Dear Editor,
In my science class labs using a microscope, we were told by the teacher to look closely, and you will get to see things you don’t see with the naked eye.
The recent move by Suriname to now charge fees to Guyana for ships using the Corentyne River makes one wonders as to why now? As such, some perspectives require a closer look, like every time Guyanese get a jolt to ask about their wealth from the current oil operations in their country, one of its’ neighbouring countries resurrect border disputes. Before it was Venezuela’s claim to Essequibo which succeeded to distract Guyanese from oil matters. Now the current Gulf War, has given Guyanese another jolt to ask about their wealth from the oil operations as the massive importance of Guyana’s oil has been revealed. Suriname’s timing looks like a choreographic script called into action by a movie director, and once again Guyanese are getting played while foreigners, a few local elites and fraudsters are getting paid. So predictably, Brazil will be next, however, all Brazil needs to do is make a statement, since Brazilians have been controlling Guyana’s southern border for years now, especially conducting illegal gold operations collaborating with some local elites. This is evident from the shenanigans discovered at Marudi Mountain. Or maybe Suriname is just like the rest of the world, seeing the unprotected riches of Guyana, and deciding they deserve their piece as well, since it is so easy to obtain here with the kind of spineless leadership failing to protect or willing to sellout Guyana’s riches.
Suriname’s recent demand for river usage fees has brought out condemnation from Guyana’s business organisations, politicians, media commentators, religious communities and civic society, yet these were the same very people who are silent, supportive, and have scolded people who asked for answers to what is currently transpiring in the oil, mining & forestry sectors. Suriname’s, just like Venezuela’s claims have now created a path for these individuals to climb the moral mountain. It is now laughable these very same people suddenly now have discovered patriotism, sovereignty, territorial rights & loss of revenue. Is this two-tongued hypocrisy, disguised fraud, penny for pound foolishness, freedom of speech or just playing Guyanese? Had these same people fought for Guyana’s rightful share of its valuable resources, Guyana could have easily afforded the Suriname’s river fees or even bought the Corentyne River altogether.
With Guyana’s future clearly depending on Guyana’s rightful share from its wealth requiring the utmost attention, the President is ‘photo-opping’ with root crops, isn’t this the job of the agriculture minister?
The Marudi Mountain exposure has caused the Bharrats to pull off one of their disappearing acts and can’t be seen. These same individuals also said gas for the Wales Gas Plant will be free, so how come Guyana will be purchasing the gas from Exxon? Aubrey Compton Norton at his press conference called on the US Ambassador to ensure Guyana gets more from its oil, really Mr. Norton? This is Norton’s along with fellow politicians’ job, not the ambassador who would never do such, so Norton is clearly playing Guyanese calling on the ambassador for more benefits from oil operations. The politicians clearly are playing Guyanese lambasting each other for the cameras, yet out of parliament, they can be seen embracing each other as if they just found their long-lost missing brothers, and sisters. MPs of the major political parties sat in Parliament as government or opposition, they all know about the deals going on with Guyana’s riches, but never raised questions of each other in Parliament. Only one person used it to win elections, another said this is a bad strategy, so his party usually 1st or 2nd found itself in a dismal 3rd in the last elections. Certain ex and current MPs having squandered Guyana’s wealth to foreigners now live as rich elites with their ‘never see come to see’ sellout wealth. Ordinary Guyanese continue to get played separating them from their God-given wealth by Foreigners, Few Local Elites & Fraudsters, so what recourse are there for ordinary Guyanese? The US Secretary of State at an EU conference implied, that the White nations should join together to restore the last world order that went on for the past few centuries. The US Secretary of Defence said the US should impose the Monroe Doctrine, meaning all countries south of the equator should be properties of the USA to do whatever they feel like with them.
This new order has commenced spelling painful slow suffering followed by death by poverty to poor vulnerable “dark skinned” populations, sadly some “dark skinned leaders” have already pledged submission to the resurrected US world order. History is etched with people facing formidable conquering armies, some realising the odds against them were unsurmountable choose to surrender by becoming slaves to the new rulers, while some knowing they would perish choose that fate refusing to be slaves, hoping it would be inspiration for others sometime in the future to resist oppression.
Unfortunately, poor vulnerable “dark skinned” populations now have Hobson’s Choice, whether they choose to submit or resist the new order, the end result will be painful slow suffering followed by death by poverty regardless. Our ancestors some time ago chose to fight, wanting nothing, only just to give us a rich country regardless of where we came from or under what circumstances we came here to cherish and live a wealthy lifestyle. Now it has been squandered off to foreigners, fraudsters & local elites playing ordinary Guyanese to face the future, what would that future look like, I have no idea, but with the current parliamentary & business leadership we have, that future doesn’t look bright.