GUYANESE’ success or failure increasingly depends on their sources of information.
The Irfaan Ali administration is constantly rolling out new initiatives aimed at helping Guyanese to improve their lives; however, some are failing to grasp the opportunities simply because they do not know of them or how they can access these resources.
Why? It seems to be based on who they get their information from and the bias of those sources. There are those who decry every initiative as negative and suggest that only ‘cash grants’ serve the poorer in our nation… This is patently false and does a great disservice to the very people who need to access assistance for improving their lives.
Various influencers and media houses have taken the negative position and do not share information on opportunities in education; small-business assistance (many ways available); housing programmes; building assistance; job training; technical schools, etc. these are not shared with readership/viewers; consequently, those who depend on these persons for information are being left behind as others grasp and grab the benefits.
The onus is on all of us to let everyone know that the government is willing to help those who are willing to help themselves; sitting at home and listening to the negative sources directly affects your well-being, as time goes, that you will be left further behind as others make progress in a booming economy, that you need to make money moves, those include, upskilling , training, certification and education.
The alternative is dire; you will not enjoy the prosperity on offer, you will join the bitter, envious crew who chant ‘friends and family’, and, while the rest of the country demands better roads, sporting and entertainment facilities, you will be in the minority waiting on the next cash grant.
No country can grow great by catering to the segment of its population that will not make an effort to self-improve! The cry about poverty grows hollow when it is plain for all to see and evidenced by the growing prosperity of the ‘Spanish’ workers who grow in economic strength without any government assistance.
I hope this serves as a wake-up call to those who have sold themselves to negative forces and are hurting their fellow Guyanese with their greed for a quick dollar.
Wake up! Smell the coffee and seek those opportunities now! Tell your friends, yell at your family!