– New Year’s Resolutions

THIS week the Pepperpot Magazine took to the streets of Georgetown to interact with Guyanese on their resolutions for 2024.

Some people still keep resolutions, while others don’t, but it is customary for many people to make resolutions and work towards achieving them whenever we embark on a new year.

SAVING, BUILDING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The team spoke to Nicholas McDonald, 27, a spritely young man employed with Sheriff Security who was at work that day.

He sid that, as customary, he keeps resolutions for the New Year, and will work towards achieving them.

McDonald reported that being a father of two, he has no other option but to work to maintain his household.

His New Year resolution is to save money to build his own house, since he wants to escape paying rent.

McDonald said that he also aspires to become self-employed. He plans to ride and sell homemade pastries and local fruit juices.

According to McDonald, things will fall into place for him, because he comes from a family of six, and his sisters will assist him with making the pastries and fruit juice.

He related that his main resolution for 2024, however, is to construct his own house. He’s already applied for a plot of land.

McDonald’s has been working with the privately-owned security service for the past year, but he hopes to find other avenues to earn, since he has responsibilities for his two children.

HOME OWNERSHIP
Ronauther Small is also a vendor along Regent Street, Georgetown, and on that day, she was selling some items she got from a barrel sent to Guyana by her relatives.

Small, 41, a mother of three, told the Pepperpot Magazine that her resolution for 2024 is to move into her very own little house.

She would like to be free of the burden of paying rent, and although she’s applied for a house lot, she is still waiting to receive it.

The vendor explained that she used to be employed, but five years ago, she had had enough and wanted to start her own small business, so she began vending.

“At Christmastime, I would come out here to sell the barrel stuff to catch my hands; you know how it is,” she said.

Small said that working with herself is a blessing, since she can focus on things like fulfilling her New Year’s resolutions.

CAREER ADVANCEMENT
Troy Wright, a self-employed man, says his resolution is to become the coach of the National Youth Football Team.

The 51-year-old told the Pepperpot Magazine that he is now coaching the Marian Academy Football Under-11 girls’ team, and they recently won after 12 years.

Wright has been contributing to sports as a coach for the past eight years.

MAKING GUYANA HOME
Lia Pichaido, a sales clerk at a store, told the Pepperpot Magazine that her resolution for 2024 is to continue living in Guyana. As an immigrant, she has been here for the past three months and gained employment. She is one of many seeking a better life in Guyana.

The 25-year-old said she is still adjusting to living in Guyana and working. Even though there is the language barrier, she is of the opinion that things will only get better.