1) They Build a 4 lane Highway
2) They got a loan and build a stadium
3) They are building a bridge


hmmm..wow..Vote PPP.

4)They were successful in causing tens of thousands of Guyanese to flee to other countries.

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Originally posted by Gupta:
4)They were successful in causing tens of thousands of Guyanese to flee to other countries.

And not to mention the 250 genocide victims from 2001 to present. I love these guys,and I should probably go home and campaign for them in the local government election. By the way,when is that?

Bonus in all fairness, I know you town people different, y’all had phone and water and so on…in the countryside people don’t fetch water anymore; they have access to potable water in their houses, everyone has a phone line, the mudroads that existed pre-1992 are now asphalt (or will soon be) BUT all of these improvements are overshadowed by insecurity/fear and by the fact that people do not feel safe in their own homes.

It’s not that the Gov’t hasn’t done anything but what they haven’t done is provide one of the key elements of a stable society and this undermines everything else.

People leave because most Guyanese from the time they are born have one goal i.e. they would prefer to come to NA for the grass is always greener on the other side. Of course the security problem exacerbates the emigration problem and that is understandable. What I would like to see is the same Guyanese who emigrate to NA, stay at home and apply the same effort (and pressure) they apply in NA instead of sitting at home and whining about how things bad (and about discrimination and marginalization.)

If I could plant a garden here in the summer why can’t they sustain themselves that way? Instead of sitting in their hammocks or on their verandahs tekkin breeze.

1991 1999
Revenue produced $11.8B $36.5B
Sugar - export revenue $8.6B $16.1B
Rice – export revenue $2.1B $9.9B
Mining & quarrying – export revenue $5.2B $13.9B
Timber – export revenue $327M $2.8B
Public sector deficit 25% of GDP 1 % of GDP
Education expenditure Less than $1B Greater than $9.3B
Health expenditure Less than $1B Greater than $5B
Poverty Greater than 86% Less than 35%
Per capita income US$231 US$833

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Does anyone have updates of the most recent numbers?

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Originally posted by Petal29:
Bonus in all fairness, I know you town people different, y’all had phone and water and so on…in the countryside people don’t fetch water anymore; they have access to potable water in their houses, everyone has a phone line, the mudroads that existed pre-1992 are now asphalt (or will soon be) BUT all of these improvements are overshadowed by insecurity/fear and by the fact that people do not feel safe in their own homes.

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What u talk there is nonsense. You need to watch Sharma when he was being streamed on the net. People have these pipes and water aint flow in them for months. What sense you give a man electricity and tell him the bill is 40K when he is only paying 25k rent.

Petal,this nonsense I did not expect from you

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People leave because most Guyanese from the time they are born have one goal i.e. they would prefer to come to NA for the grass is always greener on the other side.

You sound there like dave matrix,churchill or Alexander. [.....]

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Originally posted by BONUS:
1) They Build a 4 lane Highway
2) They got a loan and build a stadium
3) They are building a bridge


hmmm..wow..Vote PPP.

They fed all the people including your own kind..

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Originally posted by Gupta:
4)They were successful in causing tens of thousands of Guyanese to flee to other countries.

I am waiting for the day when all indos are out of the country..

As of 1999...

On Bridges, Roads, & Sea Defense
During the political unrest, many bridges were destroyed on the railway embankment on the East Coast of Demerara, and on the West Coast of Berbice. The Administration hastened to repair these damaged bridges at a cost of $4.5 million.
* Windsor Forest received $12.5 million for the construction of new bridges and roads. Government spent $100 million on the new road for Parika Backdam.

*A contract of $935 million was signed to construct sea defenses for West Coast Berbice.

On the Youth Choice Initiative
Amid the political upheaval, Government allocated a total of $418 million to the President’s Youth Choice Initiative for most of the Regions. This funding is being used for projects determined and designed by the youngsters themselves.

On the Urban Development Program
Rehabilitation work on Stabroek Market has commenced. As part of the Urban Development Program, the IDB has funded this project to the tune of $150 million. Rehabilitation works include replacing the entire roof, construction of a sanitary area, and complete electrical rewiring.

On Amerindians
The Amazon Program Areas have produced enormous benefits to Amerindians in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9. The areas receiving benefits are: Aishalton, Moruca, Santa Rosa, Surama, Kumaka, Waramuri, Karaburi, Kamwatta, Quebana, Maruranawa, Karaudamau, Arawanawan, and Shea.
* Region 9 (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) now has its first automatic weather station which will provide reliable weather forecast for the Hydro Meteorological Service.

On the Interim-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
Public Consultations aimed at reducing poverty have been launched. The public consultations guarantee that the poor will be involved in inputting subsequent poverty reduction policies, programs, and projects. The poverty paper reinforces programmes in the National Development Strategy.

On the Army
The Government has now taken measures to acquire a Chinese Y-12 Aircraft as part of the process to recapitalize the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). The GDF also received military equipment from the French Navy.

On Education
The 2001 Budget has earmarked 18.2 percent of its allocations to education. Schools commissioned are Taynmouth Manor School ($38.7 million), and Manchester Secondary School ($69.98 million). Bush Lot Nursery School in Region 5 has been funded at $11 million for rehabilitation purposes. A new Corriverton Primary School will be completed by the end of 2001 at a cost of $154 million. SIMAP awarded a contract of $13.1 million for the construction of Coomacka Nursery School at Linden. About 100 teachers in Region 3 will be trained through the GUIDE Program.

