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On May 11th 2015, the People of Guyana will exercise their democratic right to determine the future of Guyana by
deciding who governs the country for the next 5 years. The only political party that has a record of moving Guyana
on a path of development is the PPP/C. Guyana has prospered whenever there is a PPP government.
We have experience in building a country and improving peoples lives. The PPP/C has delivered on its commitments,
not making promises it will not or cannot deliver, and not making unrealistic or irresponsible commitments. We have
policies and programs to continue building our country not only to make Guyana better today, but to prepare our
country for prosperity in a changing world. Our programs are not just meeting the needs of today, but the
imperatives of tomorrow.
The PPP/C is committed to a country where people live long productive lives, where no one is left behind, where our
people live in their own homes, and where all of our people have an equal chance to live in peace, progress and
prosperity. We want to ensure that our people, particularly our young people, are educated and trained to be part of
a human resource power-house, and part of an entrepreneurial class owning their own small, medium and large
businesses. The PPP/Cs vision and programs have been and will be achieved through transformative, infrastructure.
technological and social prosperity programs which not only further build better lives for our people, but transform
Guyanas physical landscape, meeting our needs and modernizing our country.
Together as a people, we have created a free, proud and dignified country of achievement. We have restored hope,
we have changed the way our people dream and we have made these dreams realisable. On May 11 th, we have a
chance of staying on a path of peace, progress and prosperity. The following represents excerpts of another exciting
program for the accelerated development of our country. Let us continue to march forward together to guarantee an
ever better Guyana tomorrow, a new Guyana - Guyana Version 2.0.

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Our Vision: Guyana Version 2.0 sets out the developmental roadmap for the policies,
strategies, plans and projects that the PPP/C intends to pursue over the next five
years and beyond. It is premised on a united people reaching even greater heights
of prosperity whilst taking care of the needs of everyone, particularly the poor and
vulnerable. It is realistic, achievable and builds on existing accomplishments.
ECONOMIC GROWTH: Jobs, Income and Wealth Creation
The creation of jobs, increased income and greater wealth for our people will be
driven by a balanced approach to ensure buoyant and sustained growth from both
traditional economic sectors such as sustainable mining, forestry, sugar, rice and
from NEWECONOMIC FRONTIERSmade possible by a prudent and businessfriendly macro-economic framework. Increased domestic and foreign direct
investment will be facilitated in sustainable agriculture, agro-processing and agrobusiness, environmental and climate services, large scale mineral, oil and gas
exploration and extraction, information and communications technology services,
tourism and hospitality.
A number of essential policies and measures will be pursued by the PPP/C
Government including:

Implement measures to improve financial intermediation and expand

opportunities for development type finance.
Implement the LCDS Strategy to provide for adaptation infrastructure, the
export of environmental related services, and transformation of the livelihood
of hinterland communities.
Invest in the use of ICT to improve health care and education services, and to
create jobs in rural and urban areas.
Enact legislation to liberalize the telecommunication sector and reduce the
cost of voice and data services.
Establish a National Rice Price Support System for farmers to ensure that
payments are made within the legally required time frame and to assure the
viability of the industry and wellbeing of our rice farmers
Support the sugar sector with a minimum investment of G$20 billion for the
continued viability of the industry. These investments will be made in the
modernization of all existing factories, accelerate the mechanization of the
industry, invest in refinery and distillery capacities and increase production of
packaging and specialty products.
Facilitate the development of three new large modern gold mines which,
whenoperational, will create hundreds of new jobs, as well as new
investments in oil and gas exploration and development.
Create a special development fund for regions 2, 6 and 10 patterned, after
the Amerindian Community Development Plan to encourage jobs and wealth
creation activities.
Commissionthe Hospitality School and support the marketing of our tourism
product and infrastructure.
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Establish ICT parks and infrastructure across the country

Improve Productivity and Competitiveness by reducing bureaucracy
Simplify the tax system and improve access to financing.
Review the impact of taxes and other factors on cost of living
Periodic review of the regime business taxes to encourage greater investment
by large, medium and small scale businesses.
Enacting the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorism Legislation.
Support the modernization of the National Insurance Scheme which will allow
for improvements in the delivery of the services and viability of its
investment.
Create industrial and commercial zones within new and existing settlement
areas what would serve as growth poles and provide employment
opportunities

