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At meetings held in the South and North Savannahs of the Rupununi Leader of the Opposition,Davis Webb Jersey, Brigadier David Granger,Harrison Barnes USA Jersey, Member of Parliament, Sydney Allicock, and Regional Democratic Councillor, Vincent Henry,Paddy McNair Manchester Jersey, were able to refute People’s Progressive Party Civic attacks.They also defended the actions of the parliamentary majority during the recent budget debates in the National Assembly.The Opposition team corrected several erroneous claims that had been made to villagers by PPP/C representatives shortly after the budget debates in April.Mr. Granger, Mr. Allicock and Mr. Henry told a large gathering of residents at Sawariwau Village that the PPP/C had deliberately set out to deceive the indigenous people of Guyana. They made it clear that the opposition did not cut money allocated to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs,NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap, or to projects affecting the indigenous people.The team explained that funding for the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was a grant from the Kingdom of Norway. The Opposition did not cut funding. “It was the Government of Guyana’s responsibility to ensure that the projects earmarked for funding by the grant from Norway satisfy the conditions imposed by the UNDP,Kendell Beckwith Womens Jersey, IDB and the World Bank.”The “One Laptop Per Family” project was implemented by the PPP/C long before the 2012 budget debate, the team told the residents. The members explained that some computers which had already been distributed had been presented by the People’s Republic of China but Rupununi villages did not benefit from the gift.Funding for several other projects –the Amerindian Development Fund,T. J. Watt Steelers Jersey, the Solar Panel Project and the Amerindian Land Titling and Demarcation Project – was not affected by the budget cuts and this was also explained to the residents’ satisfaction.The Opposition team urged villagers to maintain their demands for titles for their lands and to demand that there was free,Isaiah Thomas Celtics Jersey, prior and informed consent by the Government with them on all aspects of development in the region. |
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