GUYANA’S developmental trajectory is multi-faceted and multi-dimensional. There is an acceleration in the development trajectory which is touching every corner of the country. No region, district or community is left behind in this exciting process of national development.

Only recently on a visit to Region Seven, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during his interaction with residents of the mining community of Issano, highlighted a series of developmental initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of life of residents of that community.

Without a doubt, the region has witnessed significant development in all facets of life, thanks to the PPP/C administration.

But, like any other region in Guyana, there are still a number of challenges that needed to be addressed and President Ali wasted no time in assuring residents that the issues will be addressed through a multi-agency and a multi-sectorial approach.

Several agency heads who accompanied the President were instructed to take immediate action to resolve the issues raised by residents.

Development is all about people and the raising of their material and cultural well-being. It is against such a backdrop that President Ali has announced that government will roll out a series of developmental initiatives designed to boost the local economy and enhance the quality of life of residents along the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region.
He assured the residents that the government is committed to addressing key issues such as education, health, agriculture and solar energy.

No community, it has to be said, is problem-free. This is true both for hinterland and coastal regions. However, because of the geographic layout and the scattered nature of hinterland communities, there are a number of developmental challenges which continue to persist despite the best efforts of the PPP/C administration to address them.

It is however the proactive and prompt manner in which the issues are being dealt with by the current administration that sets it apart from the previous APNU+AFC administration.
In this regard, President Ali and the PPP/C administration must be given credit. This is indeed an example of a caring and responsive administration and a leadership approach to community development that has now become a defining characteristic of President Ali and the administration as a whole.

Such an approach to development has not gone unnoticed by the Guyanese people many of whom have not only embraced the government’s plan for prosperity but there are also indications of a shift in political allegiance in favour of the PPP.

People all across the political and ethnic spectrum are now embracing the political platform of the ruling PPP/C administration. This explained the victory of the PPP/C in the recent general and regional elections as well as the local government elections which saw the PPP/C defeating the APNU-AFC in the town of Bartica, once considered an opposition stronghold.

These are by no means episodic developments but resulted from the substantial economic and social gains made by the PPP/C which have impacted positively on the lives and well-being of the Guyanese people across the political, ethnic and geographical spectrum of the society. The rapid pace of growth, development and progress is evident in every community of Guyana.

One consequence of such developments is a higher level of acceptance and identification with the goals of national development. And this despite the attempts by the political opposition to sow the seeds of division on the basis of race and politics.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Guyanese people are much more discerning and goal-oriented. Many are tired of the politics of divisiveness as promulgated by the opposition and want to move forward along a path of progress and prosperity.

The PPP/C administration, on its part, is pressing ahead in a determined and focused manner with its development agenda aimed at bringing prosperity to every home.

As noted by President Ali, no government has all the answers; hence the necessity of a social contract with all individuals and groups that share the objectives of the ‘One Guyana’ initiative, which in essence is about the creation of a society in which every Guyanese is accorded a dignified and happy life, with full and equal access to social goods and services provided by the State.