Region Six gets 3,000 part-time jobs as gov’t advances initiative to ease cost of living

Region Six residents will soon benefit from 3,000 part-time government jobs. This assurance
was given by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday, during a meeting with fisherfolk in
the region.
Dr. Jagdeo said the government would begin rolling out the initiative in the next three weeks in
the region. The VP exp0ressed belief that the move will provide added financial aid to residents.
He had explained that only one person from a household could benefit from the initiative. Jagdeo
said that persons could earn up to $40,000 monthly and work three times per week.
The former president said that this is part of a strategic approach to provide long-term support to
citizens amid rising cost of living, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other external factors.
Jagdeo noted that persons along the Essequibo coast and Region 10 will be benefitting from 800
of these jobs, respectively. The VP had announced this during his recent outreaches to those
regions.
However, Jagdeo in a previous interview, pointed out that the venture was not easy for
government, since the previous government left no workable plans or finances to offset the
nation’s development agenda. He noted that more than 30,000 jobs were lost during the previous
APNU+AFC Administration’s tenure. The VP said that Region Six was the hardest hit,
following the closure of several Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) estates and termination
of over 7,000 workers by the APNU+AFC.
He stressed that it is also one of the largest regions in terms of population size and the VP, noted
that the provision of the part-time jobs is another step by the new government to supplement the
income of the citizens. VP Jagdeo spoke briefly of the administration’s plan to venture into hemp
cultivation in Region Six and Ten. He said that Hemp is a multi-billion-dollar industry and
government believes tapping into it would accrue enormous benefits for the country and create
employment.
Jagdeo declared that the administration is aggressively pushing to provide 50,000 jobs over a
five-year period, as was promised in its manifesto. He said that it has invested a significant
number of resources to strategically enhance the lives of citizens, since taking office in August
2020.