President David Granger said that the diaspora has an important role to play in the Guyana’s development and urged them to use their skills and education which they have acquired overseas to help to transform the country.
He was at the time speaking to Guyanese, who reside in Grenada, where he is currently attending the 38th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
Speaking at the event, which was held in Mount Cinnamon, the Ministry of the Presidency quoted Granger as saying, “When you travel overseas; some of you improve your education, some of you improve your employment and you could invest back home… We can produce everything that the Caribbean needs but we need investment. We need people who are prepared to come back and invest.”
He explained that because of the vastness of the country, the education sector has been severely constrained and said that Information Communication Technology (ICT) can be a means through which the quality and standard of education in Guyana is improved.
In this regard, he encouraged the diaspora to help ensure that Guyana’s children are part of the technological revolution.
Speaking of the strength of the Caricom, the immediate past Chairman, said that if member states recommit to a united, one-Caribbean front, the region can be a formidable force in the international community with significant influence and voting power.
I went to Guyana few years ago and applied for a teaching position . I was told that I will have the salary of a newly trained teacher.
I have been trained in Guyana in 1988 and I am an experienced teacher. I am also trained in England as a Montessori teacher and has managed various early years settings in London.
It’s was an insult to have been offered the salary of newly trained teacher in Guyana. So no thank you Mr. President. I would also need a good quality of life in Guyana. That kind of money will not give me a good quality of life.