On Electricity
Government, in this short period, already spent US$40 million on electricity supply as a priority for housing settlements throughout the country. About 55,000 Corentyne and Canje residents will now receive electricity where the Government made available $4 billion, GPL 1 billion, and is currently negotiating with the IDB for US$25 million. The areas are No. 36 Village; Bush Lot; Farm; Chesney; Kilkoy South; Fyrish; No. 1; No. 35 Village; Whim Village; Topoo Belvedere Squatting Area and Sandvoort; West Canje and parts of Canefield, East Canje. St. Cuthbert’s Mission now receives solar electricity at a cost of $5.2 million.

On Water
The Jagdeo Administration agreed to make $41 million available for a water distribution network at Caneville Squatter Settlement on the East Bank of Demerara. Prime Minister Sam Hinds recently commissioned water projects at Nos. 61 through 65 Villages on the Corentyne at a cost of $ 22.2 million. Just a few days ago, $40 million was expended on a water project for Leguan. GUYWA on June 1, took over jurisdictional responsibility of the water project in Linden.

On Agriculture
Government has allocated $66 million for the agricultural sector as part of its economic development program. An agricultural farm, comprising 500 acres and costing US$1.2 million, will be established at Hubu.

Despite this protracted post-elections violence, producing its own unique but familiar brand of political instability, the Jagdeo Administration in its first 100 days in office, soared to new heights, even in the face of stubborn political adversity. The Administration, indeed, has achieved a take-off.

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I am waiting for the day when all indos are out of the country..

Why??

Bonus, Why don’t you check what GPL’s rates are and tell me who is paying 40K per month? Last time I checked (a year ago) commercial rates started at GY$3,000. In addition, most Guyanese ‘teef current.’ We have a nation of unethical people who prefer to pay a bribe when they are caught rather than pay their bill.

Look, I’m not denying that there are other serious factors that are contributing to emigration (please reread what I wrote above) that need to be addressed but the mentality of the Gov’t and people both needs a serious overhaul.

I have to run now but will respond to this later…

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They fed all the people including your own kind..

You start to sound like Burnhamson.

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Originally posted by Petal29:
Bonus, Why don’t you check what GPL’s rates are and tell me who is paying 40K per month? Last time I checked (a year ago) commercial rates started at GY$3,000. In addition, most Guyanese ‘teef current.’ We have a nation of unethical people who prefer to pay a bribe when they are caught rather than pay their bill.

Look, I’m not denying that there are other serious factors that are contributing to emigration (please reread what I wrote above) that needs to be addressed but the mentality of the Gov’t and people both needs a serious overhaul.

I have to run now but will respond to this later…

Whatever GPL rate is,it is the highest in the whole Latin America,south america and the Caribbean. Something is wrong with you,one of the contributing factors of people going out of business in Guyana is the electricity cost.

While Dictator jagdeo and his cronies he appoints to the Board of these different agencies steal from the agencies themselves. The regular poor man is suffering.

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Education expenditure Less than $1B Greater than $9.3B

Those who were educated pre-1992, do you feel you are less or more educated than the greater than $9.3B generation?

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Originally posted by Eve:

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Education expenditure Less than $1B Greater than $9.3B

Those who were educated pre-1992, do you feel you are less or more educated than the greater than $9.3B generation?

They spent all that money on giving their friends contracts to build schools. Yet in all those schools they are empty and void of teachers.

Let's look it in a positive way: you can at least scrape a living in Guyana even if you are a thief man. During Burnham day there was eventually nothing left to thief.

Dem people putting up houses every where. Of course, it cannot be possible without the support of gov't. Many young couples are working hard towards that little humble casa that I call the Guyanese dream. The Laterine is going the way of the DoDo bird. It's really nice to know that many my boyhood days friends can install flushing toilets and bathrooms in their homes. Cannot be possible without proper water supply. Thanks to the gov't. We have better water supply.

De Bumbling YSM IDOTS. Dem so DUNCE they dont understanf FACTS and FIGURES!!!!!!
YU kno he aint gun understand what Yu AL posted even though he asked the question.

It's nice to know they are putting up new houses all over with flushing toilets with govt., help, minus the peace of mind to live without fear.

During the PNC days, we use to take sticks and measure the huge craters on the roads before you drive in and out of them. So, what happened to those big foreign loans to the PNC that were supposed to be used for infra-structure?

Wasn't Bharat successful to get them written off?

It is indeed a pity so many have to applaud from afar.

Good afternoon Billy and Nehru.

How much of the foreign debt accumulated by the PNC, was Bharat able to obtain forgiveness?

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It is indeed a pity so many have to applaud from afar.

Good afternoon Billy and Nehru.

Why are they so scared to go to Guyana, since it is so much better under dictator Jagdeo than under dictator burnham?

In 1992, one of the first acts Cheddi did as President was to secure a load of US$60 Million from the World Bank to rehabilitate the water infrastructure. He saw the agony of many mothers pushing carts laden with water on the public roads and knew it was a tremendous hardship. Sixteen years later potable water is still not flowing into homes and many homes still do not have access to running water. Why?

A year ago, the Chronicle showed a picture of the subject Minister (Harry Nawbatt) commissioning a STAND PIPE on the West Coast. Have you PPP hypocrites forgotten?

There have been improvements, yes but not enough. The water sector is INEFFICIENT.