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President Ramotar warns against true nature of opposition at Essequibo public meetings

Written by , Published in News, Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2015, Source

 

As Guyanese prepare for the May 11 General and Regional Elections, they are being urged to reflect and become more informed on the country and its history, and where it is today.

 

President Donald Ramotar made the call on Wednesday evening, while speaking at two public meetings, which were held at Cotton Tree and Devonshire Castle, Essequibo Coast, Region Two.

 

A section of the gathering at Cotton Field, Essequibo, during the public meeting at which President Donald Ramotar was in attendance

A section of the gathering at Cotton Field, Essequibo, during the public meeting at which President Donald Ramotar was in attendance

 

The president spoke at length about the developments Guyana has seen over the years, as he noted that under the new political dispensation, in the 10th Parliament, the government was hopeful of continuing the developmental work. This, President Ramotar said, was a herculean task.

 

With more developmental programmes planned, President Ramotar told the gatherings his Government has been faced with an opposition, which was bent on taking the country back into the colonial days, where basic food items were illegal to have.

 

President Donald Ramotar addressing the gathering at the Cotton Field meeting on Wednesday evening

 

The gathering was also reminded of how indebted the country was under the days of the rule of the People’s National Congress (PNC), and how the incumbent government worked to build and stabilise the economy, which has seen nine years of consecutive growth.

 

However all of the achievements, which have been made thus far, were not without challenges, President Ramotar said.

 

Speaking of some of the challenges, the president said the combined opposition in the parliament blocked several key developmental projects, which would have turned Guyana into a more modern state.

 

 

President Donald Ramotar during his address to the gathering at Devonshire Castle, Essequibo

 

Mention was made of the Amaila Falls Hydro Power project, the Specialty Hospital, and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project. 

The Head of State however, noted that despite the efforts by the opposition, a lot was achieved, but more could have been garnered had the opposition been more supportive.

 

Referring to the combined opposition as anti-developmental, President Ramotar said if they were patriotic, and had the Guyanese people at heart, they would not have cut the budget for three consecutive years.

 

Touching a bit on the rice industry and given the fact that the Essequibo Coast is a large rice producing area, President Ramotar promised that his administration would never abandon the industry, which was suggested by the opposition.

 

 

President Donald Ramotar gets a warm hug from this Essequibo resident 

 

Speaking of his administration’s commitment to the industry, the president said the sector has contributed significantly to the country’s economic growth, and it is only fair that help be rendered to the sector, when it is needed.

 

President Ramotar said that once back into government with a majority, bigger developmental plans in the making will unfold and these would ensure that all citizens enjoy a better quality of life.

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Ramotar still campaigning against Burnham who died 30 years ago.  PPP are not thieves and the Opposition is stopping progress ( code for thieving).  That's progress in their bank accounts growing.

 

Essequibo has had some serious blackouts recently and the rice framers had a few protests.

 

That's not a  bad crowd.  Let's see what the Coalition does tomorrow.

FM

Remind me of radio ads under the PNC, that goes, "We've got the pow.." and then the blackout comes and the ad is not finished.

 

They are not smart to even make sure the power does not go off when the President is speaking, but maybe they could not help it.

 

But who needs electricity when we have a Bharriott?  Did the PNC give you a Bharriott?  This is the equivalent of, "DO you want electricity or do you want Marriott?" Burnham used to ask, "Do you want flour or do you want electricity?"  The more things change the more they stay the same.

FM

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