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Member of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Debra Backer told supporters on Saturday evening that it is time for the PPP to step down and give another party a chance to serve.

Speaking at a public meeting at Rosignol, she said the government has a duty to keep its citizens secure and out of harm’s way but Guyana is the third highest in the Caribbean when it comes to crime and the second to last when it comes to development.

She said too that her party would significantly increase the salaries and improve the conditions of work of the …..


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