A new secondary school should be built on the land that once used to be part of the D’Urban race course

Dear Editor,

Education is on the lips of President Granger and every right-thinking Guyanese. I think it is fitting at this time when every effort is being made to beautify Georgetown and bring it back to its former glory, that we properly utilize the former D’Urban race course which is languishing with tall trees and bushes, to a prestigious state of the art secondary school with all the classroom facilities, laboratories, baseball and volley ball courts on the lawns, and with adequate parking place for staff vehicles. Some of us old enough will remember that Queen’s College once occupied the spot where Ministry of Health now stands. They should bring back education to this area. I think the government and the city council should put their heads together and make this D’Urban race course site the start for beautifying Guyana.

A few weeks before the last general elections it was reported in the media that the disciplined services would be voting before the general public, and that the strength of the disciplined services stood at seven thousand four hundred in a country of 83,000 square miles. One wonders how we could expect four thousand police ranks to effectively protect these areas. No wonder when a crime is committed in an area and people call 911 for assistance there is no response. No wonder when people call on the police for help the reply we get is that there are no ranks to send; no wonder when a crime is committed and people call the station for assistance they are told that they only have one female rank to take a statement and answer calls. Taking into consideration off-duty officers, and those on sick leave and annual leave, there are few ranks left. The criminals out there are well aware of the situation, so they are having a field day and field night, knowing they will not be apprehended; this is a ridiculous state of affairs.

Our President criticized the opposition when they were in government, for having a weak police force; now that he is in complete control of the country he is expected to carry out normal duties to bring the disciplined service strength to ten thousand by the end of this year and in four years’ time to fourteen thousand.

Yours faithfully,

Randolph Moore