Dear Editor,

IT fascinates me, the hearts of men, when within them ‘cynicism’ exits to berate and torture the very people who upon them show only wondrous munificence and love. I am talking about the recent articles against Minister Broomes and her character.Note: I am not writing to bash the writers, but instead wish to highlight their inaccuracy and vindictive approach towards such a truly god-sent and blessing of a woman.

Although I have not yet been given the pleasure of meeting Minister Broomes, her pure and transparent work within the fields of human trafficking and social issues altogether precede her. Let us take a moment to reflect upon the humble beginnings of this one woman. An entrepreneur, she bought and sold gold before acquiring enough money to begin mining. Unlike the thousands who would have traversed the interiors of Guyana, witness human injustices and deem them normal, Minister Broomes saw inhumanity and her heart ached. Establishing the Guyana Women Miners Organization, she was recognised by a foreign people before she was bestowed any honour from here at home. Now blessed in the position where she can help even more people, she, in six months of government, has touched the lives of a number of Guyanese.

William Shakespeare enlightened: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” She must have shone too brightly for the present Government, so they tried to dim her light by transferring her to another ministry. Dare I say that even this worked not against her? Consequently, evil tries another method of debasement: to produce frivolous inaccuracies.

Fact: A doctor who later becomes a minister can never stop his family from practising medicine. Minister Broomes, a former miner, cannot stop her family from mining. And this is the issue at hand today! A minister and mother with children invested in mining. Shall I say it, or is Guyana at least competent enough to decipher that this is not a matter worth writing about, much less publishing.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” preached Martin Luther King Jr.

Brothers and sisters, be wise. Remember these words, and let us not crucify another good person.

Regards,
JOSEPH HARDATT