of the major impediments for future development of Guyana; hence their strident attacks on the
Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, which is designed to take the country’s development to new heights.
He posited that the unprecedented pace at which Guyana is growing, the hydropower plant which will come on stream in four years time, will not be enough and steps will have to be taken to develop cogeneration, wind power, and bio-fuels as alternative energy sources.
Ramotar emphasised that every Guyanese regardless of race, religion, age or geographic location, is included in the country’s massive development thrust.
“We will ensure that you are provided with education so as to serve the economic development of our society…we will train more people in the areas of science and technology, management and accountancy, skills that we need to propel Guyana’s future development,” Ramotar said.
He highlighted the need to improve the transportation sector, which holds great potential in driving development and disclosed plans for the establishment of a deep-water harbour. This he said, will reduce the cost of imports and allow for the availability of more resources to be spent on improving the lives of people.
He also spoke of plans to build a better air transport facility, with longer runway to facilitate bigger passenger and cargo planes.
“We want to make Guyana a hub with regards to transportation for the Caribbean and South America and we can only do so by modernising and improving on the quality of our air transport,” the Presidential Candidate said.
He added that under his leadership, investment will continue to be made in people and made reference to the modern hospital that will be built to cater for patients who need major surgeries that are currently not done in Guyana.
He assured the PPP/C Government will continue to consolidate and advance its democracy further and stressed the importance of press freedom even though some are clear in their agenda to spread propaganda.
To this end, Ramotar lauded President Bharrat Jagdeo for the magnanimity his displayed in the Sharma case, whereby the two-month ban was lifted until after the elections.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon in his very spirited remarks said that since 1992 the PPP/C Government has been righting the wrongs of the PNC administration. He recalled the marginalisation and impoverishment that Guyana’s First Peoples have had to face until the PPP/C Government took Office.
“We pledge today to continue the work that has been done under successive PPP/C Governments,” he said.
He also noted that many wrongs have to be righted with regards to Afro-Guyanese and said that, “henceforth no Afro-Guyanese man, woman, child, or leader should ever feel that standing up for the PPP/C is a risk and that they will have to face enmity, discrimination and scorn…greed destroyed our national unity,” he said.
He pointed that today, this situation has changed drastically and many Afro-Guyanese have served and made numerous contributions under the PPP/C administration.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Colin Croal also recapped on the positive developments that have taken place to improve the living standards of Amerindians.
He made reference to the degree of importance to which Government attaches education as it is seen as the key to eradicating poverty in Guyana. Croal also highlighted initiatives such as the hinterland scholarship, uniform assistance and school-feeding programmes, Guyana Learning Channel, and ICT among many others, that have changed the lives of people on the coast land as well as in hinterland communities.
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