Excessive borrowing by the PPP regime could put Guyana at risk

Mar 15, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
The speech by Mr. Ramotar at Babu John to the transported PPP faithful from as far away as Parika was a scheme conceived to deceive not only the masses but also to show the handful of PPP supporters from Region Six that the PPP has a huge following.
In his speech, President Ramotar claimed that “the same force who fought against Dr. Jagan are now trying to champion him against the movement he created.” This is so true of the heartless Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal who has destroyed the ideals of the PPP and the legacy of Cde. Jagan.
The cabal continues to trample upon Dr. Jagan ideals and has falsely used his good name to champion the squander-mania and outright misuse of funds from the Treasury, something Dr. Jagan would have totally rejected.
In President Ramotar’s words, “I am against super-salary and other forms of Cadillac lifestyle in a donkey cart economy.” So hats off to President Ramotar for recognizing what the Jagdeoites with their Cadillac lfestyle have done to the PPP and the poor and the working class in Guyana, especially the mothers and children of Plastic city.
Mr. Ramotar has said that most of Cheddi’s life was spent fighting for the freedoms and better wages and working conditions for the poor and the working class. So again we ask why are there so many poor and desperate people in Guyana struggling to feed their families under this Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal.
Why is there an average rate of 18 per cent unemployment and a 45 per cent youth unemployment rate after more than twelve years of the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal hold on power.
By denying Guyanese the right to work on all the billions of dollars of Chinese built infrastructures, the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal has taken away their basic human rights to earn and feed their families. So thanks again Mr. Ramotar for exposing the Jagdeoites in your Cabinet for what they are.
They continue to plunder the Treasury to fatten their pockets, while the sugar workers and the other workers across the country continue to break their back to eke out a living on an average meager salary of G$49,000 per month while the former president receives $3 million in pension per month.
If Cheddi Jagan was alive, the working class and modest and decent leader he was, he would have provided the workers with decent living wages and not have stolen the taxpayers’ money for himself, relatives and close friends, something that is occurring everyday and at all levels in the government. Cde. Cheddi was not a greedy, selfish or a heartless leader like most of those at Freedom House today who want all for themselves.
For Mr. Ramotar edification, no one is attempting to re-write history, but the facts are what they are – Facts are facts and no one has the right to massage or propagandize them as those in the cabal are doing daily. Mr. Moses Nagamootoo was rightfully able to instigate the Minister of Finance to finally admit the truth about the huge debt the country owes to foreigners, especially to the Chinese.
According to the Minister’s own figures, under the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime, the Guyana dollar debt in 2012 was at the highest level ever in the history of the nation.
Would Dr. Jagan borrow US$800 million in new debt in four short years as the Jagdeoites did, when the economy cannot pay back these debts in the long run? NEVER! Would Dr. Jagan have pawned the future of Guyana’s sons and daughters to the Chinese and other foreigners?
NEVER! Would Dr, Jagan have invested the taxpayers’ money in building the Marriott Hotel without their permission?
NEVER! All we are saying is that unlike the crooks of today, Dr. Jagan was honest and sincere in his approach to help the poor and the working class. He lived within his means and did not put Guyana at risk by borrowing.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh.

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