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Crime and corruption is what have Guyanese “knocking
about” all over the place. It is not jobs. There are enough Guyanese
to create adequate jobs, should they return home. Guyanese are
innovative enough to create jobs. Nobody wants to have their wife
and children in a lawless society like Guyana, where men, women
and children are not safe. Nobody wants to be part of a system
that has no transparency and justice – see how Government business
is given to selective companies. Nobody wants to live in a country
where bullyism is all around us. The lawlessness is so evident
in Guyanese society.
Take a tour around Georgetown and you will see what I mean. Walk
through the Vendor’s Arcade and see the vendors molesting you
as they peddle their jeans, shirts, whatever. Engage them for
a while and do not make a purchase - they are mad at you. Drive
by the Stabroek Market and the KFC area. People are vending almost
on top of the streets, and you dare not cause their stuff to fall
over. What about the Mini Van operating at the Berbice Park? Sometimes
you are in one bus while your bags are in another. Enjoy sights
such as the woman doing her laundry in the Main Street Canal.
Go to the Supreme Court Registry, the Dept of Births and Deaths,
Customs Office, License Revenue Dep’t, Passport Offices and so
on to conduct your business and just keep your eyes open. You
will notice that while you are standing in line some men are going
from behind. Even at the Customs Dept, some men with parcels (looking
like gifts) go through the door and head straight upstairs. It
is a sad situation to see Guyanese going for jobs all over the
Caribbean, but the lawlessness of the society there have caused
the massive exodus of potential employers. Government alone does
not provide jobs. How much can the Public Service take? It is
already overstaffed, carrying a lot of inefficients and incompetents.
I would love to go on and on.
Red Lion
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