Who can doubt that in Guyana in 2014 clenched fists of the past must be opened so that hands can reach out across embattled ground for the good of the nation. The government and the opposition, constitutionally yoked together by the people’s vote in 2011, in this coming year when all can change for the better should deeply consider reaching out across what divides us to grasp each other’s hand in a practical partnership to take advantage of the huge opportunities which beckon if only they can agree. For very sure, nothing that separates us as party political animals can be as important as what unites us as citizens of Guyana.
Given the necessary goodwill, a new spirit of compromise could in a flash yield (a) the Public Procurement Commission set up; (b) the anti-money-laundering bill passed; (c) a date fixed to hold local elections; (d) joint agreement to begin urgently to restore historic Georgetown to beauty and good order; (e) serious
