Dear Editor,
This PNC-led coalition administration is making clear its intention to do whatever suits its fancy as policy. Consider some of its policy positions and outcomes:
1. Vat on basic items, which has increased hardships for pensioners and the majority of worker
2. No jobs for youths, university graduates and school leavers
3. Continued disregard for workers’ unions seeking to address their members’ welfare issues
4. Increasing incidents of crime and robbery, although our Police seem to think otherwise
5. Guyana being taken for a ride by oil companies, which has caused us to potentially lose billions of foreign currency receipts as our natural resources are farmed out to be plundered
6. Sugar workers being thrown out of work and given a run-around to collect their severance, very likely out of political spite, and apparently also to try to run them out of the country
7. More sugar workers likely to be retrenched by 2020, in an already difficult economic environment
8. Expected lower foreign currency earnings, and higher anticipated exchange rates
9. Slowing economic activities as many small businesses feel the pinch
10. Activities of the people at the M&CC being condoned by the coalition as they continue messing up management at the Council
11. Rice farmers being thrown off of their lands, apparently without an attempt to address their concerns
12. Little effort toward establishing a framework for dialogue with the private sector, to collaborate on employment creation initiatives
13. The coalition not listening to public opinion, and being intent on making life much harder
14. Guyana heading downhill at an increasing rate, as our Government ministers enjoy their 50% increase and lavish lifestyles while telling us about the good life… Have we heard any signs of discontent from them?
What more can Guyanese expect? We can look forward to a new Government.
Yours faithfully,
Craig Sylvester
