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Jul 17, 2023 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – Guyanese got excited immediately after the announcement of the oil discovery. Quite a few other discoveries after, the exciting news of the amount expected from each discovery.

Since May 2015, after the first announcement of oil discovery in Guyana, some 8-odd years ago, the citizens of this country sit in hope, waiting to run like beggars for handouts as this government continues to squander our wealth out using various schemes, all because their glorious plans for the citizens is to see them continue living below the breadline.

One of the most effective methods being utilized is the construction of roads and failed projects. Like the Berbice Bridge, the Skeldon Sugar Factory, and the Timehri airport expansion project amongst others, no doubt the new harbour bridge is expected to be another milking cow for several leeches that are hell-bent on milking Guyana dry, even though they already accumulate more than they could send in many lifetimes.

Editor, realizing the best means to squander money from its citizens, government orchestrates a scheme whereas they started giving all of their associates lucrative contracts under the guise of development. Throughout the country, they embark on massive road projects, telling the country that the village needs the road, and making a glorious presentation to the country using the various media available. Whilst everyone is happy, the residents would wake to discover that the glorious road present to them is only a piece of garbage riddle with all sorts of faults. Their cronies built inferior roads from the inception, which fail to last a fair amount of time, but they continue to provide them with more contracts.

In Uitvlugt, one road did not last 4 months, but a massive hole already developed. Why waste money on failed projects? The last time I checked, everyone is complaining about bills, cost of living, and low wages. Couldn’t the government take a little break from their barefaced raping of this country and help the citizens? There are many oil-rich countries, where the citizens were forced to take action in their own hands. Guyana should only hope that we don’t evolve to that out of utter frustration.

Sahadeo Bates

 

 

 

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