-Loo Creek poultry farmer says, as he highlights excellent job being done by PPP/C gov’t

DR Sean Cambridge who has endorsed the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), said on Tuesday that as a large-scale poultry farmer who has invested heavily in Guyana, he isn’t about promoting any political party, but merely acknowledging progress as he sees it.

Dr Cambridge was among those present at a community meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and his team, at Loo Creek, Seventh-Day Adventist Camp Site on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

“I want to thank not only the minister but the government at large for doing a good job. I am not here to promote any political party, but I am here to say ‘give Jack his jacket’ and to acknowledge progress when you see it’s being done everywhere. There will be new elections shortly and I will not tell you how to vote, but people should use their conscience and put their ‘x’ where they see there is progress,” a very hyped Dr Cambridge said.

The poultry farmer and Chairman of the Seventh-Day Adventist Conference told the large gathering that he wanted an opportunity to point out a few things done by the political party in Loo Creek and generally across Guyana.

He stated that in the sugar sector, a 28 per cent increase in production was recorded with the reopening of the Rose Hall estate, along with a seven per cent increase in rice production. Additionally, he said there has been an increase in our exports of over $3 billion.

“And I think that is complimentary for the Ministry of Agriculture. Crops are up $919 million, and people do not know this but it’s true,” he said.

In addition to the rapid development, Dr Cambridge noted that there are 17 new pump stations under construction or already completed, pointing out that he did not know that drainage and irrigation (D&I) was the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture.

As a large-scale poultry farmer at Loo Creek, he stated that as for processing plants, one each is located at Yarrowkabra, Anna Regina and Charity, which will help boost food productivity in Guyana.

Dr Cambridge, who fully endorsed the PPP/C with his enthusiastic stance, heaped praise on the current administration for taking Guyana forward on many levels.

He added that aquaculture is up 250 per cent, noting that there is a facility at Black Bush Polder. He reminded the gathering that 123 shade houses have been set up in Guyana since 2023.

As for farmers’ relief, he said many have benefitted from cash grants among other interventions, noting that all the promises that were made have been fulfilled in the community.

Further, Dr Cambridge disclosed that with the minister’s intervention, Loo Creek will soon have potable water. He reminded the gathering that pipes have been laid and a well dug in keeping with a promise that was made by President Irfaan Ali when he visited the community.

As he continued to highlight the progress under the Ali-led administration, he asked, “Agriculture is good, but do you think it contributes a lot to our country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the area of oil and gas? Does agriculture play a difference well?”.

In response, he stated that agriculture contributes to 28 per cent of our country’s GDP.

“That is more than commendable,” he emphasised.

Dr Cambridge made it clear that he is not a politician, and he wasn’t there to speak on behalf of the government, nor was he paid by the minister to make a statement in favour of the government. He told the gathering that he chose to speak up because of the noticeable continuous progress in the country.

He later revealed that 65,000 jobs have been created, and this information is available on the internet and on Google for all to see. It is not just fiction, he added.

Dr Cambridge pointed out that over 25,000 new house lots were developed, new roads were built, healthcare is improving and there are general improvements in every sector.