Dear Editor,
The Kaieteur News article captioned ‘Fear today worse than in Burnhamite days – MP Moses Nagamootoo’ has a real, and profound meaning with regard to what is happening in Guyana today. When almost every public servant is compelled to work in an atmosphere of intimidation and discrimination, and has to endure poor working conditions all of Guyana must be put on notice. When the rights of the worker must suffer because of fear of being dismissed or suspended, we must be concerned as our own freedom is in jeopardy. Mr Nagamootoo’s claims of fear support what was articulated on the PNCR’s ‘Nation Watch’ programme, aired on Sunday, September 20, 2009. It is clear that the government is using its political muscle to muzzle its critics, a situation they apparently believe will benefit them and secure their stay in power. When this PPP/C Member of Parliament, Moses Nagamootoo, a man who protested against Burnham and and the PNC government during those twenty-eight years, can make such a pronouncement the real dictatorial and repressive nature of the regime is exposed.
When a PPP/C appointee of foreign nationality in charge of a public office rejects an employee’s sick leave and orders that employee to report to her husband, the doctor, for him to decide whether or not that employee is indeed sick we must speak out against such blatant high-handedness and disrespect. This kind of behaviour constitutes serious disrespect for local doctors. Our peaceful nature, coupled with the fact that we regard hard work and dedication as sacred aspects of our culture must not be taken for granted. I call on those in authority to examine their areas of responsibility and stamp out this kind of disrespect wherever it exists; people are no longer prepared to suffer fear. How can a government either aid and abet or give tacit consent to such disrespectful acts?
Let’s not claim that there is no formal complaint of this nature, for I believe even the President might be aware of these things happening, so those in authority must begin to examine their offices and take action to restore some amount of dignity to the Guyanese worker. Whether these acts are committed by foreigners or locals, they are equally wrong and must not be tolerated.
Yours faithfully,
Lurlene Nestor
The PPP’s dictatorship is in full effect, they can no longer deny their embrace of everything dastardly about the Burnhame administration.
They loves burnhame.
Like Ms Nestor I read the Kaieteur News report but I got the impression KN was trying hard to milk sour juice from what Moses Nagamootoo actually said and might have taken him out of context. If, however, we are to accept the report at face value, then we have to be alarmed that Moses is probably losing his marbles.
That’s what you guys always say when the whistle is blown from some one in the inner circle.
Sour grapes, rejects, malcontents what other names you have for people who fundamentally now do not believe in the farce that is the PPP.
17 years and what has the PPP delivered? I ask this question day in day out
Wow..what an embarrasment. Jagdeo was roundly booed and heckled last friday in New York. He appeared nervous and frightened and security had to whisk him away. The turnout of protestors were in the thousands.
Atmosphere of fear. No such report by the State Department. So this assumption is a complete sham.Or, shall we say, imprisoned in self appointed fear.It could be hard to get out of yourself, if you imprison yourself in fear in this way.
I didn’t hear what Mr. Nagamootoo said. Ms. Nestor probably takes his observatio out of context for her own agenda.
For the PNC to bleat “dictatorship”, this is simply what is known as “shift blame” to detract from the real Burnamite neo-fascist dictatorship.
Intrinsic to such a rule in those days was the nationalistic hoopla about “foreigners” So, typically, Ms. Nestor brings in the anti-foreinger thing about a doctor born outside of Guyana who (if he/she is Cuban born as I think so) has selfishlessly come to Guyana on internationalst duty. Remember what the PNC said about he “white, foreigner” Ms. Jagan ?. Shame, shame….
Ms. Nestor, get real…
Reddy ‘rites
“I didn’t hear what Mr. Nagamootoo said. Ms. Nestor probably takes his observatio[sic] out of context for her own agenda.”
As Norman Faria might say, this is nothing but speculation and hearsay!
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For the PNC to bleat “dictatorship”, this is simply what is known as “shift blame” to detract from the real Burnamite neo-fascist dictatorship.
AYE REDDY! STOP YAWWWNIN an’ PAY ATTENSHUN!
BURNHAM DEAD! 24 Years!!! One short of QUARTER CENTURY!
Nobody aint tell ya?
Reddy ‘rites
“has selfishlessly come to Guyana”…….Selfishlessly? O’Lor..
Methinks Reddy, that the moderator cannot disagree with me when I say that you are posting unadulterated balderdash!
Do us a favour and quit wasting bandwidth willya? it’s expensive here in Guyana. Not like Barbados.
Nat sure why you cussing burnhame you PPP boys love all that is PHENC. Name one PHENC ting the PPP change or got rid of? name 1?
I taught Ms. Nestor was refering to the staff in Congress Place “When almost every public servant is compelled to work in an atmosphere of intimidation and discrimination, and has to endure poor working conditions all of Guyana must be put on notice. When the rights of the worker must suffer because of fear of being dismissed or suspended, we must be concerned as our own freedom is in jeopardy.”
You sound envious of Nestor blacka.
Another crab in the barrel ready to
pull the others down. Get a life blacka.
reddy in b/dos, u dont have to hear what Nagamootoo said just read it it in the printed media, then u can draw ur own narrow conclusion. u forget is Burnham who introduced foreign professionals in the country so ur attempt reverse psychology won’t work. the woman right when last u go to Guyana? and since u don’t believe nagamootoo it means u support the ppp/c mission to supress public servants
yes, black look like u in favour of this new form of dictatorship i bet you don’t have any relative working in the public service.
i can’t help but feel please how jagdeo was booed in New York, reddy and you should have been there to help he pick up he shame, if he has any. good job by the PNCR and others. mo pressure!
good letter ms.nestor i know what you are talking about.
Ready in Barbados the comments you made is because you are not in Guyana and therefore you can make that sided comment. You should have been in US to see the Shame brought on President Jagdeo by Guyanese.
Ms Nestor you are quite right this should not be tolerated. The time has come for those people to be expose. Stop suffer fear, you have rights as well.
Almost all Guyanese I know who are living abroad shared similar experiences. As a matter of fact, even the Americans living in the America shared similar experiences. I am aware of incidents where people must make up work hours lost during sickness, got laid off due to accumulating too many sick days, take unpaid sick days, worked 80 hours/week on fixed salaries, etc.
Recently, I had a discussion with a friend from India who shared similar stories about the change in work ethics. He also indicated that although the change was met with resistance initially, people got used to the idea in short time after they saw how the results manifested in improved standard of living.
There are changes that are sweeping across the nation and for those who welcome the changes you will reap the benefits. If Guyana has adopted the work ethics common in industrialized countries, resistance to the changes will be futile. The country must progress and Guyana will find workers who will abide to those work ethics.
The people must realize that the current transformation of Guyana require these changes. The people should learn to embrace it for it will be for the greater good of then nation. Guyanese who migrated to other parts of the world quickly adopt those work ethics. What not the Guyanese living in Guyana?
u now have to seek written permission to find out if u can become ill; and with low/no potency drugs being dispensed I now think u will soon have to obtain permission to die. That’s what happens to overworked underpaid and silent SUFFERERS.