An unfortunate development

Aug 10, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,

A noticeable feature throughout human history has been the failure of leaders everywhere to learn from the lessons of history.

Said Louis Dbrandeis, US Supreme Justice – (crime is contagious if the government becomes the law breaker; it breeds contempt for the law.)

I note today with some interest, a report which apparently exempts Government Ministers from the polygraph test.

In a society, where with much fanfare, we hear a continuing drumbeat, ‘a return to democracy’; this is an unfortunate development, particularly, in the light of a general perception that Ministers of this administration have been involved in massive contract manipulation, involving millions of dollars; phantom gangs, to direct or indirect involvement of assassinations, and the current saga of Roger Khan and Robert Simels.

I believe that Freddie Ki.ssoon must be right when he says that this government is much worst than anything that took place under the PNC. This is worsened by the government’s manipulations of some people and the generation of fear in others.

James Orin Ogle wrote recently, and I quote: “Government by the people is severely impaired where official practice is deliberate deceit”

This is very relevant and apt in Guyana’s situation.

Incidentally and maybe unrelated to the above, I dictate this letter at noon, Friday August 7, 2009 and am still not in receipt of the Burrowes Inquiry Report, which lasted several months and which was publicly handed over on Friday, July 31, 2008 and comments were made for public consumption by the offer of the Report and the most honourable Minister of Local Government, Mr. Kellawan, Lall, but one week on the Mayor and Councillors are yet to receive this Report.

I maybe shooting in the dark, if I react to a friend who said in dealing with this matter that I smell a rat, I would therefore refrain from any such comment, as we should never shoot in the dark.

Hamilton Green, J. P.

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