Dear Editor,
December 21st, 2018, for various reasons, will go down as one of the most historic days in Guyanese history.
With the passing of the No Confidence Motion, albeit by a vote from a member of the Alliance for Change (AFC) party, I am certain that it was particularly galling for members and supporters like myself, who are loyal and who have sworn allegiance to the party.
The AFC, like many other political parties, has a constitution, which all members must subject themselves to. It caters for party membership as well as the resignation of members, in the event that they become dissatisfied or do not like the direction the party is going; it is no different with other organisations, be they business, sport, cultural or religious.
But whatever is written in the Bible and other religious books will come to pass. I remember the story of the Thirty Pieces of Silver; some people will betray the trust others placed in them and if you don’t believe me, you can ask Dave Cameron and his running mate, Emmanuel Nanthan. Yes, Bob Marley was perfectly right; some would eat and drink with you and behind you them su su pon you.
The reality of the situation is that in the aftermath of the No Confidence Motion, the politicians, the journalists, columnists, political analysts and letter writers had a field day, and very few paid much attention to various developmental works (the many infrastructural projects from roads to river defence) that are currently taking place and the many that are already completed under the tenure of the APNU+AFC government. You see development in all the ten administrative regions, or simply put, ‘from Barama to Berbice and from Lethem to Linden’.
These developments include: the Demerara Distillers Limited warehouse at Diamond; the soon to be renovated Ferry Stelling at Vreed-en-Hoop and Georgetown; the massive development currently taking place at Lethem; the highways on the West Coast and East Coast of Demerara; the decentralisation of government’s essential services to other regions; the many wells that are being dug around the country; the erecting of sea defences across the country, particularly on the West Coast Demerara and the Essequibo Coast; the Supenaam Water Front Enhancement Project.
The construction of the Aurora Primary and Nursery Schools and right next to the school the newly constructed Police Station; not forgetting the commissioning of the pumps at Land of Plenty and other areas for drainage purposes; and the massive concrete bridge that is yet to be commissioned in Region 1. Notably, only a few of the projects are mentioned here.
In relation to the Supenaam Enhancement Project, that can be described as a masterpiece. It’s a project that many people— tourists, locals, foreigners—commented frequently on in the past, and quite rightly so, because it was in a deplorable state for decades. The embarking and disembarking areas were barely useable and the environment was projecting the residents and the Regional Administration in a negative way, and that is putting it timidly.
I have caused a few letters to be published in the letters columns of the daily papers, but apparently the previous administration was not too concerned. Although this project is soon to be completed, it is not too soon to commend the Ministry of Public Infrastructure for having the foresight, and also the contractor for the quality of the work that is being done, because I have seen a photograph of what same would be looking like on completion.
It is unfortunate that persons who are not supporters of this government are finding fault with the Supenaam Water Front Enhancement Project, but if you are looking for faults and faults only, that is what you will surely find. It is amazing how some people would not recognize development, even it is hitting them in the head.
Yours faithfully,
Archie W. Cordis
