Dear Editor
A KAIETEUR News editorial titled “It’s the same sad story,” in its one-sidedness, denies that there have been any major changes under the coalition, especially the types of long-term structural changes that can lead to a prosperous future. The editorial emphasizes that corruption is one of the ills that has long plagued our country and this makes it seem that the author thinks nothing has been done to change this.

This opinion can hardly be taken seriously, especially as it relates to corruption. The author must have lived abroad for the last few years, as the differences are stark. Did the coalition not raise the salaries of high level officials in order to keep them from engaging in corruption? Did they not foster SOCU and establish SARA? These organizations work tirelessly to bring corrupt officials to justice, as demonstrated in the recent cases against Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington.

What cannot be ignored is that building our institutions and taking these kinds of bold, obvious steps reflect a strong attitude against corruption and a lasting framework to keep this effort going through the years. Saying that nothing has changed is so far from the facts that it calls the author’s whole perspective on national development into question. One must ask what, if anything at all, would then constitute development to him?

Regards
Troy Douglas