Minister Todd assures that Gov’t remains committed to development of every community

Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Hugh Todd, in keeping with the
government’s commitment to bring major development and opportunities to every community
across Guyana, on Friday visited River’s View in Region Ten. He met with residents of the area
and neighbouring village Falmouth to discuss and find possible solutions to the issues in the
respective villages.
Todd noted that government has been crafting policies to ensure communities are equally
developed. As such, ministerial visits are necessary to communicate and understand the unique
needs of each community. “There are several pillars that we are focusing on for development
because at the end of the day, our tasks are to transform your lives, and we do that by ensuring
that we have policies that are inclusive, policies that drive or stimulate equity and equality…,”
Todd explained.

He continued, “[Therefore] we have to visit your communities to meet with you, and interact
with you to also hear from you the priorities that you have at the top of your agenda for your
community itself.”  The minister in addressing government’s plans for the various sectors, he
disclosed that providing improved healthcare services and creating opportunities such as training
and education are very important to ensure citizens are equipped and ready for Guyana’s
developing economy.
“You will have to help us transform this economy. We will provide all of the incentives and all
of the initiatives and measures to transform your lives, but you will have to be part of the drive to
transform the economy itself,” the minister said. Minister Todd appealed to the community to
find togetherness and contribute in building the president’s vision of a ‘One Guyana’.
“We cannot achieve the success that we want unless we can achieve a culture that speaks to
oneness, and that is why the president is so driven to ensure that we do everything at the same
time, so we have to achieve balanced development…to have a Guyana that is unified,” he said.
The foreign affairs and international cooperation minister urged the predominantly logging
communities to also pursue agriculture as they have fertile and adequate lands to develop the
sector.
He promised them that the “spotlight” is on Guyana and the government will ensure they provide
the best services to benefit every citizen. It was revealed that several solar panels were also
distributed to the villages.