{"id":19139,"date":"2024-04-26T00:30:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19139"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:30:29","slug":"ppp-c-general-secretary-warns-hinterland-residents-against-oppositions-empty-promises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-c-general-secretary-warns-hinterland-residents-against-oppositions-empty-promises\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP\/C General Secretary Warns Hinterland Residents Against Opposition&#8217;s Empty Promises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Josiah Williams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his weekly media conference at Freedom House, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the ruling People\u2019s Progressive Party Civic (PPP\/C), delivered a stern warning to residents of Guyana&#8217;s hinterland regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cautioned them against being misled by what he characterized as baseless promises from the political opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo specifically addressed the recent visit of the opposition leader to communities in Region One, where he criticized the opposition&#8217;s pledges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One particular promise highlighted by Dr. Jagdeo was Norton&#8217;s commitment to economically empower indigenous communities by making every Amerindian a contractor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo dismissed these promises as unrealistic, emphasizing that the PPP\/C government was already investing heavily in infrastructure and developmental programs in the hinterland regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that the government, under President Irfaan Ali&#8217;s leadership, was actively implementing road improvements, agricultural programs, and training initiatives, which mirrored the promises made by the opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo highlighted specific examples, mentioning the substantial financial allocations for road construction in places like Port Kaituma and Mabaruma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to comprehensive development in the hinterland regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed that millions of US dollars had already been disbursed to Amerindian communities, with further investments planned for the construction of hospitals and other essential infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, Dr. Jagdeo urged hinterland residents to critically evaluate the promises made by the opposition and to recognize the ongoing efforts of the PPP\/C government in addressing their needs and priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message aimed to caution against falling for what he deemed as empty rhetoric and to reaffirm the government&#8217;s dedication to uplifting Guyana&#8217;s hinterland communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams During his weekly media conference at Freedom House, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the ruling People\u2019s Progressive Party Civic (PPP\/C), delivered a stern warning to residents&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19140,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19139\/revisions\/19140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}