Dear Editor,
THE recent meeting between representatives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the United States Ambassador to Guyana has further exposed the political crookery and deception of this umbrella business organisation, while it has vindicated the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (AFC) government.

Of course, as a new envoy now acquainting herself with an entirely new posting, she would have been meeting with key stakeholders, both from political and civil society, with a view to listening to their concerns. All this would have been taking place at a time of some historical occurrence that has evolved from an opposition-led treachery of a no-confidence vote that had been designed to sow disaffection among certain sectors, with the aim of removing the duly elected coalition government from office.

Editor, it is obvious that the PSC that had not so long ago cited “uncertainties” within the business and commerce sector while further claiming “investment hesitancy” and the decline of ‘business activity”, could not have presented such a contention without presenting hard evidence during their engagement with the Madame Ambassador. Thus, for this organisation to be now mentioning concerns about “security’’ as it relates to a stable business climate, an organisation that had deliberately, since 2015, hitched itself to the Bharrat Jagdeo-led racist campaign against the government, is both duplicitous and deceptive, as it is pretentious and hypocritical, given the central role that it had played since 2015 as part of a grand national conspiracy against the president David Granger–led coalition government.

One is certain that the diplomat has by now been able to fully piece together all the inputs as it relates to the role that the business and commerce entity has played in its perceived worry about “security’’, for they have become victims of their own perceived fears, real or imagined; frightened by their own ghosts!

Again, I repeat, with no apologies, that this business collective should be patently ashamed to be now expressing concerns about “security”, after having done so much as part of the Jagdeo–led bandwagon to incite the public peace, with the aim of causing social unrest. Editor, these people whose businesses continue to discriminate against hiring Afro Guyanese on their staff, although the latter comprises a significant purchasing segment of their daily customers would be aware of the very negative forces that such racist policies, coupled with its glaringly unfair attacks on the government, as part of the grander PPP/C plot, would have started to usher in. It would seem therefore that they have finally woken to the perceived dangers which their recklessly dangerous politicking could cause. Except that the social peace has been maintained and continues to be so, as Guyanese see their daily lives, being impacted positively by the socio economic programmes of the government that are bringing meaningful changes and benefits.

It was very good for the envoy to have observed that, “The democratic process is being followed. The democratic institutions are being used”. This vindicates the Coalition government for the principled position it took in following due process in its challenge to the results of the No-Confidence Motion. It was its right to seek redress at a higher judicial level, with the understanding that such a pathway is a process that takes time. But did the PSC, as part of the conspiratorial phalanx accept that government was entitled to such a right, and that it was fair for it to exercise such? Absolutely Not! Instead, this body, the Bar Association, the Christopher Rams, the Ralph Ramkarrans et al, through their yellow newsprint, the Stabroek News, began the accusations against the government of a creeping “dictatorship”, “illegal government” and “authoritarianism”.

One got the distinct impression that the government had ordered the Armed Forces to surround the National Assembly; that basic freedoms were being gradually removed, and that the State’s existence as a democratic entity had become imperiled. Of course, this had been the intended end result as a response, which, perhaps, the PPP/C and its politically dishonest chorus had intended to achieve. But they have ALL BEEN DISAPPOINTED, as they will continue to be, since Guyana is being led by a government, the executive of which, not only respects democracy, but practises its time honoured tenets, placing Guyana on its irrevocable course since 2015.

Regards
Earl Hamilton