Senseless action by the parliamentary Opposition

Dear Editor,
Please grant me some space within your newspaper to offer my views on the headline of the Guyana Times Wednesday edition, dated 23rd September 2020 and titled “APNU MPs vote against monies for developing indigenous communities”.
Editor, such an article is very surprising, vexatious, and frustrating to know that our parliamentary Opposition have no intentions for the development of the Indigenous peoples of Guyana. The Amerindian people are lacking tremendously in terms of infrastructure, education, health, and the list goes on; and I feel that the entire country owes the First Peoples for their meaningful contribution towards the development of this beautiful country Guyana.
The Indigenous Peoples in today’s society are marginalised. They are being robbed of their hard-earned wages by their employers, and many times they are unable to acquire decent employment, due to many barriers such as the different languages that they speak, and the location where they are living.
Editor, I find this very frustrating, since our parliamentary Opposition, when they were on the campaign line, entered many Indigenous villages and promise many good things that the Indigenous Peoples would be benefiting from, and thus persuade thousands of Indigenous peoples to vote for them. And today, even though they are not in Government, it is expected that they would represent the welfare of the Guyanese people, including the many Indigenous peoples that marked their X next to the Coalition’s symbol.
Editor, is this the thanks that they are giving to the thousands of Indigenous supporters, who wholeheartedly voted for them? The 825 million that was budgeted for the Amerindian People will be a great help towards our welfare, since we will have many urgent projects to embark upon, and it will provide employment, academic learning, and raise the economic and financial status of many Indigenous communities in Guyana.
A big “hats off!” for the new People’s Progressive Party Government, that from this emergency budget alone they showcase that they intend to keep their promises; and not only that, but ensure that the Guyanese people have a better life even though we are in difficult times during this Global COVID-19 pandemic.

Yours respectfully,
Robin Joseph
Councillor, Waramuri Village Council