THE country has achieved what looked an impossible accord with the Financial Action Task Force, International Cooperation Review Group (FATF – ICRG) in Paris, France; a remarkably successful achievement facilitated by a prudent strategy put together without the help of the combined parliamentary Opposition.

Mr Anil Nandlall, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, must take full credit for piloting the case for Guyana. This accord must be seen as a demonstration of what advances can be made by the country without the usual hullabaloo and nonsensical opposition originating from the political parties destined to hold back real development.
Just think of there being demand for labour and consequential employment opportunities that could have been created with the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro project, similarly with the expansion of the CJIA and the Specialty Hospital projects. All would have increased the demand for labour.
There is absolutely no limit to the expansion of the economy and the creation of contributions towards building a modern society if these projects were to be put in place. The Opposition political parties must take full blame for stymieing the developments and positively expose themselves against real advancement of the country.
Guyanese must be prepared whenever the opportunity again arises to act responsibly and to ensure that any new government is given the power to execute development programmes. We cannot afford to be looked at as a country of backwardness without a genuinely democratic government capable of planning and executing the forward movement of our country.
The point being made – are we a people prepared to take the appropriate steps to get rid of Guyanese whose sole purpose is to oppose real development?
The example of the success achieved with the FATF – ICRG should give us the confidence that despite everything, we do in fact have the ability to survive and prosper.

(By David DeGroot)