Dear Editor,
It fascinates me, the hearts of men, when within them ‘cynicism’ exits to berate and torture the very people who upon them, shew only wondrous munificence and love. I am talking about the recent articles against Minister Broomes and her character.
Note, I am not writing to bash the ignorant writers, but instead wish to highlight their inaccuracy and vindictive reproach toward a woman.
Although I have not yet been given the pleasure of meeting Minister Broomes, her pure and transparent work within the fields of human trafficking, and social issues altogether, precedes her. Let us take a moment to reflect upon the humble beginnings of this one woman. An entrepreneur, she bought and sold gold before acquiring enough money to begin mining. Unlike the thousands who would have traversed the interiors of Guyana, witness human injustices and deemed them normalcy, Minister Broomes saw inhumanity and her heart ached. Establishing the Guyana Women Miners Organisation, she was recognised by a foreign people before she was bestowed any honour from here at home. Now in the position where she can help even more people.
William Shakespeare enlightened, “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” She must have shone too brightly for the present government, so they tried to dim her light by transferring her to another ministry. Dare I say, that even this, worked not against her? Consequently, evil tries another method of debasement: to produce frivolous inaccuracies. Facts: A doctor, who later becomes a minister, can never cease his family from practicing medicine. Minister Broomes, a former miner, cannot cease her family from mining. And this is the issue at hand today! A minister and mother with children invested in mining. Shall I say it, or is Guyana at least competent enough to decipher that this is not a matter worth writing about much less publishing.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” preached Martin Luther King Jr. Brothers and sisters, be wise, remember these words, and let us not crucify another good man.
Sincerely,
Joseph Hardatt
