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Dec 16, 2011 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
A changing political culture is indeed with us. This new political culture is influencing our politicians to act and think differently so as to reach out to the population and their constituency.
President Donald Ramotar—and my heartiest congratulations to him on ascending to the presidency—at the end of every day, shares the past day’s activities on his Facebook page.
A first for any president of Guyana, this practice opens up a whole new breed of politics as I mentioned in my opening sentences. Allow me, sir, to share a few of Comrade President’s sharing on the social media:
December 12, Good evening. Today I met with the Permanent Secretaries of all the Ministries discussing administrative issues and I made clear what I expect of them. I then met with the Chinese Ambassador to discuss how Guyana and China can increase economic and cultural cooperation.
Later in the day I met with the Minister of Social Services, Jennifer Webster, to discuss various social services issues including women empowerment programs. I had a discussion with PYO members about youth issues and other empowerment problems. The evening ended with a Republic Banks Christmas cocktail reception.
Before retiring for the night I’ll watch the BBC World News.”
December 11, 9:35pm: “Good evening. Today has been a busy day with visit to meet Party members in West Coast Berbice. My wife had to attend several functions in my stead including a Christmas party for Senior citizens in Enterprise and Kids First Fund and The Charitable Society senior citizens’ Christmas Luncheon in Enmore.”
December 8, 10:05pm: “Good Evening. I began the day with a light exercise in the National Park. The day was then dominated by local government meetings. I met RDC representatives of Regions 3, 5, 6 and 10. Other meetings included meeting with Guyana’s ambassador to Cuba, Ambassador Ally, where we discussed various issues including our scholarship students, and the political situation in Cuba. I also met with officials of the Ministry of Finance where I was briefed on various issues but special focus on the Government’s capital projects.”
And while it is good to know that our government leaders understand the need for information and that there can be ways to channel this information so that it reaches a wider audience, this is also a demonstration of awareness of being accountable to the electorate and the Guyanese people. I know just a few ministers (very few) have social media accounts like Facebook.
It gives citizens a little assurance to know some of the activities and initiatives their elected officials have been engaged in during the past day, and many other politicians can impress the Guyanese people with such tech-savvy actions in a world where information can travel faster than you’ll ever know.
Leon Suseran

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