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Oct 25, 2016 Letters
Dear Editor,
The sudden rise of crime in our country is now a concern for all Guyanese citizens and the re-introduction of long hours of daily blackouts makes it easier for thieves and criminals to escape very easily from the police and citizens. People have now become victims of crime; they are not only beaten and robbed they are killed too. How do we deal with this blackout situation?
If we cannot deal with blackouts after 50 years of independence then it’s not possible for us to properly govern and administrate this Nation.
In this modern era after 50 years of recent independence celebrations with lots of exuberance, we are still a backward nation when compared to our Caribbean, South America and Latin America Neighbours. I have travelled to many places but never seen so much blackout, internet failure, pot holes, thieves, murders, suicides etc. like Guyana. We have really fallen morally, spiritually, academically and racially; we are a failed state but we are too brain- washed by impudent politicians to accept a fact that we are a deceived people, fooled by eloquent politicians by bombastic words of false promises and illusions.
It’s very clear from the recent Awards Ceremony that all the Awardees were politically nominated to be given a National Award. Most of these awardees are also PNC acolytes; it’s sad that we linked everything in this country to politics based on being a ”Yes Man & Yes Woman” even if we have to starve. I believe National Awards should be given to everyone from all political parties and to those who don’t even belong to any political party based on their achievement in a particular field of learning.
Thieves are all over our country from the city of Georgetown to Berbice and Essequibo. Our new government failed to implement a very efficient police force and better technology to catch thieves and criminals. Our laws in the courts cannot protect our citizens because some clever lawyers are representing criminals, thus they are set free very easily. Too many high profile criminals are set free on bail and are winning their cases because prominent lawyers represent them. All over I see sellers more than buyers and unemployment has become the order of the day that has helped to fuel crime and drug dealings.
I seldom asked the question what is the purpose of the Guyana Defence Force? Are they defending the rights of our citizens? Are they working to protect our citizens? Or are they just sleeping, playing dominoes and getting fat? Since the police cannot handle criminals, why aren’t the soldiers out assisting the police? It seems as if our President is very much afraid to authorise the soldiers in Guyana to get out of their slumber and work for their salaries. If the GDF cannot protect this nation they should all be fired.
What plans does our new existing administration have to tackle this crime situation in Guyana? Our President needs to address the nation on the crime and blackouts fiascoes. Crime has now become a national issue. A few days ago a man who came here on vacation from the USA, was robbed of everything and his brother killed. None of our Ministers have addressed that issue as yet. And now the blackouts help to facilitate more crimes and rogue elements. What we need is a clean police force and soldiers to protect our citizens everyday.
Who will come to invest here when we can’t see the roads while driving at nights? Who will come to invest here to be killed and robbed by bandits? Who will return to live here when we have no jobs to offer them. What jobs do we have for students who passed 20 subjects and our degree holders who sell at the markets and on the pavement? We need spiritual vision and economic commonsense to govern and administrate this nation properly. We can’t save money here we always end up in debt; very soon the banks will have to be closed. It’s very weird that we earn less that $2000 a day and have to buy a chicken for $3000; it’s funny when our light and water bills exceeds our salaries; and it’s more than ridiculous to increase the pensioners money by $5000 but remove their water and light bills subsidy. So we give the pensioner $17,000 monthly but his light and water bills are $45,000 after removing their subsidies. I wonder who taught these people who prepared the budget, mathematics and economics
From Demico House, Stabroek Market, coming back to Water Street, to ‘Tiger Bay’ back to Main Street, Robb and Regent Streets are loaded with thieves and robbers. It’s about time our soldiers be placed to guard government buildings, banks and patrol the nation around the clock like Suriname. We must accept one fact that after 50 years of independence we have become a failed nation, failing to protect the rights and dignity of our citizens. What have we really achieved after 50 years of bad administration? The soldiers need to go out and patrol this Nation daily, be posted to guard all government buildings and banks. V.S Naipaul wrote a book called: ”An Area of Darkness” that’s a prophecy for Guyana because we have become a Nation of Darkness. Our citizens need better wages, protection and living conditions; we are a nation too young to die from ignorance.
Rev. Gideon Cecil
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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