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What is the big hype on GNI for Christmas, when most posters try to kill each other politically, the rest of the year.

 

The meaning of Christmas is not only one day, but all year or a  lifetime.

So don't come here as hypocrites with Christmas greetings and say bad things about  posters at other times. 

 

It would seem some posters enjoy displaying their gluttony with pride, while  most of the world struggle for just one meal a day.

 

You call yourself Guyanese !! 

Georgetown is presently under water with stinking garbage floating everywhere and this is not the first time.

It would seem nice sitting overseas as fat turkeys, while most in Guyana struggle  to survive with meager rations and the greedy government brainwashed you to believe all is well.

 

What a bunch of hypocrites....get of your ass and do something about it, or stop calling yourself Guyanese, with Christmas greetings.  

 

 

The shame and disgrace of a citizen of Guyana

December 25, 2014 | By | Filed Under Letters 

DEAR EDITOR, My visit to Georgetown, the capital city of this country, on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, was absolutely horrible. The scene, upon entering the city proper, was chaotic to say the least. I spent nearly one hour in a vehicle caught up in what seemed to be a never-ending traffic jam. Rains pounded the city, which forced many persons (from across Guyana) engaged in Christmas shopping, to walk in the nasty, stinking, disease-filled waters, since the roads were becoming flooded. Garbage was seen all over as a result. Nobody seemed to be paying attention to traffic lights, which resulted in more chaos on the streets, since everyone seemed to be in a hurry. Horns were blaring from frustrated drivers who just wanted clearance to drive, but could not since minibus operators were holding up traffic due to them stopping frequently to put off and let in passengers; the greed of the season. Persons walking with umbrellas had the water from their means of shelter dripping on other road users, and were constantly being abused by certain persons sitting along the pavements. The police were not out since the rain kept pouring, but should this have prevented them? I must ask. You would not see Georgetown like this on any post card or Facebook page promoting this dear β€˜Garden City.’ What I witnessed (and what is the norm I am sure all through the year) is the shame and disgrace of a corrupt, lawless, dirty, filthy, decrepit, mismanaged city where surprisingly the Government of Guyana is seated; where the Parliament of Guyana is seated. How can we attract tourists in this situation where Mayor and City Council, police and government seem not to be coordinating with each other on pertinent issues to move the city forward? How can Georgetown get any better when the Hydromet office does not warn citizens to stay in their homes rather than endure this suffering, before these incredible downpours? I watched in disbelief at the suffering of persons who were forced to navigate through the flooded city streets, with water filling their footwear, but having no other choice, since suffering has become a daily norm for many of us living in Guyana. The city lacks vision for a plan that would improve the old flooding situation. But that’s the least of its problems. Before my eyes was the shame and disgrace of a citizen of Guyana who is constantly told that he is living in a developing country, but shares in a horrible experience, nothing short of what exists in a poor, needy, stinking, lawless city or nation. Leon Suseran

  

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Tola,

 

If for one day people can put down their arms and on  that one day no fighting and killing,  the world will definitely  be be a better place.

 

Why the bitterness my friend. Even though Guyana is in a hole and things are not that great with many of the inhabitants, trust me almost everyone, both rich and poor took time off to celebrate Christmas.

 

I am not a Christian but I do  get a very good feeling at this time of the year. Reason being, there is always goodwill with gifts and exchange of presents, merriment with folks visiting family and friends and this to me will definitely carry on if not throughout the year but at least for a few months.

 

I pray for peace not only today but everyday of the year, I do not only pray but I try in my own humble way to work towards making this world a better place.

 

May God bless you ...Peace.

Chief

We, in North America came here and found a system. These white ppl plan everything and we came and subscribe to it.

 

The purpose of a governing body is to plan. In Guyana, wey the ppl will dispense wid dey grabage. Keep in mind, today in Guyana ppl consume just as we do in North America. The governing body failed to keep abreast.

 

In Barbados, all residential developments consider solid waste disposal a priority.

 

I doan think that is in Ali's mind when shares out house lots. 

S
Originally Posted by ksazma:

Citizens have a responsibility also. .

Its an established fact that people do not dump garbage when the place is clean because they don't want to be blamed for the mess.  They will dump if the place is a mess because then they aren't individually responsible.  Georgetown used to be one of the cleanest cities in the Caribbean, and I am talking about up to the early 70s AFTER independence, this to head off any nonsense that it was the British who kept in clean.  No GUYANESE kept it clean.

 

When G/town stopped collecting garbage then the decline began and it has accelerated since.   Collect garbage.  Have places for people to dispose of any trash that they might have.  Fine people for dumping.  And the place will be clean.  There are several parts of the Caribbean which are reasonably clean, and their people are no less disorderly than are Guyanese.

FM
Last edited by Former Member
Originally Posted by Chief:

Next door in Suriname it's like nigh and day when it comes to cleanliness and garbage.

You can say that again, chief. Way back in 1978 when I first visited Paramaribo I was pleasantly surprised early morning to see trucks with rotary brushes and sprinklers sweeping and cleaning the streets. I hadn't seen that in Georgetown since the 1960s.

FM
Tola, you are wrong about everything you said about christmas. In politics, we have to agree to disagree. If you are not in the christmas spirit that is fine, but you cannot dictate for rest of us. No one is enemy on GNI. I met some of the members here and they are fine gentlemen away from GNI. I am sure you are a good person too. Season greetings to you and your family. From Cobra...,
FM

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