Dear Editor,
Major tragedies often reconnect especially the human and patriotic connections and we continue to see an outpouring of love and sympathies directed to the loved ones of those persons who tragically lost their lives almost a week ago in the ferry accident.
Editor, I wish that it did not take any disaster for us to show and speak about our love for country and people but rather we need to use these incidents to nurture love for people. The government of the day has touted the need to have “a one Guyana” but we all know politics has divided our nation.
My heart goes out to the relatives of the M.V. Barima tragedy. No one saw this coming but if preparedness was the order of the day and logistics were in place maybe we would have seen another outcome.
Editor, complacency and the laidback outlook of all involved also played a critical part. While there are so many factors that have contributed to the failure of that ferry it is crystal clear from all the information that has so far surfaced that the M.V. Barima had lost its usefulness over the years and should not have been in use on Saturday.
Guyanese, while we continue to mourn the loss of our fellow Guyanese please let us not forget them. Guyana has suffered major human loss to a series of accidents, one may question what have we done and if God is angry at our nation. I was a baby when the Jim Jones massacre occurred in Region One and that incident placed Guyana on the map for the not so nice reason. Editor, now today we have been placed on the map for another major tragedy that would go down in our history.
Editor, I urge our fellow Guyanese to resurrect love for one another and put politics aside. Love is critical for the healing of our nation and most of all Guyana needs love. She is sixty-years-old.
I extend my love to all my Guyanese people especially those whose lives have changed forever. One love Guyana.