Recently Vice President Jagdeo proposed the government’s plan to provide part-time employment to thousands of Guyanese. Not a lot of information was made available about the anticipated structure of the programme, except that we know participants will be paid G$40,000 per month for 10 days of work. This latest policy framework is most likely rooted in the government’s desire to fulfil a manifesto promise of creating 50,000 jobs by 2025.