Dear Editor,
Many moons ago a popular column in the Daily Argosy paper was titled ‘Things that bother me,’ written by one of our true greats, writer, head teacher and political activist, Robert Burchell Oclave Hart.
Last week his pen may very well have noted as follows:-
- Why is the President attempting to make the issue of his Attorney General’s unacceptable behaviour acceptable? Anywhere else the AG would have been sent packing
- When will the truth about the Marriott deal be told? If as we now hear that wanton spending of public funds is a private or personal matter, then say so.
- We hear that the burning down of the Umana Yana was no accident but related to the needs of the said Marriot. If this is not the case then fix a date for the rebuilding of this national treasure.
- So Minister Whittaker told a gathering of RDCs, etc ‘Let us account for the people’s money,’ but he has the GT Town Clerk waive $27 million without the M&CC’s approval or knowledge, not to mention other misspending
- Hats off to the RC Bishop for speaking out against the outrage of the prorogation, but where are our other religious leaders? Their silence gives consent. Is this so with some of my friends, those who daily from their pulpits use the Bible to guide their followers? Let them be reminded of what is contained in the first of the four Gospels – St Matthew 18. v 15-17. Or are those who mount the pulpits or speak in their Masjids and temples blind or unconcerned about the obvious moral turpitude and spiritual weakness taking place in Guyana?
These are things that bother me.
Yours faithfully,
Hamilton Green
