–VP Jagdeo

OWING to critical investments in several communities, some 6,000 job opportunities have been created in hinterland regions of the country, Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said.

Dr. Jagdeo, during a press conference, last week told reporters that the revitalised Youth Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP) has seen the employment of nearly 2,700 Community Service Officers (CSOs).

Additionally, the part-time jobs programme has provided income for another 3,000 individuals.

Further, Dr. Jagdeo noted that there is significant work being done in several communities and local people are engaged in these projects.

According to him, the government has awarded millions in contracts to small contractors in the hinterland for infrastructural projects. This he noted has further boosted employment prospects.

The CSO initiative was launched in 2014 and targeted some 2,000 youths between the ages of 16-40 in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine.

YEAP was part of the then People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government’s commitment to youth development, advancement and investment in the lives of the Indigenous People.

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Further Dr. Jagdeo disclosed that over the past four years, the government has generated more than 50,000 job opportunities for Guyanese nationwide.

The vice-president had previously stated that this achievement marks a tremendous accomplishment for the PPP government, which, in its 2020-2025 Manifesto, promised to provide 50,000 new jobs by the end of its first term in office.

The government, he noted, has already delivered beyond the Manifesto promises it made during the campaign period of the 2020 general elections.

“We pride ourselves on this. If you look at our Manifesto; our promise to the people of this country, already in the first three years we have fulfilled 90 per cent of the promise. We have gone beyond those promises,” Dr. Jagdeo said.