I have become a fan of Charles Ramson, Jnr.

Feb 11, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – I have become a fan of Charles Ramson Jnr – oh yes, I do mean the one who thought he should be President but had that grand ambition brushed away by the now Vice-President. It is likely that the brash young lawyer in time thereafter thought he ought to be given a pivotal role in our fledgling petroleum industry. He was however appointed Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport – and what a perfect fit!
Charles Ramson Jnr is articulate and has a good physical presence whether suited or dressed casual smart. That coupled with being just around his mid-thirties and genuinely interested in sport makes him the ideal personality for the job. Recently however, Ramson Jnr has attracted criticism from persons who have formed the opinion that the Minister’s visible activity across the length and breadth of our country is about the government taking over sport – something to do with some ulterior political motive. I think this is a view taken hastily without looking.
Whatever Charles Ramson does publicly is going to be viewed through political lens, and most of what he does is indeed political, but that does not somehow mean “bad for whoever is not PPP”! That simplistic assumption is indeed Guyanese uncut – across the board – but as Ramson told NCN News in defending the criticism: “the President has said on multiple occasions that he wants to work for everyone”. It is well known that the President first declared so in his inauguration speech and has repeated the intention in various contexts, always with an earnestness that augurs well for our country, since Ministers and Permanent Secretaries alike are duty bound to make every effort to give effect to the expressed wishes of the President. For his own part, Charles Ramson Jnr told NCN News in conclusion that the intention is to continue to build on the framework of partnership with the government.
Charles Ramson Jnr knows only too well that if he does a good job in the eyes of those directly impacted by his Ministry – the youth and an entire population yearning to see quality sporting events at home and Guyanese athletes on the world stage – he could well be legitimately in the running to be President come 2030. The good Minister is today working very hard to assess, justify, obtain and apply the resources required to take Guyana to the next level in sporting and athletic endeavour. If he were visible only driving around in a Prado and hanging out at one or two select “high roller” spots in GT, I doubt very much that he would have attracted such or indeed any criticism at all just 6 months into a 5-year term in Government. Everyone should be supportive and appreciative of the current work ethic of the Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport, and what this can bring to communities across our country in the way of strategically-sited facilities, opportunities for promising young athletes and sports-based entertainment for all.
Yours truly,

Ronald Bostwick

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