In 2023, the government will spend $35 billion on infrastructure improvements and programs to improve the lives of Amerindian and rural communities. This will speed up their development.
Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the Vice President, told Indian leaders about this on Wednesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).
This is in addition to the $4.6 billion (US$22 million) that Guyana made when it sold carbon credits for 30% of the country’s forest to Hess Corporation.
By next week, this money will be sent to these places.
“If you look at our budget for health care, education, and roads in the hinterland, it will be about $35 billion,” he told the more than 200 Amerindian leaders who were there.
Dr. Jagdeo said that upgrading roads in the countryside will cost a total of $8 billion. About $5 billion through the Ministry of Public Works and $3 billion through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).
Also, from Kurupukari to Lethem, 32 bridges are being built, which will make it easier for people to get around.
He said, “We’re putting in concrete bridges so that trucks can run all year long.”
By the end of the year, over 30,000 solar panels should be delivered, which will help everyone.
“That would be a big job, and we made a promise to do it,” the Vice President said. “But because it’s coming from India, it’s going to take a while to get here.”
Leaders were also talked to about which projects were most important and should be paid for by the $3 billion supplemental budget that was passed in 2022.
