–under PPP/C, Dr. Jagdeo tells residents
–urges citizens not to be misled by ‘wild promises, ‘game’ being played by WIN, APNU

GENERAL Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, in his address to thousands of supporters at a grand public meeting at Corriverton on Friday, stressed that the only party for the country is the PPP/C, as he laid out specific policies to ensure the continued development in Region Six and the country.
Highlighting some of the party’s plans for the next five years, he said they will continue to invest in world-class healthcare and education, open up 100,000 acres of farmland, increase cash grants distributions, construct concrete drains, upgrade infrastructure, among other progressive projects.
He said: “In the next term, we intend to increase the Because We Care grant, we intend to introduce a transportation grant…” so that parents do not have to worry about their children education.

Dr. Jagdeo said too that specialists will be sought to run the hospitals being constructed as well as to work to improve all of the health facilities countrywide.
In the area of housing, he said: “We will ensure who needs a house lot gets a house lot” with assistance to build and improve homes to be offered as well.
Dr. Jagdeo added: “We have heard the people, we are fixing the road and the highways but they want more in their villages.”
As such, he noted that with roads being constructed and improved, concrete drains will be built and more streetlights and security cameras will be installed in every community.
Additionally, Dr. Jagdeo pledged the upgrading of all the community grounds and investment in continuing better garbage collection.
He said: “We have to make sure people have more money in their pockets, old age pension will increase, public assistance will increase, the part time workers will see an increase, the CIIP workers will see an increase, all those people who work for government will see an increase.”
Dr. Jagdeo then spoke about creating a development bank so businesses can get zero-interest loans to start their businesses and create more jobs.
With 100,000 acres of land to be opened, Dr. Jagdeo said that will be given out to “open up more lands” to get them into agriculture.
He said: “Generating jobs, doing agro processing, maybe building a wharf here to ship right out from the Corentyne; this is about more jobs, better paying jobs.”
Dr. Jagdeo noted that in Region Six, more works will be pursued to improve the infrastructure as he highlighted the upgrade of the road to a four-lane and the new high span Berbice River Bridge which will also be toll free.
“More sporting facilities, more support to agriculture, more support to training”, Jagdeo pledged to the crowd that erupted in cheers, adding: “We will invest more in people, these are some of the things you should read about, we have a comprehensive plan for the future,” as he encouraged those gathered to read the party’s flyers which are being distributed countrywide.
“You know once the People’s Progressive Party says it will do it, it will be done,” he stressed.
Speaking with confidence, Jagdeo said that the APNU will “not make much of a difference in Region Six,” as he pointed to their lack of crowd even in their supposed strongholds.
However, he warned that a “clever game” is being played as warned of consequences that follows someone who is sanctioned, turning his attention to WIN’s Presidential Candidate Azruddin Mohamed.
With Berbicians strongly refusing the APNU and AFC, Jagdeo warned that the plot is to have Mohamed bring the misleading messages to the areas.
“So, people have to be careful about that” Jagdeo said, as he questioned whether Guyanese would want to trust the future of the children’s life in the hands of Aubrey Norton and Mohamed.
Further, he said that it is a very different time now, as he recalled that in 2015 he decided to opt out of politics.
However, the PPP/C lost the majority in parliament with APNU+AFC having a one seat majority which they used to block every “progressive” policy that the government sought to do, resulting in the country starting to decline.
He recalled that in Berbice, Moses Nagamootoo and Khemraj Ramjattan went to a rally in Whim where they said that rumors were being spread that they would close the sugar industry which they denied they would do but eventually did.
Questioning what the lesson is, Jagdeo said, that around election time any political party can say what people want to hear.
He pointed out that currently “wild promises” are being made. He then urged citizens to be clever stressing that the only party that delivers on the promises in the PPP/C.
“From 2020 to now, we ensured that every single promise we made was kept,” Dr. Jagdeo said.
Additionally, Dr. Ashni Singh, Minister with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, spoke to the tsunami of red in Corriverton, stating that there are “thousands of reasons” why the PPP/C will win with a massive majority.
Touching on “track record,” Dr. Singh said that in 2020, the PPP/C went to the people with a manifesto and were returned to government. Upon their return to office, the party immediately set out to deliver on the promises of the manifesto.
“We wasted no time in starting to deliver our promises”, Singh stressed.
Speaking about agriculture, Singh said, that there have been challenges over the years with flooding, however, the government recognised this and decided to implement a solution, as he highlighted the construction of two Hope-like canals that is currently ongoing in Region Six.
Meanwhile, Reynard Ward, former AFC parliamentarian, also speaking in Corriverton, told those gathered that “the PPP is the only party that can lead Guyana in the 21st century; today, I stand before you not just as a proud citizen of this country but as a proud Berbician and one that will fight for Berbice no matter what.”
As such, he said, that the PPP/C team, is one that he supports, “I once campaigned for the coalition but that is history and so is them, you don’t need to focus on them what you need to focus on is the tangible benefits that the PPP will bring to you in the next five years.”
He said, that he is proud to stand for the PPP/C because of its leadership, “you name it the PPP has done it and with your support it will continue where all of us will benefit.”
“The PPP has not only delivered for a few, the PPP has delivered development to every section of society regardless of where you are from, regardless of your race, no one will be left behind.”