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The governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has launched its 2025 elections manifesto, outlining an ambitious five-year development agenda aimed at transforming Guyana into a modern and international model of growth. Themed “One Country, One People, One Future Forward Together for a Better Guyana”, the manifesto was unveiled to hundreds of supporters on Monday at Pegasus.
New hospitals
Over the next five years, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) intends build 12 hospitals and to deploy a fully integrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system across the country, with key deliberables.
These include the establishment of a National Ambulance Authority as well as fleet expansion with the procurement of new land, air, and river ambulances.
It will also develop the pre-deployment of units in strategic areas to improve response times.
The party’s plans also include the training and professionalisation of EMS personnel and the establishment of emergency call centres integrated with GPS tracking and real-time response technology.
40,000 new homes
As it pertains to housing over the next five years, citizens can be ready to see the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) expanding the housing programme, working to ensure it eliminates the backlog of applications in all regions, and fast-track all pending housing applications.
It also intends to focus heavily on the construction of new homes through the provision of direct assistance to build, especially to the most vulnerable families; accelerated construction of core homes; accelerated construction of young professional homes; and continued provision of incentives to encourage affordable home construction, all with the aim of constructing 40,000 new homes over the next five years.
The party also committed to continue regularizing any remaining informal settlements to provide residents with legal ownership and improved living conditions.
The upgrade of existing communities with concrete drains, street lights, recreational spaces, and security cameras is also in the party’s manifesto plans for the next five years.
Major infrastructure upgrades
Meanwhile for public work in the next five years, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has committed to continue the rollout of its aggressive agenda for the transformation of the country’s transport infrastructure, with the dual aims of unlocking economic potential and improving quality of life.
These plans include the completion of major roads and bridges to connect Guyana with its
neighbours, opening new markets and unlocking trade and economic opportunities, as well as to improve connectivity between communities, and open more productive land.
Selected highlights include: Continuing the upgrade of the Linden to Lethem highway, and constructing bridges at Kurupukari and Puruni. Completing the upgrade of the Linden to Soesdyke highway, and the fourlane highway along EBD to CJIA. Completing the highway from Land of Canaan to the Linden to Soesdyke highway, Silica City, and the CJIA. Constructing a four-lane road from Schoonord to Goshen. Expanding the main road in Essequibo to a four-lane highway. Completing the four-lane ECD highway from Mahaica to D’Edward. Constructing the new four-lane bridge across the Berbice River. Completing the road along the East Bank Berbice (EBB) to Mara and upgrading connectivity to De Velde. Completing the four-lane highway from Palmyra to Moleson Creek. Constructing the road from Moleson Creek to Orealla and Siparuta, and upgrading connectivity to Kwakwani. Constructing the new Corentyne River Bridge, to be built in collaboration with our Surinamese counterparts.
The PPP/C said it will also continue to upgrade the hinterland road network in Regions One, Seven, Eight, and Nine, to improve connectivity across regions, between villages, and within villages, and upgrading farm-to-market roads to all-weather roads in major farming areas to reduce the cost of transit for farming produce.
Additionally, it committed to advancing the upgrade of community roads and streets in established communities, complete with concrete drains, street lights, and security cameras, setting the stage for more modern, comfortable, and hospitable living conditions.
Aviation school, deepwater port, rail link
The party also revealed that in the next five years, it will be collaborating with the private sector to establish an aviation school in Guyana, with capability to train personnel across all areas of aviation, including the capacity to train and certify pilots domestically.
Still on the aviation sector, the party committed to constructing a new terminal at CJIA and municipal airports at Lethem and Rose Hall/Canje, as previously indicated.
It also committed to upgrading hinterland airstrips, and extending runways where appropriate.
Meanwhile, in the marine transport sector, the PPP/C said in collaboration with private investors, it will construct a deepwater port in Berbice, connected to a road and/or possible rail link integrated with the Linden to Lethem Road.
It also revealed plans to build new port facilities at Charity, Parika, and Port Kaituma to support agricultural exports, and a marina to support riverain leisure and watersports activities.
The party said it will also be conducting capital dredging at the mouths of the Berbice and Demerara Rivers, and putting in place arrangements for ongoing maintenance to ensure adequate depth and turning basins for more efficient movement of cargo.
100 new schools
In education, students and teachers will benefit from AI-supported personalised content development and learning delivery, even in the most remote areas. In healthcare, AI will enhance diagnosis, track diseases, and prioritise critical cases faster. For everyday services, citizens will get real-time, intelligent support, irrespective of where they are.
Additionally, there will be unlimited scholarships under the GOAL programme; a new Guyana Digital School to give parents online learning options; construction of over 100 new schools, with modern labs and ICT facilities; higher salaries and better working conditions for teachers.
Safe Road, safe city, and safe country
Meanwhile, the party’s plan for Digital Guyana will also see the introduction of an Integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) to map and monitor national infrastructure in real time.
