Dear Editor,
I scan the Guyana landscape and evade getting bogged down in the brightness and grimness of our times. Indeed, we are a tale of more than two cities. First, President Ali, is reported to have invited the Opposition Leader for consultation on appointments. I now urge the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Norton, to respond early and positively. To both of them, I humbly submit that the conversation-may it be a civilized and constructive one-extend to other issues. I respectfully recommend oil, cost-of-living relief, the border controversy, balanced policing, and political relations between the two sides. Second, what Guyana needs urgently, almost desperately, is a Guyana Police Force (GPF) that is a presence recognized for being balanced, consistent, and fair, among many other reasonable and positive elements.
Third, I saw that the Natural Resources Fund has a new board chair. I tender congratulations, despite having misgivings, better left unexpressed in this situation. The new chair is a Guyanese. There are other matters that speak a different language, now unsaid until later. One I would touch, though, is age, with both the newly christened chair and another of those presences on the weather-beaten side. I seem to recall the prior partisan theatrics about geriatrics, psychotics, and eccentrics. Since some of these appointments reek of those, I put down to different times, very different rhymes.
Sincerely,
GHK Lall
