Minister Gopaul does not have his fingers on the pulse of what is happening

Feb 25, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
Old people say “moon does run till day ketch am”; I refer to Kaieteur News editorial of February 21, 2013 and a news item carried by Stabroek News on the same date.
This is with reference to the Lamaha Gardens playground fiasco but more relevantly to the Paradise Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society where one man has been steadfast in pleading with the authorities to intervene to save Paradise Housing Scheme.
I was present at two meetings – one where the Minister Gopaul attended and gave certain assurances with respect to a forensic audit of the Society’s affairs; and another where the Chief Coop Development Officer, Mr. Jabbar, displayed a degree of arrogance that was beyond belief promising that he would call a meeting within two weeks to discuss a development agenda.
Suffice it to say, that meeting was never called. It should be noted that this Society has been under the control of the CCDO since 2003, so there should be no surprise why this latest development has taken place. So why, may I ask, has the Minister’s undertaking not been honoured?
The few details emerging in the Lamaha Gardens real estate deal suggest that the Minister Gopaul does not have his fingers on the pulse of what is happening in his Cooperatives Unit or he is being deliberately misled by his principal Cooperatives person. I say this because there is no other explanation that I can come up with for this inaction with regard to Paradise. I am inclined to argue that certain political considerations are at play but we can only wait and see how the Lamaha Garden situation will play out because a few of my friends are taking long odds that a cover up and wrist slap will result after the GPSU’s land is returned.
The people of Paradise deserve no less than a thorough review of the workings of their Cooperative Society in the same way that other groups have had their concerns addressed. People can’t just appear with not even two cents to rub together and suddenly flaunt ownership of cars, mansion and boutiques.
There are already questions swirling about of millions of dollars unaccounted for and questionable land deals, but it is only God who can say when the authorities will get off their haunches and do something – anything for the benefit of the residents of Paradise Housing Scheme.
Carmen Grandison

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