Unity? How?

PRESIDENT Granger has finally stood up and made an official call to end the unhelpful political discord, disaffection and political disunity. The president made the call while addressing the National Assembly, and called 2016 the year of National Unity, hoping that after 50 years of independence, the divisions of race, religion and the like would finally be dissipated. Well, on the bright side, it’s good to know that the problem is acknowledged from the highest standpoint. The Bad news is that people remain highly skeptical that this is possible, and this could be seen in their responses to this announcement on social media. Of course, fingers were pointed in a particular direction- as is our favourite pastime, it seems – stating that unity will be impossible to achieve with one side determined to stay divided. This is a tough one, and I must say that making the call is one thing, but what are the steps that will be taken to achieve it? 50 years of division is a long time, just making the call will hardly reap the results that he desires. It’s safe to say that everyone is waiting to see what this year of national unity has in store.
Woes…
Another tough position we find ourselves in is the dismal state of things as regards the increasing instances of suicide among us. Some are saying that the continued reporting of it – while informative – is also causative to future such incidents. Many are calling on focus to be placed on preventive measures, rather than making public the impetus for those who may be considering the act. It’s a catch 22 situation, I suppose. How could you not report the occurrence? People need to know. But then, once reported, how could you say that said reporting does not or will not encourage those contemplating the act? It’s truly worrying, and you know it has to be serious when even Bharrat Jagdeo makes himself available by encouraging troubled persons to send him messages if they wish to talk.
Soon come…
President Granger said that without proper evidence, no one can be convicted. It looks as though the search for said evidence is ongoing following the announcement that four members of the previous government: Gail Teixeira, former PM Sam Hinds, former Housing Minister Irfaan Ali and the mouthy Nigel Dharamlall have been questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit regarding irregularities at NICIL. People are anxiously rubbing hands together waiting to see what will come of this, and were abuzz with speculation as to what will be the outcome. Yet, the most disappointing part of this is that the one time you’d expect Dharamlall to be rowdy about something, he remained quiet on the issues- at least on social media.

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