Veteran PNC/R member now supporting PPP/C

- impressed with ‘good work’ of the party

RONALD Backer, a veteran member of the People's National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) and former political assistant to Joseph Harmon, has decided to endorse the governing People's Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), highlighting the outstanding work the party has been doing across the country.

Backer, in a video interview, said: "Right now I've been trying to switch over to the PPP because of the amount of good work I've seen that they've been doing." The longtime PNC/R stalwart further noted that he will soon officially join the PPP/C.

Meanwhile, many longstanding members of the PNC/R have recently thrown their support behind the PPP/C and openly endorsed the party.

The former Mayor, Patricia Chase-Greene, along with a former A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) member, Trichria Richards, are among several.

Representing the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) as a Georgetown Councillor for Constituency #13 since 2018, Richards said that her move was based on what she believes is best for her community.

“Personally, I’ve lost confidence in the APNU party and I decided to make this move because I’m concerned about my constituency and I want to see progress, and I want to see development for my area and I believe this is the best move that I could make,” Richards had told this newspaper.

Some of the others to join the PPP/C are popular radio announcer and former

Georgetown councillor, Malcolm Ferreira, commonly known as “Mr. Wickedee,” and former The Citizen’s Initiative (TCI) member, and businessman, Alfonso De Armas.

The PPP/C’s list also include former Alliance For Change (AFC) candidate, Jewula Ceasar, and former independent candidate, Jainarine Singh.

25 per cent by the year 2025.

In 2021, government announced the implementation of large-scale planting of corn and soya bean, and this saw investments in building out the infrastructure and facilities to significantly boost the farmers’ yields and propel the country’s economy.

In keeping with its manifesto promise, the PPP/C government committed to promoting the cultivation of corn and soya bean in the intermediate savannahs. To this end, the 2023 budget allocated over $1.2 billion to infrastructural development in the Tacama area, here soya is being widely grown.

Further, the government invested in a drying and storage facility, the first of its kind in the country, for which construction works will be completed soon.

These investments continue in irrigation and building human capacity in supporting the country’s agriculture, with the aim of promoting self-sufficiency in Guyana. (DPI)