Region Three residents during a meeting with Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Two thousand persons from Region Three will become the latest beneficiaries of the government’s part-time jobs initiative bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 9,000. The Government said that this represents a $360M investment by the government.
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo made the disclosure while addressing hundreds of residents of Zeelugt and surrounding communities at a meeting.
Dr. Jagdeo pointed out that this is part of the government’s efforts to supplement household income in light of the rising cost of living.
The VP noted that through this programme, persons can work for 10 days per month in the respective government agencies and ministries and earn up to $40,000.
He noted however that only one person per household is allowed to register for the jobs, which the VP said is to ensure a wide cross section benefits.
The Vice President made it clear that the only qualification for the programme is to be Guyanese and called on citizens to reject the naysayers.
The former president continues to urge those benefitting to use the opportunity as a stepping stone, while at the same time capitalising on the scholarships programme.
Dr. Jagdeo stressed that these scholarships are being offered through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) and are in keeping with the government’s manifesto promise of providing 20,000 online scholarships. This number, he said has since been increased, as the government is looking to have as many persons from across the regions registered.
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