IT was a happy day on Saturday for scores of senior citizens of Mon Repos and neighbouring communities on the East Coast of Demerara, as they were feted and provided with hampers in the true spirit of goodwill, which is associated with the Christmas season.

President Donald Ramotar joined the celebration at the Mon Repos Community Centre where he was eagerly greeted by the gathering, comprising mostly former sugar workers. He extended season’s greeting to them and even joined in carol singing.
President Ramotar reminded them of the numerous developments that have occurred since the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government took office to improve the standard of living of all Guyanese.  In 1992, pensioners were paid a meagre $211 but today they take home $12,500 and also benefit from the annual subsidy for water and now electricity.
President Ramotar also mentioned some of the other developments in the health, education and housing sectors, such as the school-feeding programme, improved health infrastructure and services and government’s housing drive which has seen over 100,000 house lots distributed to citizens with a drastic increase among young people.
Present at the event also were Minister of Home Affairs and PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony.

(GINA)