–President Ali says more jobs, developments imminent

THOUSANDS of Guyanese are now able to reap more benefits from the nation’s productive sectors because of the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali.
The president made the observation on Saturday, during a live address to the nation on his Facebook page.

“We returned thousands of workers back to work; we reopened and rebuilt the mining sector, we reinvested in agriculture, we reinvested in drainage and irrigation, building our productive capacity and capability,” Dr. Ali said, adding:
“We inspired confidence; brought back the bauxite industry, creating 1,000s of jobs… That is the government you elected.”
The Head of State also stressed that the economic transformation of Guyana is visible everywhere, along with the social transformation of the ordinary citizens.
And, according to Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh, in January, during a broadcast with President Ali, the bauxite industry was most successful during the PPP/C’s tenures in office.
From 1979 to 1992, when the then People’s National Congress (PNC) held the governing office, the industry’s production levels were significantly low when compared to the PPP/C during 1993-2014.
Thereafter, a decline was recorded when the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) held office from 2015-2020.
President Ali and Dr. Singh had presented a graph which showed that there was a higher average of production under successive PPP/C governments compared to the PNC/APNU+AFC’s.
According to the minister, during 2015-2020, several operators had suspended operations, which saw hundreds of workers being laid off.
He said that the economic life of communities at Kwakwani, Ituni, Linden and New Amsterdam had collapsed under the ‘Coalition’, as these were the communities that were hubs for bauxite production.
Now, the government is making significant investments to increase production, and support the modernisation of the industry, and this has led to the projection of a massive production increase.
“I want us to look at the facts, results and reality. This is a time for hard work; this is the time for debates and ideas, critical analysis … We have a lot of work ahead of us; we are not slowing down. This year we are going to step harder on the accelerator to bring prosperity to every home in our country,” President Ali said.