Former President tells businessmen Opposition making wild promises
The crowd of the business community at the meeting with Dr Bharrat Jagdeo
The crowd of the business community at the meeting with Dr Bharrat Jagdeo

FORMER President of Guyana Dr Bharrat Jagdeo told businessmen at Anna Regina on Tuesday that the Opposition was making wild promises on its campaign trail, speaking of proposals that were unsustainable and would take the country backwards.At a forum for businessmen and women, Dr Jagdeo, who has been asked by President Donald Ramotar to head the Government’s Economic Coommittee,

said the Opposition’s agenda would take the country back to those days when they [the PNC] ate up every cent of reserve the country had. He said the PPP/C Government has US$800M reserve in the Central Bank. Dr Jagdeo said the opposition has that old philosophy not to accumulate wealth. The former President warned businessmen/women about the opposition economic philosophy and their promises. He said they will give everybody everything, it sounds attractive but has no means whatsoever of being financially productive. Dr Jagdeo said the economic energy of the country will disappear if the Opposition is elected to office.
The Former President said the opposition blocked the Hydro power project because they don’t want such a big project like that to come on stream under the PPP/C.
At the end of the meeting businessmen/women were allowed to raise questions with the Former President, One of the questions raised was why goods being brought in via the Charity Port of Entry had to wait some three weeks before documents were processed in Georgetown. Dr. Jagdeo in reply said the office at Charity should be integrated into the system in Georgetown so documents can be processed quickly. He promised as head of the Economic Council to look into the matter. Another question raised with the Former President was the internet system which is not very efficient on the Essequibo Coast. He said the Government will bring in more internet services with bigger bandwidth. Dr Jagdeo said the network has not being completed because of the opposition cuts to the National budgets in the National Assembly during the past three years.
One resident from Lima Sands said the road in the area is in very bad state and need to be paved. The Former President said the cuts in the National also affected the construction of the much needed roadway. Reports said money was budgeted for the construction of the road.

 

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