Dear Editor,
I was shocked to read in the Kaieteur News on Thursday a letter from Fazal Gafoor that launched a vicious and racist attack against the President David Granger-led Government.
I am a supporter of this Government and I feel offended that anyone could be allowed to describe AFC leaders as “spineless, selfish men”. This band of brave men and women helped to change Guyana for the better. I can find no other proof that AFC leaders must have done something patriotic for Guyana than your own editorial on Thursday (22/6/17) which, in parts say: “The criticism hurled at the leader of the opposition last week in Parliament by the Minister of Natural Resources exposed Mr Bharrat Jagdeo for the kind of leader he was. His failures were broadcast for all to hear. Today, from all indications, there seems to be a radical change. It seems that some good things are happening in Guyana. Crime, especially murder is down, the production of rice and gold has increased and the illegal narcotics trade has been set back. Georgetown is now clean; the stench that had hovered over the city during the tenure of the last administration has disappeared. The city streets are joys to ride on. The potholes have disappeared, something that twenty-three years of the previous government failed to achieve.
Today, Guyana is no longer considered a pariah state as it used to be under the last administration. Fear and hopelessness have slowly drifted away and there is confidence and optimism for a bright and prosperous future, especially among youths.
As Guyanese, one of our unique traits is our ability to rise above adversity. We actually obtained such traits from our leaders who seemingly overcame insurmountable odds in their struggle for independence. Such traits became very useful during the abysmal failure of the last administration to end the sale of illegal drugs and arrest the escalating crime wave that led to the assassination of the former Minister of Agriculture, Sash Sawh, journalist Ron Waddell and more than 450 youths.
Until recently, just before the administration was forced out of office, there were senseless murders, rapes, burglaries and home invasions. In that period, Guyana was a crime-ridden and drug-infested state. Our history has proven we are tough. Those who preach doom and gloom and damnation need to know that people are embracing hope.”
Regards
Earle Hamilton