Reflecting on the last year as one which saw the Government moving forward with an aggressive infrastructure and economic development plan, President Irfaan Ali has announced that this new year will see sustained economic growth along with increased opportunities for citizens and businesses.
“In 2023, we shall roll out policies, programmes, and projects to ensure that the fruits of this growth are more equitably shared amongst our population. Our primary goal is shared prosperity, one which is characterized by reduced inequality. In this regard, no region, community, or village will be left behind in our quest to create a One Guyana“, the President said in his New Year’s address to the nation.
Among the plans for the new year, are major road transport works including the Linden to Mabura Road and the completion of the Eccles to Diamond road link, intensifying the digital transformation of Guyana, and commencing the work on a National Hospitality Institute.
He said the Government will continue to invest in the agriculture sector in its effort to see expansion and sustained growth.
President Ali announced that there will also be more attention given to fighting crime and modernizing the health institutions across the country.
In the field of education, more support will be provided to schools and the nation’s children.
“We are going to provide the resources that can provide our children with world-class education. As such, this year we will intensify teacher training to ensure that by the end of 2025, all teachers in our public education system are trained. All students will be entitled to universal secondary education. The school feeding programme will be expanded. This year we will also begin consultations on plans to ensure that every child receives a rounded education. Every student exiting school should have exposure to at least one sport, one musical instrument, one foreign language one technical and vocational skill as well as be imbued with a sense of volunteerism and social responsibility.”
New programmes are expected to be rolled out this year to support the empowerment of women and youths, as well as the elderly and those who are disabled.
“Our plans for this year, 2023, will lay the foundation for the establishment of the post 2030 State. We envision a country, which at the turn of the next decade will be the energy and industrial capital of the Caribbean, a prime tourism destination, a regional food security, and transport hub, and a competitive knowledge-based, and low-carbon economy. The post 2030 Guyana will be inclusive and wedded to sustainable development”, President Ali noted.
The President said all citizens need to cultivate the right values to ensure development is realiased. He noted that there should be service, self-sacrifice, social responsibility, and solicitude.
Guyana is projected to see major economic growth this year as the oil industry is set to increase production.
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