Dear Editor,
I would like to see the media pursue the question of whether the work done in preparation for Carifesta X will be carried forward in the areas of security, the arts, sanitation, transportation, civil behaviour, etc, and built on and expanded.
We need to review the Carifesta Secretariat successes and failures, if any, to find out what worked, what did not, what parts should be kept and used to improve services. Carifesta involved widespread planning and cooperation and this structure should not be lost.
A public programme to reduce unemployment and encourage participation must be implemented.
Guyanese individuals and organisations involved in Carifesta should be actively pushing to maintain any successes experienced during this event. This may be a great opportunity to make more progress.
Yours faithfully,
(Name and address provided)
