Economy / Guyana
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President Bharrat Jagdeo is already talking up his People's Progressive Party (PPP)'s chances in the 2011 regional and general elections - even though he is prevented by term limits from running as the party's presidential candidate. Jagdeo addressed the PPP at a party conference in July, lauding the government's efforts despite global financial concerns and a still-fragile domestic security situation. Having returned to power in October 1992, the PPP is currently the only ruling party in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to have chalked up four consecutive terms in government. However, with economic growth softening, inflation edging higher, and crime rates