Transformational Infrastructure, a hallmark of PPP governments,is also

critical for the realisation of new jobs and opportunities and new economic
activities.In pursuit of this, the PPP/C intends to among others:

Complete the Amaila Falls Hydro Project to provide cheaper, more reliable,
cleaner energy for Guyanese citizens and businesses.
Complete the expansion of the CheddiJagan International Airport.
Commence work on building a new Bridge across the Demerara River
Commence the paving of the Linden/Lethem/Brazil Road Corridor
Complete the four-lane highways along the East Bank and East Coast Road
Corridors
Commence the construction of the Georgetown bypass road from Mocha to
Ogle.
Pursue the development of the Deep Water Harbour with the aim of making
Guyana a marine hub for South America.
Build additional hydro-electric capacity and export of energy to neighbouring
countries

ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF OUR PEOPLE

The PPP/C is committed to building a country in which no one feels disenfranchised
from development and the equality and welfare of each citizen is recognised and
respected. Our vision is to ensure every citizen enjoys a Good Life.
Importantly, we will intensify the involvement of young people in the process of
nation building. We will reinforce solidarity amongst all our peoples with particular
concern for the vulnerable, including children, women, indigenous people, single
parents, the elderly and persons who are differently-abled.
The PPP/C will sustain investment in education and health and continuethe housing
and water initiatives to enhance the availability of housing and improved water to
all Guyanese.
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The PPP/C in pursuit of its vision will:

Spend over $1 billion to complete the implementation of Community

Development Plans in 187 Amerindian Villages, and work with villages to
provide Land Titles for all Amerindian villages who requested this to be done.
Establish the Family Court and provide more resources to address Sexual and
Domestic Violence.
Expand the Single Parent Assistance Programme and allocate more resources
for the Child Care Protection Agency in all 10 Administrative Regions.
Develop three (3) New Regional Sports Facilities; Berbice, Essequibo and
Linden.
Provide targeted training using technical institutes and secondary schools so
as to meet the skills needs of specific Regions and communities.
Train 3,000 young persons annually for the next five (5) years
Continue our single parent training programme in areas such as dress
making, cosmetology, catering, ICT among other things.
Work dedicatedly and actively in eliminating Child Labour from our society.
Provide secondary school drop-outs a second chance by imparting skills that
will assist national development and aligned to skills demanded by the labour
market.
Implement cultural development as a national priority objective by improving
existing culture legislation and highlighting the nation's cultural resources;
Support the preservation of existing cultural institutions including libraries,
museums, galleries, archives, theatres and publishing houses;
Ensure Universal Access across all levels of education;
Increase the number of Trained teachers, nationally and in all
Regions:
Implement an enhanced Early Childhood Education Program:
Provide more to meet Special Education Needs of our children;
Enacting a modern Education Legislation;
Reorganize and increase the capacity of the National Accreditation
Council;
Incorporate and integrate ICT in the classroom and various
educational and training settings;
Establish world class standards at the University of Guyana;
Provide more opportunities for Training and Scholarships locally and
internationally;
Enhance opportunities in Technical Vocational Education;
Establish Centers of Excellence For Health
Construct a Specialty Hospital for advanced health care services and expand
services such as Neurosurgery, Renal Health (including dialysis and kidney
transplant), Electroconvulsive Therapy (ETC), and Diabetic Retinopathy
Services;
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Improve the system for procurement and distribution of drugs and medical
supplies;
Expand training opportunities for all levels of the medical profession including
post-graduate training ;
Construct a new 100-bed ward at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital
and a new Port Kaituma Hospital;
Expand doctor-provided home-based care to all Regions in Guyana;
Introduce Patient and Family Counseling, particularly grief counseling, in all
hospitals;
Construct new polyclinics with x-rays, laboratories, dental and eye services
across the country;
Establish an Ambulance Authority, with trained Paramedics;
Upgrade several Regional Hospitals;
Create a special Womens Health Program and a Care of the Elderly Program;
Establish Skeldon, Lethem and Mabaruma Hospitals as Border Hospitals with
border countries;
Implement theNational Housing Policy that promotes Sustainable Housing
Development;
Create new settlement areas while accelerating the granting of Certificates
of Title to Land to address excess demand for housing and create wealth
for beneficiaries;
Outfit new and existing schemes outside of the urban centres with modern
social infrastructure to hasten the achievement of national priorities such as
the SDGs.
Implement community development plans in existing communities that would
contribute to environmental sustainability;
Facilitate the construction of 1,000 Turn Key homes for persons of low
affordability and persons with special needs to improve access to housing;
Expand the Young Professional Schemes to encourage skilled Guyanese to
remain and invest at home;
Accelerate the development of the Re-migrant scheme to attract the Brain
Bank in the diaspora;
Upgrade roads, water distribution and drainage and electricity networks in all
existing housing areas;
Complete the regularization of all squatter settlements and upgrade the
infrastructure in those settlements;
Strategically continue to improve the water services of each region
Increase treated water coverage from 50% to 75% within the next 5 years
through the completion and construction of new state of the art and
environmentally friendly Water Treatment Plants (WTPs)

