Returning from the interior -the world has gone mad; time to hurry back

Oct 23, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

I left my home in Region 6 nearly 3 years ago to work in the bush as a pork-knocker, and had minimal contact with the outside world. I returned six weeks ago to conduct some business and am shocked, disappointed and angry with some of the developments in my absence. Please allow me to express my observances of the differences in my community and country.

1.The PPP government has apparently not learned its lesson. They were allegedly dispatched for their relations and overtures with communist Cuba nearly 60 years ago. Now, when much of the world is expressing outrage at China, they cannot seem to get enough of it. It is difficult to go anywhere in Guyana without encountering either a Chinese business or associate. And for the first time, Guyana is establishing direct flights to China. Be careful PPP, be very careful.

2.Our Vice President was apparently caught on a sting operation, allegedly trying to conduct government business in his home with foreign nationals. So much for accusing the opposition of corruption.

I see a former police officer giving advice about responsible police behaviour during the day. And at night, he publicly fraternizes with a wanted fugitive.
An Indian attorney allegedly spat in the face of a Black policewoman, and members of the Opposition and social media rose to the defense of the policeman. But recently, when a black social media star allegedly publicly assaulted an Indian storekeeper…no one can be found to defend her.

5.A black U.S Congressman who has never visited my country, and without any specific facts has publicly accused my country of being racist. When our black political leaders went to New York to confront him and discuss his accusations, he could not be found. Recently, again without specifics, he once again emerged to regurgitate his baseless accusations. One wonders that with all of America’s problems, where does he find the time to focus on our beautiful Guyana.

The opposition finally got the leader they wanted. And yet, less than a year later, some are expressing disappointment with his leadership. Some are even calling for his dismissal. I believe the Opposition Leader is a decent and honorable man, and I completely support him. He needs time to establish his policy/protocol, and urge my fellow supporters to be patient while he focuses on his agenda.
My unemployed teenage son is now a father, and I wonder where I went wrong. He gets money from the government to help with his child, but the racial animus he spews daily makes me long for the good old days of yesteryear. Thankfully, he has agreed to go into the bush with me, and work to provide for his child. I am just glad to get him away from the poisonous effect of social media propaganda.

8.I, like many Guyanese believe in the accusations made by Sergeant Bascom, and am angry at the slow pace in investigating his accusations.

9.Our Attorney General in an incompetent, shameless and juvenile act, publicly and prematurely released a private message, for an expected ruling by the CCJ. And he compounded his behaviour by not expressing remorse or offering an apology.

IDPADA-G is a black organisation which has secured many, many millions of dollars from the government. It is doubtful that any other racial organisation in Guyana has secured so much money, so quickly. Some members of this organization, who have demanded financial accountability from the government, now complain when the same is demanded of them. Is there a comparative IDPADA-B in Barbados, or IDPADA-J in Jamaica or IDPADA-T in Trinidad? The world has gone mad, and I cannot wait to return to the bush on November 1st. Next time, I will not be so eager to return to civilization.

Respectfully,

Herbert Allen

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