By working together, our coalition has started to put Guyana on the right path.
Our government came to power on a simple promise: to deliver a good life for all Guyanese. A simple promise that every citizen should have the opportunity to be the best he or she can be, ensuring job security, access to quality public services and the promotion of social cohesion.
The Guyana we inherited was heading backwards. During their 23 years in government, the PPP’s dishonesty and incompetence saw violent crime increase, infrastructure crumble and education standards fall.
We did not create this mess that Guyana is in, but we will take responsibility for fixing it and building a secure society for all Guyanese people.
By working together, our coalition has started to put Guyana on the right path.
We have made a start, but we need more time to finish the job and build a better future for Guyana.
Only by continuing to follow this plan will we be able to guarantee a better future for all Guyanese.
Some of the APNU+AFC coalition’s top achievements include:
- 15,000 jobs created by the government’s GO-Invest programmes.
- Installation of 1,500 free computers in 172 community ICT hubs throughout the country.
- The President 5 Bs Initiative provided 1,400 bikes, 29 buses and 10 boats, meaning thousands more children in rural areas are now able to attend school. With the East Bank bus route alone, families in Region Six have been able to save an average of $72,000 per day, $360,000 a week and $1.4 million a year.
- Women have been appointed to 40% of cabinet positions–double the global average–as well as to state boards and constitutional commissions in significant numbers.
- Ended the piracy that plagued our fishing communities.
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Economic Growth & Job Creation
PROMISE DELIVERED
- 15,000 jobs created by the government’s GO-Invest programmes.
- 220 investment agreements signed in agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, ICT, energy and mining, totalling $250B.
- $100M Revolving Fund is providing 2,727 loans and grants to support young entrepreneurs and their businesses.
- Small Business Bureau helped support over 200 businesses through partial loan guarantees and grants worth around $180M in 2018, creating 535 jobs.
- Launch of a Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure oil benefits all Guyanese.
- Economic growth is at an all-time high. Guyana’s economy grew at a rate of 4.1% during 2018, hitting a record $689B.
Fighting Crime
PROMISE DELIVERED
- Reported serious crimes have fallen by 30% from 2014-2018.
- Ended the piracy that plagued our fishing communities.
- Investment of $1.7B on building, rehabilitating and renovating police stations.
- The Emergency Response System expanded to an additional 52 stations.
- Increase in narcotic confiscations, with over 800 kg of cocaine, 65,000 kg of cannabis and 1,900 kg of heroin seized in 2017 and 2018.
- Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index saw Guyana’s ranking rise from 119 to 93 since 2015— noted as one of the biggest improvers.
- Introduction of Community Policing Group to build trust with local communities. In 2018, 262 arrests were made thanks to intelligence gathering and surveillance by this initiative.
Unity & Social Cohesion
PROMISE DELIVERED
- Construction of the $160M Indian Arrival Monument.
- Countrywide outreaches organised to support all communities and ethnic groups.
- Ethnic Relations Commission promotes unity through education and prosecutes discrimination.
- Official acknowledgement of religious and cultural festivals, including interfaith services.
- Initiated a Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to provide equal opportunities for all, no matter gender, class or ethnicity.
- Women have been appointed to 40% of cabinet positions–double the global average–as well as to state boards and constitutional commissions in significant numbers.
Infrastructure
PROMISE DELIVERED
- More than 90% now have access to electricity, rising by 4% since 2014.
- New oil and diesel power plants built in Anna Regina, Bartica and Canefield.
- The introduction of 4G internet.
- More than $10B invested to expand and upgrade main coastal highways to ease congestion and traffic.
- Over 350 km of roads maintained in the Hinterland.
- Almost 4,000 housing lots provided for Guyanese.
- Installation of 21,700 LED streetlights across Guyana.
- Installation of 1,500 free computers in 172 community ICT hubs throughout the country.
- Business registration hubs established to make it easier to start companies, helping to create jobs.
Education & Training
PROMISE DELIVERED
- The President 5 Bs Initiative provided 1,400 bikes, 29 buses and 10 boats, meaning thousands more children in rural areas are now able to attend school. With the East Bank bus route alone, families in Region Six have been able to save an average of $72,000 per day, $360,000 a week and $1.4 million a year.
- Over 50 new schools constructed, rehabilitated and expanded, providing thousands of additional school places for our children.
- 1,854 new teachers trained for the education system, including 417 in 2018 alone.
- Improvements in educational attainment key subjects. 2018 pass rates for NGSA increased in mathematics (13.85% to 42%), sciences (27.55% to 42.4%), and English (41.62% to 57.4%), compared to 2016.
- National School Feeding Programme provided over 15,000 students with nutritious meals to help them to concentrate on their studies. A further 9,500 students are on track to benefit in 2019.
- Teachers are finally receiving better training and pay rises of around 10%.
Sanitation
PROMISE DELIVERED
- $100M ‘Clean-up Georgetown Campaign’ has cleaned the streets and desilted the canals.
- Over 29 km of canals and 42 km of irrigation channels have been built, rehabilitated or maintained to improve drainage and dramatically reduce the risk of flooding.
- 100,000 people gained access to clean drinking water for the first time.
- New water treatment plants built in Uitvlugt (Region Three), Diamond (Region Four) and Sheet Anchor (Region Six) to provide 45,000 people with 24-hour water access.
- New solid waste disposals in Bartica, Linden and Mahdia.
- Five new pump stations to help drain 4,500 acres of farmland and help up to 200,000 residents.
- New wells and piped water access for isolated Hinterland and rural communities.
Healthcare
PROMISE DELIVERED
- Expansion of medical facilities, with 22 new medical facilities added in 2019.
- Increased vaccine coverage to 90% of the population, with polio, tuberculosis and tetanus vaccinations all now above 98%.
- Increased availability of retroviral treatments for HIV increased from 56% to 64% from 2015 to 2017. As a result, infection rates remain at a stable rate of 1.7% of the population.
- Malaria cases have been reduced from 17,500 reported cases in 2014 to 11,000 cases in 2018.
- Free distribution of 91,000 insecticide-treated bed and hammock nets.
- Improved maternity care, resulting in a fall in reported maternal deaths by 50% in some areas.
- New drug procurement system has helped to improve the supply of essential medicines. Under the new process, average stock rates have increased from 60-75% to 95%.
- Increasing the number of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. There are now over 13 doctors and 36 nurses per 10,000 people.
- 24-hour laboratory blood testing service extended to all hospitals.
