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Jul 07, 2015 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
Minister Ramjattan made his first “big” move to reduce crime and domestic violence, create a better workforce and provide an economic solution for Guyana all in one decision. I have never seen such backward and visionless thinking by a public service leader in my entire life.
It is clear that the minister does not have hard scientific data to back up his conclusions, so I will do him a favour and provide some assumptions from my observation as an average citizen.
1. Most crimes being committed are done by 100% sober people with a clear plan to kill and rob; they are not leaving bars at 2 a.m. to do this. This one is obvious and does not need any data.
2. Domestic violence that is rooted in alcohol consumption is generally done in the rural areas in small rum shops and bottom houses. So it would have been better for you to put a limit on DDL and DIH production to make any impact here.
3. Road accidents are caused by inexperienced drivers who bribed the police for their driver’s licence and compounded by the police not enforcing the traffic laws.
4. The management of work performance is a dynamic between the employers and employees that has to be carried out among them and should not be policed by the state. You are clearly showing signs of interfering in people’s freedoms and private lives (signs of dictatorship).
5. People have the right to spend their hard-earned money however they wish, the Government has no right to even comment on this. Again you are interfering in people’s private lives and the private sector.
Now watch this; drinking and partying will continue after 2 a.m. regardless of the curfew, you will see an increased in underground parties that are unregulated and thus provide a greater risk to our young people, since it will not be recognized by the police. There will be a loss of revenue and the circulation of money will reduce. It is my projection that the local economy will lose approximately G$154,000,000 weekly.
Minister Ramjattan is confirming my position during elections, that they are backward thinkers with visionless strategies that will take our country down the wrong path. As I said before, this government consists of “Paddle Boat” captains steering a Cruise Ship.
Malcolm Watkins
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