FAIR GOVERNANCE
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We remain committed to inclusive and participatory governance. The PPP/C will

continue the fight against corruption, and for strong standards of transparency and
accountability. We are committed to holding as early as possible Local Government
Elections to address all issues of local democracy, and expand the collaboration
between local government bodies and community development groups. We will
ensure the procurement of goods, services and execution of works are conducted in
a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost effective manner by establishing
the Public Procurement Commission.
Support and strengthen the Human Rights Commission, Police Complaints
Authority, Office of the Ombudsman and the Integrity Commission
Improve the functioning of Parliament and the Judiciary
Facilitate the holding of Local Government Elections before June 2016
Continue the fight against corruption at all levels of Government and society
by instituting mechanisms for greater transparency and accountability :
Establish a Special Investigation of Corruption body with powers to
investigate corruption and prosecute crimes of corruption
Appoint the Public Procurement Commission with the requisite Parliamentary
support whilst retaining Cabinets oversight of no objection
Establish confidential complaints mechanisms to encourage people to report
incidences of corruption
Establish codes of conduct for public officials at all levels.
Strengthen laws and regulations with regard to bribery of public officers and
officials
FIGHTING CRIME AND PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE
The PPP/C is committed to strengthening the joint forces and criminal justice
system. The safety and security of our people is a priority. These initiatives will
include:

Introduce a problem-oriented and intelligence-led approach to solving crime;

Increase numbers of police ranks in communities;
More rapid response time to crimesto a maximum of 30 minutes;
Make the emergency 911 service more effective;
More covert patrols, more aggressive traffic law enforcement;
More interactive sessions with schools to reduce violence and crimes;
Establish drugs and weapons free zones such as near schools;
Re-opening of cold-case files to solve unsolved crimes;
Establish a targeted policing programme;
Expand the number of youth clubs;
Establish noise nuisance abatement programmes;
Continue to build new Court Houses;
Enhance the human resource base of the justice system by the appointment
of more Judges, magistrates and other personnel;
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Reduce the backlog matters before the courts, with more frequent sittings of
the Magistrates Court in hinterland communities;
Continue the modernization of the Supreme Court Registry and the Deeds
and Land Registries.

Guyana in a Modern World

Guyana will continue to provide leadership in international relations at the regional
and global level. We will continue to embrace and promote a foreign policy that is
based on the preservation of Guyanas sovereignty and territorial integrity.
We will continue to engage with traditional partners and build new alliances to
protect and improve the welfare and interest of all the Guyanese people. We will
sustain our global leadership on climate actionand promote Guyanas Low Carbon
Development Strategy as a working model of green growth while maintaining global
leadership on climate action towards reaching a fair and effective climate
agreement in Paris, December 2015.
Further we will preserve and expand relations without traditional economic partners
while forging strong relations with BRIC countries and other emerging economies
We will continue to pursue a developing-country friendly approach in our Foreign
Trade Policy and as a guide in our negotiations, e.g. Canada-CARICOM Trade and
Development Agreement, WTO and CARICOM-EU.

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