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Where do we as a nation go from here?
DEAR EDITOR,
I use this opportunity to address this most troubling concern that I have no doubt is on the minds of most patriotic Guyanese. And that concern is: Where do we as a nation go from here?
It has been discussed and written about in so many ways and at so many forums, both private and public. Anyone with an undying love for our country understands and appreciates this most glaring fact – business as usual, as practised after 1966 is simply not working, and most importantly, will not work.
The only one(s) determined to stay that course are those obsessed with power and being in control at all costs, even to the destruction of our country. A country divided against itself cannot and will not stand.
I have been following the story of the female worker at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and was itching to address same, as to my mind, and as a former E.E.O investigator at the U.S Department of Labor, I know that at least on the surface, a tremendous travesty of labor law had occurred in the alleged abuse, and the resultant handling of same by the airport authority.
There are glaring questions not so far addressed or answered by those in authority at the CJIA such as:- (1) What were the results of their so-called investigation? (2) Why were the results not shared, at least with the alleged victim? (3) Why was her security clearance pulled resulting in her being unable to access her work station? (4) Why was she the one escorted by security off the job and not the accused? (5) Why is he back on the job and not she? (6) What were the conclusions drawn leading up to that decision? And most importantly: (7) What is the message to those victims who may have or are presently subjected to this reprehensible behaviour?
I will return to this very important issue on another occasion, but after reading an absolutely profound Editorial in your July 1 edition, I had to prioritize.
I had to comment on this fine piece of incisive journalism. The writer is so on point, a new thinking is screaming for exposure, for release. As I’ve said previously, business as usual is DOA. I refuse to believe that Guyanese are incapable of boldly exploring new approaches that will benefit all, regardless of ethnicity and narrow party interest.
Those relics still stubbornly holding on to this mindset should and must be relegated to the dustbin of history. These individuals are dangerous persons, and despite their empty and insipid pronouncements, do not and cannot love our country; their only interest is simply the love of power, and the benefits that power will enable them to acquire.
The time is now for our politicians and so-called leaders to abandon their ethnic prejudices and hatred, and work towards an acceptable solution, with the only goal being what will benefit all Guyanese.
Any approach that refuses to include this most important ingredient will result in the destruction of our country, and the exploitation of same by those pernicious forces just waiting to divvy up the spoils. They are at the door, let us as a Nation shut that door in their greedy faces, put on our Big Boys Pants and make it happen.
What a sense of pride on reading that Guyana’s economy is the fastest growing in the whole wide world, our Little Guyana. I received a congratulatory call from my Trini Pastor just last night about this fact. Let’s make it happen Guyana, our survival depends on our working together. The sky is the limit if we do, and we must!
Respectfully,
Claudeston Massiah
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