PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has noted that his government’s focus is not just on making Guyana great, but on making it the greatest place on earth.
The Head of State was at the time addressing a crowd in Region Seven at a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) fundraiser held recently.
He said, “Our focus is not making Guyana great. It’s making Guyana the greatest place on earth, the greatest place to live, the safest place to live, the most secure place where families can grow, where we can have a supporting ecosystem so you can live the best quality life wherever you are.”

He noted that this will be done in Region Seven and countrywide through continued investments in healthcare, investments in young people, and providing them with the opportunity to own businesses, along with empowering women and improving the disposable income, while also making homeownership easier.
Dr. Ali added that the PPP/C government will continue working on reducing the cost of housing loans further and providing more subsidies so that everyone can have a quality roof over their heads.

In relation to increasing disposable income in Region Seven, he posited co-investing with small miners, bringing small and medium-sized miners into consortia so that they will no longer be land renters but landowners.

He said, “We’re going to work on bringing them on board with the large miners because the large miners must recognise that the only way for us to survive and build this mining sector is if we support the small and medium-sized enterprises. So, we’re going to build partnerships with the big miners, the medium-scale miners and the small-scale miners.”
Dr Ali disclosed that the PPP/C will further define its comprehensive strategy for the development of that region and the country at large.