A case of scandals and fraud

Jun 17, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
As a nation, culture and people, the Republic of Guyana is in trouble. We’ve got politicians and Government leaders involved in mega financial scandals of fraud and corruption. We’ve got many homeless children and homeless adults wandering the streets of Guyana. We’ve got 40 percent unemployed Guyanese youth.
If I were president of the Republic of Guyana, you would see immediate changes in favor of Guyanese citizens.
If I were President of Guyana:
1. I would bring in the Americans because America is an exceptional country with an exceptional people. It is an economic and military super- power and without a doubt the best country in the world. It has some of the brightest minds in the world. And yet, it continues to recruit some of the most intelligent people from all around the world. And this is why it has one of the strongest economy and military in the world because , it is always still seeking to recruit new people, to get even better and to rise above itself.
On the other hand, Guyana have been struggling to become a developed country (perhaps just a country) for almost five decades and where are we in terms of development and progress so far, only ahead of Haiti.
Therefore, if Guyana is serious about real economic development, it must be willing to do something drastic and radically different than what it has been doing. If it keeps choosing similar leaders who have us still struggling developmentally, we will continue to get the same results: high crime rates, increasing schools dropout, increasing corruption, increasing poverty, increasing unemployment, low wages and ultimately underdevelopment.
So if our country wants to become a developed country, it has to do what the Americans do; we need to recruit and continue recruiting the most intelligent and brightest people from around the world.
2. Consequently, I would bring the most intelligent and brightest Americans. I would bring in the Americans to build our roads, hotels, bridges, factories, schools, banks, airports and Hydro Falls. I would bring in the Americans to train our military, teachers, public servants, lawyers, doctors, law enforcement, fire fighters, judges, bankers, businessmen and businesswomen, and yes, even our ministers and members of parliament.
3. Further, I would bring in the Americans to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of every major industry like the: Sugar and Rice Industry, Gold and Bauxite Industry.
4. I would bring in the Americans to be the CEO of Georgetown Public Hospital, so that the hospital will no longer be like the Hotel California, a place that you can check in ( alive) but you can check out (otherwise), Minister of Home Affairs, Mayor of Georgetown, Commissioner of Police and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense Force, CEO of Guyana Mental Health to reduce the high suicide rate. Members of Parliament (MP ) because parliament is broken— not much gets done because of partisanship. It is a waste of taxpayers’ money.
5. Additionally, I would bring in the Americans to be the Chancellor of University of Guyana, to rewrite the constitution, fix the broken courts, head the Director of Public Prosecution’s office (DPP), be one of the country Vice President, and the same for Guyana Power and Light, Guyana Water Industry, Tourism, Agriculture, Energy and Minister of Natural Resources.
6. I would gather the greatest economic and law enforcement minds together in Guyana from the United States and create a plan for solving our unemployment and crime problem.
7. I would create a commission of the finest minds from American to show us how to cut out fraud, corruption and waste in government.
That is it for starters. I’d run the presidency with common sense, rational thinking and reasonable planning. If these seven points were implemented immediately, this country would regain its footing and respect in the Caribbean. Our country has suffered a severe brain drain; therefore, it doesn’t have enough competent people to make it to a second world country. So I’m convinced that in order for our country to move forward and become a second world country, we’ll need the best and brightest minds. Only 20 percent of the best and brightest minds are in our country; 80 percent are in America.
Anthony Pantlitz

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