Latest update July 8th, 2024 12:59 AM
Mar 02, 2017 Letters
Dear Editor,
I find it extremely difficult first and foremost as a young person with high academic qualifications and secondly as a citizen of Guyana who voted for change at the May 2015 polls, to comprehend the utterances of His Excellency President David Granger and actions of his Ministers of Government.
There are many cases to which I can make references that will substantiate my first sentence, but permission is hereby sought to present one case which is as recent as one week ago.
Given the unfortunate situation which caused the untimely and unceremonious removal of the Regional Executive Officer of Region 9 and hence the need for someone that meets the requirements to act in the said position, I thought that the current academically accomplished and respectable young Deputy Regional Executive Officer of Region 9 would have acceded to the position.
As a young person the opportunity to which the President speaks of so often for young people would have been tested there and then but instead of promoting the Deputy to act, a Field Auditor from Region 3 whose academic qualifications I would like to see was given the position.
This kind of suppression of educated youngsters and their supersession by our elders is unacceptable, demoralizing, uncouth and downright disgraceful.
Editor, when these unfortunate acts occur, it is seen as a slap in the face of qualified young people, disturbs them psychologically, hampers their enthusiasm to perform and encourages them to leave the shores of Guyana.
The Head of State on numerous occasions lectured this nation about the importance of education and the need for young people to show off their talents but here is a clear indication that David Granger’s words are nothing but just words since the Minister of Communities saw it fitting to put a Region 3 Field Auditor to act as REO as against the current University Graduate who is substantively the DREO.
What a slap in the face of young people! WHAT A SHAME! I voted CHANGE in 2015 and this kind of leadership will make me vote change again.
Deonarine Ramphal
Stand up for your children, please.
Jul 08, 2024
Kaieteur Sports – Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva warmed up for higher intensity battles in the coming weeks with unbeaten half-centuries that were the highlights for West Indies before the...Peeing Tom… Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recently branded the Alliance For Change (AFC)... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – On June 28, 2024, Antigua and Barbuda offered to host the 2025 General Assembly... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]