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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Civic, Clement Rohee says that the idea of a social contract which was proposed by Opposition Leader David Granger is a contradiction to the actions which were shown by the party. Granger, at A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s last press conference, had said that the proposed social contract would promote national unity, ensure human safety and foster economic development.Clement RoheeAccording to Rohee this “new notion” coming out from APNU is in contradiction, because the party seems against every major economic project in Guyana.Rohee said that the proposal “appeared somewhat an apparent contradiction and the question that contradicts it: is how can you be proposing a social contract in respect of the body politics of our country when you have basically shot down a number of investment projects in this country”.He said that the projects which were “shut down” by APNU “would have brought meaningful and purposeful development to Guyana, and would have seen an improvement of livelihoods for thousands of people across the country”.“So right away I see an apparent contradiction when on the one hand these anti-progressive,Wholesale Jerseys Outlet, anti -national, anti-business,Cheap Jerseys From China, anti-foreign investor positions have been taken within recent times…that should be explained by the callers of this social contract,” Rohee said.On Friday, Granger had said that the “economic crisis had lowered workers’ standard of living…protests by two of the country’s largest trade unions,Authentic Adidas Hockey Jerseys China, the Guyana Public Service Union and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union have demonstrated how labour relations between the state and its workers have degenerated”.He had stressed that the ranks of the unemployed young people are increasing. Granger noted that with poverty in the country being rampant,Off White Air Max 97 For Sale, the World Bank in its 2014 World Development Report has rated Guyana as the second poorest country in CARICOM.According to Granger,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic, the report has revealed that with a gross national income (GNI) of US$3,410 per capita, Guyana compared unfavourably with The Bahamas at US$21,280 per capita, Suriname at US$8,Wholesale Authentic NHL Jerseys,480 per capita and,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, indeed, with all other Caricom states except Haiti.He said that the security crisis is also another unfavorable issue with the government. According to Granger, security has disproportionately hurt the poor. |
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