Why is it we no longer care for others?

Mar 16, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,

In these trying times the dailies are the source of amusement and bemusement.

It is amusing to follow John Da Silva’s crusade to make the PPP the best thing happening to Guyana, despite the preponderance of evidence to the contrary.

Then to read Lurlene Nestor’s announcement that Barack Obama and Bobby Jindal are the “two political giants of the 21st century” (Kaieteur News, 2/3/2009) after listening to Jindal’s widely derided speech in response to Obama’s address to Congress and Jindal’s low and single digits showing in the polls as the Republican’s choice for President in 2012 was equally amusing.

The obsession to demonize Forbes Burnham to the extent that it is now declared Boysie Ramkarran possessed superior wit to Burnham, who won the prestigious Speaker’s Cup in London, is internationally renowned for his oratory, intelligence, sense of humour and mastery of English and Latin. And as the global economy crumbles, to hear the government tell us, all is well and Guyana has nothing to fear.

There is bemusement that the allegations by Varshnie Singh of domestic abuse seem forgotten, women’s organisations and female parliamentarians have not pursued this matter and the Minister of Human Services remains silent.

To learn the late Mr. Desmond Hoyte was never paid his pension for his service as President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and six years after his death Mrs. Hoyte still has not received his outstanding pension and hers as his widow, yet the media, PNC, AFC and other organisations seem untroubled. And to hear the sad news that Critchlow Labour College may have to close because the government took away state funding, preventing education for our youths, yet the Ethnic Relations Commission does nothing about this discrimination.

It is so disheartening that we no longer care for others, and the ones who can get ahead are those that are politically aligned.

Mark Waldron

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