This is a weekly factual report documenting PPP/C government achievements, initiatives, and progress. No political commentary—just verifiable accomplishments.
🏗️ Infrastructure & Development
Airstrip Rehabilitation Program: DELIVERING RESULTS
Achievement: Multiple airlines reduce fares following government’s airstrip rehabilitation completion
- Trans Guyana Airways: 7% fare reduction
- Air Services Limited: 9% fare reduction
- Direct flights to Paramakatoi now operating 3x weekly
Impact: Lower travel costs for hinterland communities, improved accessibility
Status: ✅ COMPLETED & DELIVERING BENEFITS
Search & Rescue Modernization: $123M Investment
Achievement: New Search and Rescue Information and Management System (SARIMS) launched at Timehri Control Tower
- 16 personnel trained by Canadian experts
- Real-time data integration operational
- Georgetown Rescue Coordination Centre established
Impact: Faster emergency response, increased safety for air and maritime operations
Status: ✅ OPERATIONAL
⚖️ Justice System Improvements
Court Backlog Reduction: 5-Year Sustained Progress
Achievement: January 2026 Demerara Criminal Assizes lists 126 cases (down from hundreds)
- Backlog declining consistently for 5 consecutive years
- Major historical cases finally proceeding to trial
- DPP confirms sustained investment yielding results
Impact: Faster justice delivery, reduced waiting times for victims and accused
Status: 🔄 ONGOING PROGRESS
🏘️ Housing Development
Housing Stock Expansion: 92,233 New Structures Built
Achievement: Between 2012-2022, government facilitated construction of 92,233 new structures
- Building stock increased 42%
- Households increased 32.9%
- Forward planning for population growth
Impact: Reduced housing shortage, more Guyanese owning homes
Status: ✅ DOCUMENTED IN CENSUS DATA
💼 Economic Growth Indicators
Population Growth: Evidence of Economic Confidence
Achievement: Population reached 878,674 (preliminary census), estimated 956,044 by end of 2024
- 17.6% increase since 2012
- Foreign-born residents nearly tripled (economic opportunity attracting migrants)
- More males than females: 440,062 men to 432,608 women
Impact: Growing workforce, economic expansion, demographic confidence
Status: ✅ CENSUS CONFIRMED
🛡️ National Security
CANU Drug Interdiction: Enhanced Capabilities
Achievement: 2025 operational gains documented
- Major drug seizures throughout year
- National Early Warning System launched (detect new psychoactive substances)
- 27 training programmes completed
- Enhanced regional and international cooperation
Impact: Better equipped to fight transnational crime, improved intelligence capacity
Status: ✅ 2025 OBJECTIVES MET
👮 Law Enforcement
Traffic Enforcement: System Functioning
Achievement: 3,107 traffic violations recorded in one week (Jan 4-10, 2026)
- 964 speeders caught
- 168 helmetless motorcyclists stopped
- Enhanced detection methods and technology deployed
Impact: Safer roads through active enforcement, deterrent effect
Status: 🔄 ONGOING ENFORCEMENT
🌾 Agricultural Leadership
Regional Prominence: Guyanese Leading IICA
Achievement: Muhammad Ibrahim assumes role as Director-General of Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
- First Guyanese to hold this position
- Regional recognition of Guyana’s agricultural expertise
- Platform for advancing Guyanese agricultural interests regionally
Impact: Enhanced regional influence, agricultural development opportunities
Status: ✅ APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED
💰 Financial System Modernization
Commitment to Reform: President Ali Announces Initiative
Achievement: Financial system modernization announced, including stock exchange upgrade
- Aims to adapt financial framework to growing economy
- Financial inclusion initiatives planned
- Investment opportunities for ordinary Guyanese
Impact: (Pending implementation)
Status: 🔄 ANNOUNCED, IMPLEMENTATION PENDING
📊 Summary Statistics
This Week’s Documented Achievements:
- ✅ 2 major infrastructure completions delivering benefits (airstrips, SARIMS)
- ✅ 5-year sustained progress on court backlog
- ✅ 92,233 new structures built (census data)
- ✅ Population growth of 17.6% since 2012
- ✅ Enhanced drug interdiction capabilities
- ✅ Active traffic law enforcement
- ✅ Guyanese leading major regional organization
- 🔄 Financial modernization announced
Completion Rate: 7 of 8 items completed or showing measurable progress (87.5%)
📈 Trend Analysis
What The Data Shows:
- Infrastructure investments are completing and delivering benefits (airfares down)
- Justice system improving through sustained investment (5-year backlog reduction)
- Economic confidence growing (population increase, foreign-born residents tripling)
- Regional influence expanding (IICA leadership)
- Security capabilities enhancing (CANU modernization)
🔍 Methodology
This report documents verifiable achievements from:
- Government press releases
- Official statistics (Bureau of Statistics, DPP, CANU)
- News reports from multiple sources
- Census data (2022 preliminary results)
All claims are fact-checkable and sourced from official documentation.
Next Progress Report: January 22, 2026
Progress Report is a factual documentation series. For political analysis, see Uncle Ramesh (pro-government perspective) or Opposition Watch (critical perspective).
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