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President lauds rice farmers for their contributions to the economy

PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar, on Friday last, acknowledged the significant contributions of rice farmers to Guyana’s economy, and called on them for their support to ensure much more happens in 2014.
Guyana recorded its highest ever rice production in 2013, netting 530,000 tonnes.Speaking to the farmers during a Christmas party organised by the Rice Producers Association (RPA) at Crane, West Coast of Demerara, President Ramotar observed that things are not smooth and easy with projects always being stopped for one reason or the other.
Pointing to cuts of the national budget earlier this year, he reminded that they affected major development programmes for the country such as the Specialty Hospital, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion and the Amaila Falls Hydro Power Project. The President noted that the Amaila Falls project would have alleviated electricity problems in Guyana, in addition to attracting investment, and creating employment for Guyanese.
“Only recently, the Anti Money Laundering Bill which targets drug trafficking and people profiting from illegal money, again the opposition opposed it… I know that it is putting our country in great danger and carrying up the cost in doing business in Guyana,” the President stated.
He appealed to the rice farmers for their support to carry on and pull the country forward. (GINA)

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Originally Posted by Conscience:

President lauds rice farmers for their contributions to the economy

PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar, on Friday last, acknowledged the significant contributions of rice farmers to Guyana’s economy, and called on them for their support to ensure much more happens in 2014.
Guyana recorded its highest ever rice production in 2013, netting 530,000 tonnes.Speaking to the farmers during a Christmas party organised by the Rice Producers Association (RPA) at Crane, West Coast of Demerara, President Ramotar observed that things are not smooth and easy with projects always being stopped for one reason or the other.
Pointing to cuts of the national budget earlier this year, he reminded that they affected major development programmes for the country such as the Specialty Hospital, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion and the Amaila Falls Hydro Power Project. The President noted that the Amaila Falls project would have alleviated electricity problems in Guyana, in addition to attracting investment, and creating employment for Guyanese.
“Only recently, the Anti Money Laundering Bill which targets drug trafficking and people profiting from illegal money, again the opposition opposed it… I know that it is putting our country in great danger and carrying up the cost in doing business in Guyana,” the President stated.
He appealed to the rice farmers for their support to carry on and pull the country forward. (GINA)

this president living in a different world maybe some body should tell him the rice farmers did not get any money from the millers for christmas 

FM

Poor rice farmers; on their backs the oil supply rests. That there can be growth here with the farmers getting a fair deal is the most brazen PPP ponzi scheme. Now that the Venezuelans are catching their ass they will ask for their fair share of this loot. I hope they do since it will dry up a big pipeline of scam money to the PPP.

FM
Originally Posted by Nehru:

HEHEHE  HAHAHA SOURPUSSES on a Roll.

Bhiaji, don't laugh at dem rice farmers. I know for a fact, many did not receive payment yet for their crops. There is certain avaricious PPP fella at #51 who is acting as Lord and Baron.

Mitwah
Originally Posted by Nehru:

HEHEHE  HAHAHA SOURPUSSES on a Roll.

Only a half of a brain is required to explain the bottleneck in payment to farmers.  The delay is as long as six months with more than an issue of longer with most. It is so because the government pays for oil with rice. Now if there is no money in between  the farmer and his payment due except what is to  collected from the resale of discounted oil in a system fraught with corruption how can one envision this not being as close to a ponzy scheme as one can get? I suspect it is completely a ponzy scheme since farmers are experiencing increasing delay in payments as the years go on. If the Venezuelans stop the low priced oil ( and given their destitution they will) , farmers will be left holding goose eggs left and right. Take note of this post because on the day the oil stops I will ask you to remember it.

FM

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