M&CC must assess consequences of moving to seize movable property

Dear Editor,
The announcement made by the Town Clerk of Georgetown, that the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be moving to seize movable property as part of its efforts to recover billions of dollars owed by the delinquent ratepayers, is tongue-in-cheek, particularly coming from him, who is aware of the trauma that is caused by such seizures. As they say here in Guyana ‘Sorry fah magga dog, magga dog turn round bite you’.
But has Council even considered what would happen should their creditors take the same punitive action against them for their delinquency? They should realize that if you can’t take it, then don’t dish it out.
What if the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) cut electricity to municipal buildings for the tens of millions owed to them for street lighting etc? And the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) cut the water supply for non-payment, including for their clinics, day care centres and abattoir?
What about if their bankers took serious action for their non-serviced overdraft? And the garbage contractors for the more than three hundred million dollars owed for two years or more?
What about if the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) moved against them for the tens of millions that they deduct from their employees but (allegedly) fail to pay over to the respective agencies?
What about if municipal employees took strike action for constant late payments?
As the saying goes, ‘People who live in glass houses should not throw stones’.

With thanks,
Riley Matthews