| – Former MP blasts PPP/C for education policyThe West side, the Region Three leg of A Partnership for National Unity plus Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) campaign rallies saw thousands coming out in support last Friday night as the coalition sought to woo a region that handed them one of its worst vote returns in the 2011 elections.A section of the crowd at the rallyThe rally was held at the Vreed-en-Hoop stelling. Among the speakers were APNU+AFC presidential candidate Brig. David Granger; veteran teacher and former Member of Parliament, Cheryl Sampson; Prime Ministerial candidate Moses Nagamoottoo and performances from the Mighty Rebel, who drove the crowd into frenzy with his lyrics.Leading up to David Granger’s entrance to the podium, the chants of “Granger! Granger!” grew to a crescendo until he was finally unleashed unto the crowd.Declaring that he had come to play hardball with them, Granger opened by chastising the Region for allowing the PPP/C to take the majority in 2011.“Region Three,Cheap Jerseys From China, you are a great region, but you put your destiny in the hands of the PPP in 2011. And what did you get? You get a high rate of road fatality, a high rate of murders, a high rate of school dropouts and low prices for your paddy. That is what you get from the PPP/C!”“In November 2011 (you) gave the PPP 66% of the votes and give APNU/AFC 33% of the votes. Region Three, the PPP take you all for granted. They believe (in) old Region Three. You voted for them and what did it get you? Will you vote for them again?”Reminding them of the fate of assassinated political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing as he ventured into Diamond, urging residents to vote against the PPP/C, the presidential candidate extolled his west side supporters to venture into any district, including perceived PPP/C strongholds and urge them to come out and vote.“We have to mobilize. Just as you mobilized tonight, you have to mobilize all along this region, up to Parika, up to the West Bank.”“This is not a racial vote or an ethnic vote. This is not a businessman vote. This is a vote for every member of Region Three because, (if) you go down the streets into the alleyways, I want you to meet every person, Amerindian, East Indian,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Portugese, and Chinese, and ask them to vote for APNU+AFC.”“We must paint this entire region green and gold!” he declared, much to the excitement of the crowd.Granger also issued a plea to those who had the advantage of a vehicle, to assist others in getting to the polling station.He welcomed everyone, no matter which party in the coalition had their support, to vote collectively for the APNU+AFC.Cheryl Sampson, Chairman of Georgetown In-service Centre of Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) also took the stage to rapturous cheers. Sampson was highly critical of aspects of the education sector. Stating that every child had a right to free education, Samson talked about the shift from this policy to one that has led to the detriment of the education sector.“There has been a shift,China Adidas Hockey Jerseys, we know, under the PPP we care Government. The university of Guyana campus was not built by the PPP/C and because they did not build it, they don’t care what happens to it. They have not refurbished our institution. An APNU+AFC government will fix it.”Sampson, a teacher by training, stated that at the nursery level of the education system, the current Minister of Education adjusted the entry age from three years nine months to three years three months,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, so that her daughter can benefit. “Then, because she knew the education system at nursery level was in peril, she sent her daughter to a private school.”“What is happening in the nursery school? We have many three year, three months children who, the authors know, that three years nine months was the right development time for a positive level. Now we got them running around in pampers, giving teachers more trouble for the same small pay.”“Between Nursery and Primary school the foundations for development must be laid. When our children get to Secondary School, they still can’t read. There is need for both Academic development and skills development. But this Government saw fit to bring in the SSRP (Secondary Schools Reform Programme) and they threw out the Community High Schools.”She stated that by doing so, the advancement of students who were late developers was stymied.“This Government,Wholesale NBA Jerseys Authentic, having got rid of technical education at the community level, decided to open up Technical Institutes. They do one-year programmes. Now you tell me, what training the students could get from one year that can see them going into the job market?”She also blasted the fact that even teachers at the Nursery school level, with no technical experience, could be allowed to teach in technical colleges.The rally closed with the Presidential candidate and his wife, Sandra Granger,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, greeting supporters assembled at the edge of the stage in truly rock star fashion.Photos saved as- APNU+AFC Vreed en Hoop |
