Regional Executive Offi cer of Region 3, Jennifer Ferreira-Dougall, Director General, Offi ce of the President, Joseph
Harmon, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, and Director General, Civil Aviation Authority,
Egbert Fields, waving APNU+AFC fl ags at a massive town hall meeting at Woodbine Ballroom in Brooklyn.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Borough President Eric
Adams is urging Brooklynites to
attend the next 2020 Census Job Fair
slated for Feb. 5 at Brooklyn Borough
Hall.
Adams said the fair is part of his
#MakeBrooklynCount Initiative, a
collaboration with the US Census
Office and local community-based
organizations “to ensure Brooklyn is
accurately counted in the upcoming
2020 Census.”
According to Pastor Gilford Monrose,
the St. Thomas-born director,
Faith-Based & Clergy Initiatives,
Office of Brooklyn Borough President,
the upcoming job fair will “provide
information to those interested in
becoming a census worker.”
He said benefits include “a flexible
work schedule, good weekly pay, and
paid training.”
The Feb. 5 fair takes place from
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
In 2018, Adams partnered with the
Brooklyn Community Foundation to
launch the Brooklyn Complete Count
Committee, an alliance of organizations
whose collective aim is to
increase representation in the 2020
Census among traditionally undercounted
communities such as the elderly,
low-income, undocumented and
young individuals, as well as those
whose first language is not English,
Pastor Monrose said.
He also said the Faith-based subcommittee
is looking for faith leaders
and whose committee is responsible
for creating and coordinating activities
and materials that can be used
by faith-based institutions in the borough
“to promote 2020 Census awareness
and participation.”
Earlier this month, more than 160
community partners joined Mayor Bill
de Blasio and City Council Speaker,
Corey Johnson in kicking off NYC Census
2020 Complete Count Campaign.
By Tangerine Clarke
Chants of Forward Ever, Backward
Never, let progress continue, were
heard from an overflowing of Guyanese
at Woodbine Ballroom, on Sunday, Jan.
26, as Director General, Office of the
President, Joseph Harmon, egged on
supporters, with “Moving forward
together, Don’t stop the progress, vote
for the APNU+AFC,”,during a massive
town hall meeting and fundraiser that
raised almost USD$10,000.
Elected officials REO of Region
3, Jennifer Ferreira-Dougall, Director
General, Civil Aviation Authority,
Egbert Fields, Minister of Public Infrastructure,
David Patterson, Lands and
Surveys Commissione,r Trevor Benn,
who traveled from Guyana, sounded
the urgent call to action, in speeches.
They all reiterated that President
David Granger, transformed Guyana,
and he has a vision for the next five
years, and the decade of development,
2020 – 2029, to improved the lives of
all, Guyanese.
“We will move the country forward
together, we are about togetherness,
reflected in the ethnicity, and geographic
makeup of Guyana, every region, will
be represented in the National Assembly,
assured Min. Harmon, noting that
the party’s 81 candidates includes, 34
youths, and 60% women.
The Coalition has spent 221 billion
towards nursery to university, education,
as well as technical, and vocational,
learning, and an allotment, of 52.2B
is air-marked for the decade of development
initiative, said Min. Harmon.
Calling President Granger a strategist,
Harmon said Guyana’s improvement
is a manifestation of careful planning
and great execution, recalling five
years ago, when he stood in Woodbine
with then candidate David A. Granger,
and PM Nagamootoo, and declared
there would be victory.
“Here I am with another David (Patterson)
and I am saying we will win,”
promised Harmon, to thunderous
applause by compatriots who danced
and waved green and gold party flags,
to Farmer Nappy’s “Garbage Bag” song,
(words praising the Coalition) that is
the party song.
“Guyanese are energized as seen at
rallies thus far across many regions,”
said Harmon, who has called on social
media influencers to use platforms to
encourage family members and friends
to go to the polls.
Min. Patterson warned supporters
not to be complacent, and predicts the
government would win 40 seats in Parliament
in the March 2, elections, while
calling on social media users to photograph
their inked finger after voting,
and share with friends and family.
“We are here to have a conversation,
about the last four and a half years,
and what we intend to do, with your
support, over the next five years when
we start our second term,” Patterson
told expatriates, whose loud screams of
“forward ever, backward never,” reassured
the politician of their commitment.
He expressed gratitude for the support
the diaspora has provided over the
years towards developing Guyana, and
a better life for all Guyanese and their
families that he said continues.
He assured that the government
intends to place more emphasis on
integrating diasporans in the social,
political and economic goals of the
country, from March 3, 2020.
“Guyana is entering a new realm. It
can only become the great country and
achieve full potential, under a David
A. Granger-led government,” said Patterson,
who unveiled a gigantic plan to
strengthen Guyana’s crumbling infrastructure,
rebuilding bridges, waterways
and roadways.
Public transportation, with the
return of mega buses to benefit students
and the elderly, is also in the
plan.
Regional Executive Officer, Jennifer
Ferriera-Dougall, praised the government
for raising the educational level
in the region, noting students have
excelled, in English and mathematics.
Billions of dollars helped to modernize
hospitals conveniently located to
serve more that one region, whereby
improving the lives of Guyanese, said
the REO.
Director of Aviation, Egbert Fields,
who will finalize an agreement with
JetBlue Airlines in Georgetown this
week, said Guyana has gone global,
and asked Guyanese to return home to
share their skills and expertise.
He said Guyana’s standing in the
aviation sector was raised due to the
David A. Granger government, noting
that American Airlines had introduced
daily flights from both Miami and New
York to Georgetown.
“Airlines want to come to a country
with high standards, not chaos. JetBlue
will start its Georgetown route on April
2, and many more airlines are knocking,
but we are selective,” said Fields,
recalling carriers which stranded passengers
after high cost, peak travel
ended, quoting Min. Patterson, “we
don’t want fly-by-night carriers that
will steal our people’s money.”
Brooklyn Borough President, Eric
Adams. Associated Press / Seth Wenig
Guyanese urge to vote
APNU+AFC for second term
Adams urges
Brooklynites to
attend Census
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