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THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT

May 10, 2016 Editorial, Features / Columnists

There are signs that things are not right in the country and difficult times may lie ahead. The economy is sliding, the national debt is increasing, and the price for sugar, rice and gold prices are falling and bauxite is all but dead today.
But some in the government are denying this reality and are claiming that the country is rapidly making progress. Guyana, the beautiful land of wood, water, ideal weather and an abundance of wealth, natural resources and excellent human talent and skills, has become the land of corruption and dishonesty, with crime, gang warfare and gun violence ravaging the country. Money, power, greed and poverty are the driving forces behind many of the evils in the country. Men no longer love or prize the life of their fellow men. Live and enjoy life which has been the popular view held by many is nothing but a cliché for most citizens at their convenience. Times have changed, and life has become more difficult and dangerous for the masses.
When a country finds itself in the position where the elderly and law abiding citizens are constantly being robbed and murdered, it means that things are not right in the country.
In the first four months of 2016, the country has recorded 51 murders most of which were committed by bandits. Guyana’s population of approximately 750,000 people is too small to have 100 or more homicides on a yearly basis.
In the past fifteen years, poor governance, massive corruption and inept policies have wreaked havoc on the country’s economy and its people. The political fiasco created by the last administration shows that it could have hardly managed its own internal party affairs, yet it was entrusted to run the affairs of the country.
Now in opposition, its leaders continue to behave as if they are still in power. Arrogance continues to permeate Freedom House and some members of the opposition have become cocky. While in office, they were obsessed with power and claimed that they have a right to entitlement, but now in opposition, they are like “fish out of water.”
For the most part, their actions have been immature and self-destructive, and being partisan, they seem to be vying for the worst behaved political prize in society.
All this makes one wonder what is really happening in the opposition camp. Many of their devoted supporters are not intrigued by their leaders’ parochial efforts to promote the interests of the people.
Many of their supporters know that crime affects everyone and claimed that instead of casting blame on the government for the high crime rate, the PPP should join the administration to help reduce it. This could improve the image of the party and the credibility of its leaders. After all, crime is not a partisan issue, it knows no political stripe; it ruins communities. So irrespective of political affiliation or ethnicity, all must assist the government to eradicate crime from society.
The people are sick to their stomachs at the way criminals are roaming the streets. Murder and armed robberies seem to have become the norm rather than the exception, and the people’s right to live the way they should has been ruined.
Guyana is far from returning to its once glorious, happy and peaceful days when families could leave their doors unlocked and when armed robberies and murders were scarce.
Maybe the time has come for people not to depend on politicians but should humble themselves and become their brothers’ keepers.
However, things are not right in the country for this to happen. The poverty gap has widened and the poor have become poorer. Youth unemployment is high and there are few decent paying jobs available. Indeed, things are not right in the country.

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