Opinions on youth despair and sport mistreatment

Apr 09, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
Words cannot express the sadness I felt when I look at the Friday 08th dailies and saw a twelve year old girl being charged for murder. Over the years especially during the period when we were being govern under PPP, I penned numerous letters begging/imploring those responsible for our youths, religious leaders and the various organisations to come out with a clear plan to help our youths and I even got into details and use Zeelugt on the East Bank of Essequibo as an example, citing the huge school drop-outs, increase drugs and alcohol use and crime. To date no help or project has been introduced to that village, instead there are small gangs emerging, crimes being committed. (some murders). Some villagers are living in torments from these youngsters because the police seem reluctant to act on certain reports that they seems to judge as irrelevant whilst those misbehaving keep increasing their behavior. Because of neglect crime seems to be getting worse and majority of them seems to be committed by youths.
Whilst passing schools, especially the high schools in the afternoon, you could observe lots of young men dress in various fashion styles liming and carrying on conversation with the school children. They are mostly school age and their actions seem to be influencing many to drop out from schools and join them to dress and look ‘cool’. Listening to their vulgar conversations with the school children is very appalling and if one tries to scold them, they are met with a barrage of insults, threats and even assaults. Many parents would observe the actions of these children and would openly share their opinions on proper training. They say that their own might be worse off because they don’t care what they are doing yet when any problems arise they quickly jump up to defend them. I am still waiting to see the administration come up with a plan for these ‘loiterers’ at the schools.
Finally Editor, I have posted on my Facebook page my opinion about the sorry welcome Lisa Punch got at the Timehri Airport and to see our two young ladies from the victorious West Indies women team entering Guyana without a decent welcome is very embarrassing. That is to show the feelings those in authority have for our youths here! Our Director of Sports hastily calls a press conference to say that the GCB did not inform him so that he could have arranged a hero’s welcome for the two young ladies.
Now my questions are, as Director of Sports, couldn’t he call and inquire instead of waiting? Couldn’t he get the girls contact numbers and make contact with them personally and apart from the press conference did he convey any congratulatory message to them? Our youths are not getting the credits they deserve and action like these only seems to deter them from shining. Perhaps our Director of Sports take time off from updating Facebook of where he is and actually show us what he is doing when enjoying himself, because the last time I recall seeing the deplorable conditions some of our athletes had to eat in whilst they are representing Guyana!
Sahadeo Bates

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