praises gov’t for the opportunity to grow, improve life

CRITICAL investments in infrastructure not only improve the lives of the direct beneficiaries, but also serve as a catalyst for change among persons who are contracted to execute the pertinent work.

Of these many individuals, 45-year-old Angeline Christie prominently stands out owing to the fact that she did not have an easy childhood or adulthood.
In an interview with the Guyana Chronicle on Monday, this single mother of six reflected on how empowered she feels as a woman in the male-dominated field of construction.
From the tender age of eight, Christie was already on her feet and working in order to keep her household functioning.
Speaking on her childhood, she said: “It was a bit tough, because we had to go out at an early age [to work]… I was eight and used to be selling [Guyana] Chronicle and Stabroek [newspapers].”

With life being rocky and filled with challenges, Christie kept on pushing, no matter how gloomy it might have seemed.
In adulthood, she then ventured off into selling incense, oils and perfumes, and then moved on to selling tasty treats. For this single mother, there wasn’t a bridge that she wouldn’t cross in order to put her kids first.

It is for this reason that Christie praised the current PPP/C government for staying true to their commitment of creating jobs for all.
“When I see myself then and I see myself now, I thank the government,” the single mother of six gleefully told this publication.
Lost for words and still stunned by the opportunity handed to her, Christie also said: “It’s so overwhelming; I feel great. It’s such a good feeling that I can’t even express myself.”
As with many other citizens, Christie said that the prospects under the PPP/C Government are brighter when compared to the previous coalition administration, when persons were bombarded with taxes on essentials such as water and electricity.

The contractor said it was tough to even put food on the table for her and the kids during the coalition’s five-year tenure.
Addressing how she got the inspiration to become a contractor, Christie said: “I would normally be at Ministry of Education selling, and one day, one of the guys said ‘Do you want to be a contractor?’ I thought it was a joke and I said ‘yes’… So I took the motivation.”

Today, she is participating in the tremendous development ongoing in Albouystown and surrounding communities.
For her, seeing her once-neglected community being factored into the nation’s overall development is a positive.
“The development is good; it shows that the [PPP/C] government is working,” she said.

Earlier this month, Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said that job creation has exceeded expectations. Since assuming office in 2020, more than 50,000 people have become employed.
With this goal coming sooner than expected, it marks a tremendous accomplishment for the PPP/C government, which, in its 2020-2025 Manifesto, promised to provide 50,000 new jobs by the end of its first term in office.