WITH the Christmas holidays now over, Guyanese must now begin to address the coming general and regional elections, slated for when President Donald Ramotar announces the date for such to be held. This is a contest shaping up to become the Mother of all Elections. What is at stake will be the future of Guyana and all that it has gained, including its restoration as a respected State in the international Hall of Nations.

As a Guyanese, I can conscientiously say that since the ascension to government of the PPP/C, Guyanese have been able to enjoy numerous amenities as a result of the many socio-economic programmes.
Of particular note would be the freedoms which we as a people now enjoy. Just look at what  appears in the letters columns of the print media, as against the practice prior to 1992!
The question for Guyanese, then, should be whether they desire the continuation of the tangible benefits of national development, or an abrupt end to such, concomitant with reverting to those past painful years.
This must not be a situation that should be guided by political Party loyalty for the mere sake of such. Instead, it ought to be choice of party that has proven its known capability for governing in the interest of country and people. And there is only one Party that has done so in the history of Guyana: The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic Government.
This is the Party whose Government has lifted Guyana from its fallen position by 1992, and has raised it to the level of national transformation, which now pervades. This is indeed the Party that deserves our votes at the coming polls.

GEORGE McINTOSH