A medical school and an engineering faculty, as well as a modern dialysis facility, are among the new projects that residents of Region Two can expect under the next People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government.
This is according to President Dr Irfaan Ali at a massive PPP/C Elections Rally being held at the Anna Regina Market Square, on the Essequibo Coast.
Ali, alongside Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, is seeking a re-election for another term in office at the upcoming September 1 General and Region Elections.
“When you vote on September 1, you’re not voting for what we have accomplished, you’re voting because your government will invest in the labs and having a medical school right here in Essequibo so your children can be doctors right here in Essequibo.”
“We’ll be investing in all of the facilities so that you can have a Faculty of Engineering right here in Essequibo so your children can become engineers,” Ali declared.
Recognising the high academic performance in Essequibo over the years, the president reminded that under the former A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change Coalition regime, a minister had questioned why students were writing as many as 18 CSEC/CXC subjects.
“They could not acknowledge that in Essequibo, in Region Two, our children were rising up and were equal to and outperforming others in the Caribbean.”
In comparison, Ali pointed out that over the last five years, more than 4000 GOAL scholarships were given to young people across Region Two. Additionally, teachers are also being trained right there.
Similarly, the Head of State noted that nurses too are also being trained in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region. Currently, a state-of-the-art, world-class Regional Hospital is being constructed in Essequibo to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to residents.
In the next term, the PPP/C, according to Ali, will bring more relief to Essequibians in the healthcare sector.
“When you vote on September 1, you’re not only voting for more support for dialysis patients, you’re voting for a modern dialysis facility to be built here in the region to support the people who need it,” the president announced.
Currently, dialysis patients benefit from an annual cash grant of $600,000 from the PPP/C Government.
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