This system will: Create 3D models of physical infrastructure across the country such as roads, bridges, kokers and other drainage and irrigation structures, underground conduits, utility posts, hydrants, and more.
The PPP/C outlined that Digital Guyana will expand the Safe Road, Safe City, and Safe Country initiatives, using smart technology to improve public safety and environmental monitoring with: AI-driven surveillance for crime detection and response. Data sharing between law enforcement agencies for coordinated response. Smart traffic systems for congestion management and road safety. Environmental sensors to monitor weather conditions, noise, air and water quality, and illegal dumping.
These upgrades will help promote cleaner, safer, and more liveable communities, the PPP/C noted.
Meanwhile, the party noted that the MyGuyana portal will be integrated with banks and financial institutions, enabling: Instant, secure verification for account opening. Digital sales by banks, and faster and easier access to loans for borrowers. A reduction in barriers to formal banking for low-income and remote populations.
No new taxes, lower taxes
To ensure that the Guyanese people have more disposable income and that cost-of-living pressures are cushioned, over the next five years, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) will maintain its policy of no new taxes throughout all the budgets that it will present during the coming term of office.
The party also committed to lowering taxes generally, including: lower income and corporate taxes, thereby rewarding and incentivising greater effort; and lower taxes on vehicles, while maintaining its policy of allowing importation of vehicles irrespective of age, thereby making vehicle ownership more affordable.
The PPP/C further said it will seek to conclude multi-year agreements with the unions in the public sector, in keeping with the principles of collective bargaining, and continue to grant salary increases and improve benefits to employees.
Additionally, the party said it will provide additional cash grants to households and individuals, and, maintain policies to keep interest rates low, especially for home ownership.
Further, the government has pledged to make financing more easily and affordably available to Guyanese businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and households, as it aims to foster a more inclusive financial system, empowering all Guyanese to access the system and to participate in saving and investment opportunities.
This would be achieved through public education, legislative and regulatory reforms where needed, and targeted interventions aimed at promoting more innovative and accessible investment instruments.
SME Development Bank
This move would bring into fruition an SME Development Bank which will provide micro-credit loans to SMEs at zero interest, along with mentorship and support where appropriate to help SMEs grow their business, provide training and support to build capacity amongst the private sector, especially SMEs, to prepare credible business plans and successful loan applications, helping them to graduate to the formal financial system and review the legal and regulatory framework governing the banking and quasibanking sector and enact any amendments needed to remove impediments to a more borrower-friendly lending environment and more flexible collateral requirements, while safeguarding stability, among others.
Youth empowerment
Youth empowerment is another cornerstone of the plan. The PPP/C has pledged to expand technical and vocational education, create new opportunities in entrepreneurship, and provide targeted support for at-risk youth. The aim is to ensure that young people are equipped with the skills, resources, and opportunities to drive national development.
Together, these initiatives highlight a vision for inclusive growth—one that extends beyond the economy to focus on social upliftment, cultural pride, and stronger communities.
As a result, over the next five years, the young people of Guyana are set to benefit from efforts that cater for the expansion of investment in sports and recreational facilities countrywide, increase employment opportunities, especially targeting young people, completion of the new international stadium at Palmyra, as well as the synthetic tracks, multipurpose sports centres, and other modern sports facilities currently under construction countrywide and the establishment a high-performance conditioning facility for athletes to support pre-competition preparation, high intensity training, and rehabilitation.
Anti-corruption unit
Over the next five years, the PPP/C said it will continue to ensure that the public procurement system is fair, transparent, competitive, efficient, and promotes value for money.
By additional streamlining and simplification of the bidding process, “we will further democratise access to government procurement opportunities, improve both the competitiveness and fairness of the system, facilitate deepening of capacity on the supply side, and improve value for money in government procurement transactions”, the party outlined in its manifesto.
Furthermore, the PPP/C said in its ongoing efforts to combat corruption, it will strengthen laws where needed; establish an anti-corruption unit; use technology such as blockchain to aid transparency, reduce bureaucracy, and improve efficiency; and fully enforce the Access to Information Act.
These plans are outlined in the party’s 2025 manifesto which was launched on Monday.
Recycling Centre
Another measure that was outlined is that the party will work on upgrading the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, including the construction of a recycling center to improve waste processing capabilities.
In tandem, it will launch an aggressive waste recycling programme to promote sustainable waste management practices.
The party said it will implement public awareness and community engagement campaigns to educate citizens on proper waste disposal and the benefits of recycling.
Additionally, it will work with private investors to convert waste into energy, aiming to reduce landfill dependency and generate alternative energy sources.
Other additional measures that were outlined in the party’s manifesto are Fuel and utility subsidies; New large-scale mining operations; more lands for small miners; 100,000 new acres of arable land; copment complex and cheaper fertiliser, cooking gas, reduced taxes on vehicles among other measures
