Candidates make their case to UG

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The four presidential candidates yesterday presented their visions for overhauling the education sector, creating jobs and ensuring unity if successful at the November 28 polls, at a University of Guyana (UG) forum that ended abruptly during the scheduled question and answer session.

APNU candidate David Granger was the clear favourite among the capacity crowd that spilled out of the George Walcott Lecture Theatre, while incumbent PPP/C candidate Donald Ramotar received both cheers and boos throughout the 2011 Presidential Candidate’s Discourse, which also saw participation by AFC’s Khemraj Ramjattan and TUF’s Peter Persaud.

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