-under President Granger’s ‘Five Bs’ ProgrammeSixty students from five schools across Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) and East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), benefited from bicycles under President David Granger’s ‘Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus BreakfastFrom left: Regional Councillor, Ms. Carol Smith-Joseph, Regional Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change, Ms. Jennifer Wade, Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally and First Lady,Wholesale Jerseys, Mrs. Sandra Granger with other regional officials and the beneficiaries of Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five).and Books’ or ‘Five Bs’ programme.Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally,cheap nfl jerseys, under whose Ministry the programme is managed, and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, personally presented the bicycles to the students who were identified by regional educational officials.Starting in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) at the Department of Education building, New Amsterdam, Minister Ally and the First Lady handed over 30 of the 60 bicycles to students from the Canje Secondary School, Angoy’s Avenue and Sandvoort.Addressing the students and teachers, Minister Ally said that the government believes that an educated nation will help to foster a good life for all.“This project is the vision of President David Granger because he wants every child in school, to have the opportunity to a good education, and it is not by accident or for show that he has introduced the ‘Bs’ project.This project has benefited a number of students and I hope that all the students of this region will make full use of this opportunity to ensure that they get to school on time and not tired. This Government is very serious about this project. We want to give you the opportunity to have a better life in Guyana,” Minister Ally said.She noted that while the Government has only been in office for a little over a year, it has impacted the education sector in almost all of the regions across the country.“We have touched education to provide transport for our children; we have touched schools to provide footwear. So we have touched many lives in this one year, particularly in the educational aspect,Wholesale China Jerseys,” she said.The Minister said that while everything cannot be done at once, “As soon as is practicable, all the other Regions will get more buses, boats and bicycles.” She thanked the corporate citizens who have been supporting the programme, stating that it is necessary to note that the Government was putting “no pressure on anyone to give what they are giving, but they understand the President’s vision and what he wants for Guyana, and they too understand that if they invest in education we will have a better nation.” The First Lady said that the contributors must be appreciated and lauded for their efforts to realise the project. She charged the students to take care of the bicycles, noting that it must serve to strengthen their resolve and drive to pursue their education.“It is important that we have educated people who will take decisions, which can grow and develop our country,” Mrs. Granger said.‘Bicycles provide an opportunity for education’Regional Educational Officer of the East Berbice-Corentyne, Ms. Volika Jaikishun, remarked that the presentation of the bicycles was a testimony of the fact, that the President and the Government of Guyana were committed to providing the good life to all Guyanese.“We are very thankful for the buses. The three buses are facilitating a few hundred students per day. I know that our children will make full use of the bicycles, and we know that this initiative will continue because the President has promised a good life to all Guyanese,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale,” Ms. Jaikishun said.Regional Executive Officer of East Berbice-Corentyne, Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya, echoed these sentiments, noting that the bicycles provide the opportunity for students to acquire an education.Headmistress of the Canje Secondary School, Ms. Vanessa Jacobs, from which seven students benefited, said that she is pleased with the effort that the Government has made to ensure that the most vulnerable students are given the opportunity to get to school.“These bicycles will be very beneficial. Some of the students who benefited from the bicycles are coming from homes which have more than one student,Wholesale Jerseys From China, so you will find two persons using one bicycle, for those who received.“The catchment area for Canje Secondary School is very wide and so they are coming from very, very far areas so the cost for the parents is quite high. That will be a great relief for the parents and it will help with the punctuality of the students,” Ms. Jacobs said.Over