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Rejecting an ‘unfounded’ attack

Mar 30, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
I refer to an article in the March 28, 2011 edition of the Kaieteur News entitled ‘Group wants Norway to delay payment to Guyana’.
The Office of Climate Change (OCC) is quoted as having referred to the signatories of the open letter to Minister Solheim as “a group of persons well known for their anti-government and destructive politics.”
As a signatory, I wish to register my indignation at this unfounded and unwarranted attack.
As a Guyanese who has consistently worked over the years in whatever little way I could to contribute positively to Guyana’s development, I resent that a state agency would wish to vilify citizens for their legitimate comments, instead of welcoming their involvement and seeking to address their concerns.
From the word go, the government has been touting the importance of ‘citizen participation’ in the LCDS, which, by the way, I support and endorse in principle.
A key point made in the letter is that the funds should not be disbursed until the appropriate safeguards and mechanisms, as envisaged by the MOU, are in place and functional.
I ask: What can be the difficulty with this? There should be no higher priority than to ensure that the money is spent in such a way as to yield the maximum benefit of the stated objectives.
I take this opportunity to appeal to the OCC to reflect on the points raised in the letter and to take steps to ensure that every effort is made to open space for every Guyanese to innovate, participate, and contribute to the delivery of the LCDS’s objectives.
In this way, I am confident that the resources being made available by Norway can be leveraged by Guyana, especially the private sector, to multiply the impact several fold.
David Yhann

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