Things Needed in Guyana

Jun 19, 2025 Letters

Dear Mr. Editor,

Kaieteur News – In the first place, I do not put much store into what America is doing at the moment, given what is happening in that country.

I now give some reasons why I might vote for Mr. Mohamed:

Commits to raising the private sector wage to $150,000 per month. At the moment it is an unconscionable $60,000. The same private sector that says it cannot pay more is enjoying the good life.
Commits to raising the tax threshold from $130,000 to at least $200,000.
Commits that billion-dollar pump station contracts will only be given to qualified, capable and track record proven contractors.
Commits to a Public Procurement Commission that does its work rather than spending millions of dollars “pampazetting”. This PPC I am told sought a legal opinion as to whether it can do the work it is being paid hundreds of millions of dollars to do.
Commits to a reformed NPTAB where qualified and independent engineers, procurement specialists, accountants, and analysts are employed.
Commits to supporting a more representative private sector body rather than the current status quo where the Private Sector Commission is used as a conveyor belt system to move persons from the PSC to cushy Board Appointments, Presidential Advisors and Ministers in return for being sycophants, cheerleaders and opportunists. Such new body should have term limits for persons serving on the executive. The current body has persons who have been there since Noah was building the Arc.
Commits to full disclosure of award of lands in the new opened areas, like Heroes Highway, Ogle to Diamond, Backroad, West Coast, West Bank, etc.
Commits to the confirmation of the Chancellor and the Chief Justice – two persons who have been doing Herculean work especially the acting Chief Justice. I do not know how this legal giant is able to do as much work as Her Honour does and it is a slap in the face that they are not confirmed.
Commits to competent persons as opposed to friends, family and cronies serving on state board and commissions. The main qualification should be integrity and ability, rather than friends, family and cronies.
Commits to an enhanced Ministry of Public Works where competent engineers and surveyors are retained to check on government projects.
Commits to reduction of the powers of the President and removal of certain immunities – possibly going back to the Independence Constitution with certain amendments.
Commits to a reformed and non-politicized police force that can regain control of our roads and deal even handedly and firmly with crime.
Commits to renegotiation of the oil contract as our President and Vice President had promised to do. A promise that was never kept.
Appointment of a competent and capable Commissioner of Information.
Full disclosure of any and every information including contracts and addendums in relation to the Gas-to-Energy project. In addition, disclosure of all reports and if necessary, risk assessment and feasibility studies by internationally recognized experts. In other words, we cannot afford another failed road to Amelia Falls or another Skelton Sugar Factory white elephant. Our great grandchildren cannot afford to carry that burden.

This list is not exhaustive but Mr. Mohamed will get my vote if he commits to them.

The point, Mr. Nascimento, is whether you support this government or Mr. Mohamed, depends on whose lens you are looking through. For example, if I was enjoying a cushy consultancy contract with Duty Free concession and other benefits with the ability to take outside consultancies also I will certainly support the status quo because my bread is well buttered with some jam on it also. But if I am one of those who is struggling to make ends meet, who is seeing all the opulence in front of him being enjoyed by a favoured few, I would vote for Mr. Mohamed.

I believe this is called self-interest.

Faithfully,

Hilton Seecharan

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