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– hands over $3 million for sustainable water treatment facility
President Dr Irfaan Ali said his government is working to create more profitable and technical jobs for residents in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) through the expansion of the innovation industry.
The Head of State made the announcement during his speech at the American Heritage Celebrations held in Mainstay/Whyaka Village this afternoon.
According to President Ali, with Anna Regina Multilateral School leading the country in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, this proves that the Region has the capacity and capability for new innovative development.
“We don’t want to create a situation where talent has to migrate to get opportunities. So we are working to not only have a call center but the entire innovation industry. We are working for the whole innovation industry to expand in this region in order to create better paying jobs and more technical jobs.”
The President also explained that the Government is working to make agriculture more attractive to young people by using research and development tools and techniques and science. He added that two sea cages for Mainstay/Whyaka village have arrived at the site and will be installed after the celebrations.
“We have not only allocated money to develop your poultry sector, but we have started building the facility and are buying the equipment.”
President Ali stated that the Government has already set aside resources and machinery for the region to expand pineapple production, which he calls “the best in the world”.
In addition to the initiatives announced by the Head of State, he presented a check worth $3 million to this year’s Heritage Village Toshao, Mrs. Yvonne Pearson, to be used for the construction of a water treatment facility.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITIES
During his speech, President Ali reiterated his commitment to the equal development of all communities throughout the country. He said that “every community should be part of the history of the development of our country”. This, he explained, requires the Government to invest in the country’s production capacity.
“No community is too small to participate in the productive capacity of our country. So what we’ve done is we’ve worked on a national development plan that looks at the advantages and competitiveness of each of these communities and then works on creating the investment and infrastructure to support the development of your comparative advantage.”
He added that communities in Region Two have an excellent opportunity to develop their tourism potential. To this end, the Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Trade, will work with Mainstay/Whyaka on an extensive program of training, certification and upgrades to support a strong, sustainable and resilient tourism industry. .
“We don’t just want to build infrastructure, we want to build activities around infrastructure. We want young people here to participate in activities around infrastructure.”
The President underlined that there is “absolutely no other way” to build Guyana on a common platform of equal development – which is a hallmark of his government.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honorable Dr Ashni Singh; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honorable Hugh Todd; Minister of American Affairs, the Honorable Pauline Sukhai; Minister of Tourism, Industry and Trade, the Honorable Oneidge Walrond; Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, the Honorable Nigel Dharamall; The President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations SH.T. Abdullah Shahid; This activity was also attended by members of the diplomatic community and other government officials.
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