An opportunity to help Cuba has been created

Dear Editor,
The news that the US is going to allow Venezuelan oil into Cuba for humanitarian purposes to help the Cuban people is great news and provides an opportunity for Guyana to also step up and work with the US to supply these urgently needed resources. This goes to show that President Ali’s comment that oil cannot be used for humanitarian purposes was false and ludicrous.
The selfishness displayed in his statement illustrates how lost our nation’s current leader is at the helm. The Guyanese public is growing tired of his misleading statements and false narratives.
The US Government is targeting the provision of humanitarian aid in the form of oil at the non-Governmental level within Cuba so that the Cuban children, the elderly, and the sick may no longer suffer due to the decisions made by the Cuban Government.
This is a great solution to an urgent problem that Guyana should have been involved in solving if our current president truly cared about the people of one of our nation’s oldest and closest allies.
It is now time for the Ali administration to change direction and become part of the solution being put forward for this urgent humanitarian crisis that is developing in Cuba. Guyana must also send oil to Cuba in partnership with the US.

Best regards,
Jamil Changlee