Dear Editor,
Please permit me space in your newspaper to address the disturbing statement made by the Chief Whip of the Opposition PPP/C party, Gail Teixeira, on the “Matters of Public Importance” aired on CNS Channel 6 on May 17, 2019 that, “The APNU+AFC has made no impact on Guyanese”.

How can the PPP/C honestly make such statements when it is now under the APNU/AFC Guyanese can breathe a sigh of relief after being free from the struggles under the PPP/C administration?

It is the APNU+AFC which have impacted Guyanese’s lives positively since it came to office. Firstly, by creating the Ministry of Social Cohesion the government is working to promote a unified Guyana where diversities are embraced, conflicts resolved, networks and collaboration with stakeholders strengthened, equity promoted and decision-making processes result in equal opportunities and benefits to all. The work of this ministry will better assist and unify Guyanese to understand each other, after the scars the PPP/C left the nation in over the last few decades.

Basic social services which were stymied under the PPP/C government, this government has improved by increasing – the old age pensions, monthly public assistance along with the public service salaries. The education system has been greatly improved with the building of new schools which now contain ‘smart’ classrooms that now promote STEAM and STEM. The President has created the Five B’s Programme which provided buses, bicycles and boats to enhance the transportation of our nation’s children to get to and from school safely and freely, thereby boosting the attendance rates above 95 per cent; this was achieved by more than 75 schools across the country.

Government has also invested in its work force; the administration has taken a bold step by increasing teachers’ salary and most recently, they offered head-teachers duty-free concession on cars, boat engines and all-terrain vehicles.

Guyanese youths were not left behind in the shadows, they were offered opportunities to enhance their development through the youth innovation/empowerment projects, Youth Entrepreneurship Program, the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) Programme, Guyana Civil Society Leadership Project, Youth Empowerment Project, Interactive Math and Science Programme, National Career Guidance Program, Women Empowerment, Public Service College and the night school at Sophia. Also, youths are currently undergoing leadership training and capacity-building through various workshops. Moreover, the government, in the 2019 budget, allocated funds to better assist Guyanese entrepreneurs with business grants to the value of G$300,000.

Editor space would not permit me to list the meaningful impact the APNU+AFC has had on the long-suffering masses of Guyanese, who could now say they have entered the era of the good life!
Regards
Ceion Rollox