Dear Editor,
It never ceases to amaze me how people fight to get a job then surrender themselves to laziness after getting it. Some get catapulted into positions that hold extreme responsibility and, for some mysterious reason, their lackadaisical attitude would cause excessive embarrassment and require intervention from those higher up.
For instance, there are many who would run behind their political party while it is campaigning, and as soon as the party wins, they would fight to get positions/jobs that some are not even qualified for, and cannot execute their duties properly. As a result, this flaw would cause the higher authorities to intervene and rectify the situation.
Looking at how the President and Ministers have to visit areas and make decisions for works to start makes me wonder why some are given positions with responsibilities they cannot handle.
Every day, thousands of people, some tourists/ visitors, traverse the Parika stelling. On the left had side of the stelling, there’s a huge pileup of garbage, which is very embarrassing.
The NDC and agencies responsible are bound to see that sickening sight, and I wonder why they have not cleaned that area and put a system in place to avoid future buildup? My guess is that they are not seeing anything wrong with that, and only the President or Minister have to visit there to make the necessary decision.
Editor, on February 4, I released a video of the escalation between residents and members of the Uitvlugt masjid over access to the burial ground. As a result, Minister Deodat Indar had to visit the area and instruct that gates be erected to allow the residents access to the ground. The NDC was tasked with doing that, and the materials were delivered. I am amazed at the size of the posts, and even joked that they were going to build a Harbour Bridge there, cause many other bridges and gates built by contractors do not have 8×8 posts; and for such a small project, it’s simply amazing.
Incredibly, the two gates were erected, and for some unknown reason, only one side of the fence was removed for access through one gate. The other gate is erected, but the fence remains (pictures provided). One month after, the situation remains the same. Is this action a form of spite?
Sincerely,
Sahadeo Bates
