The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has twenty-seven (27) candidates under the age of 25 on its candidates’ list for the 2025 General and Regional Elections.
On Sunday, several of those young professionals joined the party’s rally at Albion Estate Road, Berbice, endorsing President Dr Irfaan Ali for a second term in office.
Some of those who took the stage included the Regional Health Officer of Region Six, Dr Vinashri Khirodhar; Toshao of Orealla/Siparuta, Laurence Vandenburgh; former A Partnership for National Unity councillor, Shaun Smith; as well as other health professionals, attorneys, and entertainers.
Dr Khirodhar, in her address to those gathered at the rally, noted that this is “a fantastic era” for medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and other health professionals in the medical fraternity.
One of the PPP’s young candidates for the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections is Nicholas Sagadaya. He spoke at the Albion Rally on Sunday (Photo: News Room/ July 20, 2025)
She said there has been significant progress over the past five years, not only in Region Six but across all administrative regions.
“This is the time to give the PPP/C another term,” the RHO emphasised.
Toshao Vandenburgh spoke of the progress seen in Orealla and Siparuta over the past year since he was elected to office. He said the government has fulfilled most of its promises in the communities and “once they take office again, the progress will continue.”
Some of the new developments he highlighted include the construction of a new secondary school, which will ease travel to the coast for many students; land clearing for agriculture; provision of planting materials; training of young people for work; employment of part-time workers; better healthcare facilities; and more.
Former President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mark Lyte also spoke at the rally. Lyte, a Berbice headteacher, said, “As an educator for over three decades, I can tell you, the education sector has never seen the kind of growth we have experienced in the last five years… We have also seen the extent to which training of teachers has gone beyond our expectation.”
“I want to say this progress is something that we need to build on. And the PPP/C is saying, forward together for a better Guyana,” Lyte declared at the PPP/C’s massive rally at Albion in Berbice.
Mark Lyte addressing the Albion Crowd (Photo: News Room/ July 20, 2025)
Former APNU councillor on the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six, Shaun Smith, in his address, pointed out that the PPP/C is the only party that has the ability to unite the people of Guyana in a true sense.
“Wherever there is unity, there is strength, and because there is unity in the PPP/C, we can guarantee progress,” he noted.
“The blue team nor the green team could not draw this crowd,” he added.
He spoke of progress over the past five years, which has moved the country from “lagging under the APNU” to a booming economy.
Other speakers highlighted progress that has been made in the education, health, sport, and other sectors, such as the construction of new hospitals, a stadium in Region Six, and free education through scholarships and the move to make the University of Guyana tuition-free.
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