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PRESIDENTALIAND PM PHILLIPS HAVE TRANSFORMED GUYANA
from Kaieteur News
by GxMedia
DEAREDITOR, President Dr Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister
Brigadier Mark Phillips must be commended by all for their exemplary and committedleadershipforthe rapid economic growth and development that is currently taking place in almost every village, town, and region of the country Not only have they invested heavily in modernizing the infrastructure, renewed technology, transforming education, updating health care, expanding the agriculture sector and improving the lives of the people, especially the poor, but since taking office in 2020, they have travelled to every region of the country topromotetheirpoliciesand tomakesurethateveryoneis involvedinthedevelopment process, regardless of race, ethnicity,orpartyaffiliation.
Withproperandefficient management of the oil revenue, and with a GDP hovering around 45 percent, Guyana, under the leadership of President Dr Ali and Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips is destined to move from its underdeveloped status to a developing or developed country
Simply put, Guyana will advance from its Third World(GlobalSouth)rankto aFirstWorld(GlobalNorth) country. This is largely due to its huge oil resources, its enormous minerals such as
Guyanaisonthetopofworld statistically On the basis of this alone, President Ali should be about what has credibility gold, and its immense agriculture production whichaccordingtoPresident Dr Ali, could make it the breadbasket of the Caribbean.
In the past, Guyana as a member of CARICOM and the United Nations was hardlyrecognizedbymostof the leaders from the developed countries of North America and Western Europe.
For the longest period, these leaders were more familiar with Barbados and Jamaica for a Caribbean vacation on their pristine beaches and Trinidad and Tobago for its oil, carnival celebrationandhigh-income economy Today, that has changed with the discovery of huge oil reserves in Guyana and its robust development under the leadership of President Dr AliandPrimeMinisterMark Phillips.Regionally,Guyana isrecognizedastheleaderof the Caribbean and internationally, it is considered among the top countries in the world. The recent visit by the U S Secretary of State, Mr Anthony Blinken and Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Maninder Sidhu is solid proof of the country’s recognition and importance tothedevelopedcountries.
Since becoming President, His Excellency has on several occasions accentuated some serious high-level issues including poverty, inequality, food insecurity, energy security andclimatechangetobolster the United Nations global initiatives to protect the global environment and its eight billion inhabitants. He stressedtheinterdependence oftheseissuesandcalledfor theformationofanewglobal coalitiontoaddressthem.
Instead, President Ali has satisfied himself with the sneaky, the tricky, and the slippery with the media and Guyanese.
Thepresident’scallcame atacriticaltime,astheworld facesincreasingthreatsfrom the impacts of climate change, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, the loss of biodiversity, food shortages, rising poverty and worsening energy security He also called for the diversification of the economy, fair trade policies and the transfer of technology from the d e v e l o p e d t o t h e underdevelopedcountriesas well as the establishment of relations at all levels, economic, political, social, andcultural.
Dr Ali has stated that food and energy security have become pressing concernsinthatastheworld population grows, poverty andstarvationincrease.
He intoned that today, more than 800 million people, mostly in SubSaharan Africa and in some parts in India are living on less that US$2.00 per day and some 2.5 million are livinginextremepoverty
He alerted the leaders of theworldthatduringthepast twoyears,globalpovertyhas increased from 7.4 to 9.6 percent, which is the worst theworldhaseverseenand1 in3childrenwillexperience stuntedgrowthbecausethey are not getting enough food, or not getting the vitamins theyneedintheirfood.
To support his claim, several health experts have asserted that stunted growth alsoaffectscognitiveability, making it more difficult for childrentolearnandexcelin school.
While President Dr Ali has made it quite clear that the developed nations are responsible for most of the problems mentioned above, he,however,offeredanolive branch.
Hetoldtheworldleaders thathisgovernmenthasbeen leading a massive food security programme in the Caribbean Community ( C A R I C O M ) w i t h heightened efforts to reduce the region’s US $5 billion food import bill by 25 percent by 2025 and that Guyanaisreadytoleadinthe areasofclimatechange,and energy and food security to alleviatetheriseinpoverty
In three years, both Dr Ali and Brigadier Phillips have taken Guyana to new levelsofregionalandglobal recognition and admiration neverseenbefore.
Today, they have transformed Guyana into a highly respectable country not only among its
CARICOM and Latin American neighbours, but also in the international community
Ourleadersarededicated and devoted to increase the well-beingofthepeopleand make Guyana a prosperous country
Sincerely,
Dr AsquithRose
