Dear Editor,
THE editorial in Tuesday’s Kaieteur News titled “President Ali on Al Jazeera” speaks volumes about the Editor/publisher’s dissatisfaction with this government and I hear what he is saying, but may I please be permitted to make a few comments which I suspect will be of little comfort but which I will nevertheless make.

It seems to me, a Guyanese from the outside looking in, that there is no patience being shown towards this government that has only returned to power just two short years now and has during this short time, done more for Guyanese than their predecessors did between 2015 and 2020.

In my research of Kaieteur News editorials between 2015 and 2020, I find no criticism of the regime that was in power, no finger pointing and accusation of corruption and thievery.

Yet, since August 2020, this newspaper has been spearheading a full frontal attack on this government, calling them every evil name under the sun and totally dissatisfied with everything this government has tried to do for Guyanese and the Guyana economy.

In my past comments to previous editorials, I have asked that Kaieteur News’ journalists embark on investigative journalism (like we see here in the West) to expose the corruption and thievery you claim to be happening.

So far, I have seen no evidence of investigative journalism or a shred of evidence showing where, when and how the thievery and corruption are taking place, yet, they continue to make such outlandish accusations.

What is most ironic is the government between 2015 and 2020 with whom you had no problems, we are now seeing the evidence of corruption and thievery that took place when they were at the helm and which even to this day, you are not even remotely interested in publishing.

What is most perplexing is the expectation that this government will perform miracles and I suspect that even if that was possible it would not be enough.

I was born and raised in the colony of British Guiana and then suffered under 28 years of PNC dictatorial rule.

I challenge you to show me where Guyanese of that time were given a single dollar of relief payout by the governments of the day. Show me where we got free world class healthcare with free medication, education grants or grants of any kind from the colonial government or the PNC government.

What we now see in Guyana is the current Guyanese population are being fed a diet of entitlement and unreasonable expectations. They are being told that they do not need to work and that they are entitled to much more than they are currently getting.

This is what they are being fed, day in and day out in Kaieteur News and social media despite the fact that Guyana has only been an oil producer for about three years, and it is greatly indebted to Exxon for the umpteen billions of $$$ U.S. spent on oil exploration and production which now has to be repaid.

Editor, if I were to give you the task of making healthcare in Guyana world class, do you think you can do it in two years, considering the level of healthcare in 2020 when the current government came to power?

Do you think, you would have eradicated poverty in Guyana by now had you been put in charge in July 2020? Would you have raised the standard of living of all Guyanese so that everyone is happy and no one wants for anything?

I would certainly like to hear back from you on these questions.

Best regards,
Dennis Balgobin