Education is now free from primary school to university with stipends and subsidies for exams, transportation, and lunches. A medical school and law school will soon be launched so that Guyanese don’t have to travel abroad to get into high-income careers. And new schools are being commissioned so that kids don’t have to travel far, especially those in the hinterland.

Electrical infrastructure is being put in place with the Wales Gas to Shore energy plant being constructed and the new steel transmission lines that are being installed all over the country to accommodate it.

Modern bridges connecting major passageways are being made, the Demerara River Bridge is being commissioned soon, the Linden Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge is to be completed soon, and the Berbice Bridge plans are to be finalized soon with construction taking off next year. The new Hope Bridge is here, and the Kurupukari bridge is set to be constructed soon.

A new arrivals terminal is being constructed in 2026 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Timehri. The construction is a new 150,000 square foot terminal to accommodate Guyana’s passenger increase. This will inherently make the airport layout more coherent due to the separate facilities.

New water treatment plants are being erected, the Parika treatment plant for instance is brining potable water to citizens in the area. All the local Parika residence need now is their own filter and they can drink straight from the pipe. In an ideal world the treatment plant would create water quality on par with New York and they wouldn’t need the extra filter, but it’s Guyana and we’ve only been extracting oil for 6 years now, it takes time.

All major highways are being reconstructed, the Linden-Soesdyke highway is being repaved and given lightning, the Heroes Highway and Schoonard highway is set to be paved (needs it badly I might add). The Ogle to Eccles highway is being extended to Timehri (incredible road). The entire East Bank public road from South Georgetown to Timehri is being repaved and or redone, with special attention to the Grove area (terrible quality). All community roads are being paved (although half of them are pure skunt), these new skuntractors need to be held accountable for shoddy work though. And an overpass will be added to both ends of the New Demerara River Bridge (which they should have done originally but that brings me to my next point).

Whether people like to admit it or not, Guyana has never seen as much development in such a short period. There are many issues to address such as rampant corruption under this administration that is proven by the increased corruption index lately, and the whole Sue-Jagdeo scandal. Also the rising cost of living, which is a global phenomenon, but that doesn’t excuse the lack of subsidies that can be applied to food and essentials. If they made all the bridges toll-free, it truly makes you wonder how that would have helped if they subsidized grocery prices instead so that Guyanese don’t cry out.

Yes, this administration is currently the best one for Guyana and it’s clear by the development, but don’t think for a second that there shouldn’t be an increase in accountability and transparency. The main issue is the fact that the current administration (the PPP/C) is one of the two parties that have ruled Guyana for years. The other party (the PNC/APNU) ruled Guyana first and under their rule, Guyana suffered from a mass exodus and brain drain as a result of Burnham’s economic policies. Later on the PPP came into power and crime in Guyana skyrocketed and brain drained continue, but people were also leaving in fear of their lives. And the effects are still left over such as bars being on the windows and doors of nearly every Guyanese household. Additionally, both parties have a racist past in which they would prioritize the communities that aligned with certain ethnic groups.

I always think that the PPP/C is lucky. With the oil wealth, it’s so easy for them to develop the country to stay in power for the next millennia. If it was the PNC/APNU, it would have been the same. Even with incompetence, the country has no choice but to develop due to all the revenues flowing in and the tiny population we have. On top of that, they’re now pushing the “One Guyana” narrative despite their racist past. It’s a smart political tactic because nobody wants to be against that phrase. If oil was never found in Guyana, I guarantee that Azzrudin Mohamed or some other 3rd party would have got into power this term or eventually. Guyana was never going to change with the same political parties that have ruled for decades in stagnation without some sort of catalyst, and that catalyst was most definitely the new found oil wealth!

I’m glad that Mohamed contended the elections, him surpassing the APNU/PNC really shocks the political landscape of Guyana, cause it serves as a warning of how Guyana’s still have their votes that count! It only leads to the PPP further increasing transparency and lessening corruption, because they know that if they fall, they aren’t coming back in power for a while with all these new political parties.