A survey carried out in 1971 by the Pan American Health Organisation found 38 percent of the population living below the poverty line.

A World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) conducted in 1993, about 43 percent of the population was found to live below the poverty line. The 1999 UNDP Living Conditions Survey (LCS) placed the population under absolute poverty at 38 percent.

Source:  POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY – PROGRESS REPORT 2005

The breadth of deprivation (intensity) in Guyana, which is the average
percentage of deprivation experienced by people in multidimensional poverty, is 39.5 per cent in 2010.

UNDP Human Development Report 2011.

MY COMMENTS:

If we can graph that we start at 38 % in the 70's, increase to 43% because of the PNC -80's and then Dr Jagan and Hoyte efforts knock it down to 38%.

Now we looking good, we suppose to continue the down ward thrend so in 2010, we expecting 25%, but lo and behold a MUD BRAIN Prezident torpedo the entire program and now we gone back up to 39.5%.

The preliminary indication in in 2012, the poverty level was 42%.

IS THIS PROGRESS OR BACKWARDNESS?

I THINK THIS IS PROGRESS Jugdeow bamsie style?

Who was his economic strategist, Kwambee McKhoy?

Boy , look, you go and find Cheddi Beret Jagan Esq, Esq, Esq quick and let him send wan lawyer clerk letter to this former MUDHEAD-in-CHIEF.