aThe People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has said that “La Parfaite Harmonie is still under-developed”.
This statement was made at a public meeting on Saturday at the Four Corners – La Parfaite Harmonie, Region 3. Speakers at the meeting included Members of Parliament Joseph Harmon and Annette Ferguson, PNCR Central Executive Member Cheryl Sampson and Brigadier David Granger, Leader of the PNCR.
A release from PNCR said that Brigadier Granger told the crowd that the PNCR was preparing for local government elections. He reminded them that the 6th cycle of registration had started and urged those who were over fourteen years of age to get registered. Granger said that it was only through local government elections that residents in places like La Parfaite Harmonie can be able to get involved in managing and developing the communities where they live.
He told the residents that the 2014 budget was not forward-looking nor development-oriented. He said that the PPP/C’s administration budget had no plan for poverty reduction, employment and social protection. Granger said the 2014 budget does not provide realistic job opportunities for the thousands of school-leavers and the larger number of unemployed and under-employed. He said that under the PPP/C the few rich are getting richer and the many poor are getting poorer. He told his audience that APNU was fighting for and committed to a good life for all Guyanese.
According to the release, Harmon gave the residents an update on the anti-money laundering amendment legislation and A Partnership for National Unity’s work in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee. He told the crowd that it was the opposition that was working to protect the citizens of Guyana and to have strong, enforceable laws to apprehend money launderers.
Sampson and Ferguson addressed local issues relating to Region 3, especially the infrastructure and social problems facing the residents of La Parfaite Harmonie.
They spoke about the poor roads; the lack of adequate street lighting and the high costs of transportation (especially for school children). Other problems facing the community such as security and the lack of adequate policing; property theft and poor local representation; and problems within the national and regional education system were also discussed.
The meeting at La Parfaite Harmonie was chaired by PNCR Regional Chairman and APNU MP, John Adams, the release added.
