Dear Editor,
Our country has experienced tremendous development since 1992. Prior to ‘92 the country was in a mess, which is a mild way to put it. There were all sorts of problems – water, electricity, housing, transportation and various social ills. Democracy was dead, the norm was bribery. Stagflation was choking the and free elections in ‘92, the PPP/C not only resurrected democracy but has filled the deep holes the country was in and has endeavoured to build mountains. Housing, water and electricity have improved tremendously. There is construction going on everywhere. Roads, bridges and houses are being built . Electricity poles are going up and water lines are running at a rapid pace. Airports are being constructed and renovated. Schools and health centres are in every community.
Guyana is not St Lucia or one of the other small nations in the Caribbean. Rivers are being crossed and as such there is a great cost, one must be reminded.
There are other visible signs of improvements, For example one can see the vast increase in new vehicles on the East Coast, East Bank, West Coast and the capital city, where it’s so congested. Four-lane highways have been constructed to accommodate the advances.
There are improvements in wages and salaries. Anyone who researches the stats will see the vast difference. Is it enough? It will never be by any means.
The hydropower project has commenced and electricity bills will be lowered eventually. And now oil is being explored.
Had it not been for ‘slow fya and mo fya‘ and the brokering of the Herdmanston Accord the country would have been more advanced and united.
There are failures and mismanagement too but hopefully these will be sorted out. For now I can settle for 85 to 90% and I am sure others will be happy, for where in the world would one find 100%?
Yours faithfully,
H Singh
