A new direction on the horizon for Guyana

September 29, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under Letters Dear Editor, As we look back at the events of the past few weeks, we can be very grateful that circumstances beyond our control have forced Sithe global to withdraw from the Amalia Falls Hydro Project. Had this not happened, Amalia would have come at great cost to the Guyanese taxpayers and would have affected the poor and the working class in Guyana who are already in dire needs of making ends meet. The high cost and the secret financial deals associated with Amalia would have engendered a genuine and lasting blight on Guyanaa blight that would have cost the people over one billion dollars. And the PPP cabal and a few others would have been the major beneficiaries in addition to Sithe Global, Inc., not the poor and the working class who would have been saddled with perhaps the highest monthly energy bills in the Caribbean and the world. So we say thanks to Sithe Global for leaving, but no thanks for trying to burden the people with an enormous debt. No thanks for charging Guyana, one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere an investment rate of 19% when commercial lending rate range from 7% to 10%. No thanks to Sithe for joining with the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal to rip off the taxpayers of Guyana. It is true that the majority of Guyanese want Hydro Power but not at Sithe Globals humungous cost to them. And for Prime Minister Sam Hinds to defend Sithes high investment rate is ridiculous to the point where this corrupt regime continues to disrespect the people of Guyana. We expect our politicians not to be faultless, since they are all human, but we also expect them to be aware and humble enough to know when they are wrong, to admit to it and apologize or resign for any questionable actions. But this has not been the case with the Stalinist-Leninist PPP regime whose president has shown total disregard for the Constitution and Parliament by allowing the allotted 21 days to pass before assenting or rejecting a bill passed by the National Assembly. What excuse does President Ramotar have for not assenting to the four Local Government Bills passed unanimously by Parliament in August? All 32 members of the minority PPP regime voted in favor of those Bills, so why the delay? Has Guyana become a country of laws for the poor and none for the rich and powerful? This reckless and wayward behavior by the minority PPP cabal must stop. It is not enough for the speaker of the National Assembly to say that the delay in assenting or rejecting the bills by Ramotar within the 21 day period is causing undue stress/strain. He should take more drastic action to preserve the image and reputation of the institution over which he presides. We believe that he should tell the people in no uncertain terms that President Ramotar and his minority PPP cabal have turned Parliament into a farce. We also believe that all future sittings of Parliament should be suspended until the president assured Guyanese that he would respect their wishes and assent or reject the bills. Amalia is done with, so we want to turn our attention to a real issue that is reaping havoc on the nation. Although almost every square inch of Guyana has political representativesMPs and Councilorsall over the country is looking unkempt and smelling stink with piles of rotten garbage, especially in Georgetown. The minority PPP regime has absolutely no shame. It is time for the PPP to stop bickering and join with the opposition to halt this rapid slide of the nation into such lawlessness. Like Dr. Martin Luther King, Guyanese too have a dream that one day Guyana will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed as one people, one nation, and with one destiny. They hold these truths to be self-evident that all Guyanese are created equal and that no one should be discriminated against or marginalized because of their ethnicity or political affiliation. Yes! Guyanese dream of the day when the youths will be gainfully employed, the toll on the Berbice Bridge will be reduced, monthly old age pensions will increase from the meager $12,500 to $20,000, civil servants will get a 10% pay increase, the white elephant at Skeldon will operate at full capacity, Brassington and the corrupt

PPP cabal will stop their misuse of the taxpayers money. They also dream of the day when corruption and crime will end or be reduced and poverty and homelessness decrease. It is time for Guyanese to unite and stand up for their rights and get rid of this blighted regime if their dreams are to be realized. This can be achieved by the PRO-GUYANA initiative of UNITY AND HUMAN DEVELOMENT currently being advanced by David Granger and APNU. It is a new horizon for Guyana that will bring renewed hope and a new direction for a nation plagued by decades of racial strife, dis-unity, selfishness, high unemployment and lack of political leadership from the corrupt minority PPP regime. Dr. Asquith Rose and Chandra Deolall, Esq. (http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2013/09/29/a-new-direction-on-the-horizon-for-guyana/)