Are we putting the cart before the horse?

Jan 27, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
I love the idea of orienting my mind with some of the main news as the day progresses. I also love to keep up to date with national issues and events taking place in and around the world. For the entire week commencing Monday January 16, 2012, I get a sense that our learned leaders are somehow finding it difficult to get their act together.
I came across the article on the fallout of the road to Amaila Falls project. There was talk about mastermind contractor Mr. Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, genius Mr. Winston Brassington and the amazing Dr Roger Luncheon. These are all honourable men in their various fields, and undoubtedly wear many crowns.
Then I read of the two foreign ferries anchored somewhere in the Demerara River waiting for the relevant stellings to be restructured and calibrated
I came across unbelievable reporting on issues that pertain to the remains of Lindo Creek victims being stored in a city funeral parlour and costing this administration millions of dollars per year.
A Guyana policeman reached Barbados minus Sheema Mangar’s samples; the N.D.C chairman’s impropriety in conducting the business of the community; farmers losing crops in canals; Jagdeo’s signature on secret deals just before the November 28 elections that raise eyebrow and many others.
Then what strikes me is the article [headline – Stabroek News] Tuesday January 24, ‘EU to fund $615M hydropower station at Kato.’4 The pre-condition that is attached to this project seems to mirror [serve as a guideline] some of the projects that have gone ahead during the past years.
The Norway agreement that is supposed to bring in millions of dollars in the Jagdeo’s LCDS deals comes to mind.
These recent EU funding arrangements seem to put things in their right perspective when the EU announced the building of the secondary school as a pre-condition to accessing such funds.
Now readers you don’t have to be a degree-holding student to understand what is meant by the proverbial saying: ‘Putting the cart before the horse’
My Godfather living back in the 50’s used to manage a donkey cart and sometimes he would put me as a five year old in the cart when he was doing his rounds from Cumberland to New Amsterdam. Oh how I enjoyed those rides!
I was there when my Godfather attached the cart to the horse. I experienced that as a five year old and I have never seen him placing the cart before the donkey.
Now in my senior years I am seeing educated and learned men putting the cart [proverbial] before the horse. That is why it never worked.
I trust that Parliament on its next sitting with Mr. Raphael Trotman as its Speaker will ensure that the business of the Nation does not reflect — Putting the cart before the HORSE.
Apostle Vanrick Beresford

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