The country is faced with several other issues that need the immediate attention of the government before they become unsolvable. Guyana’s GDP has shrunk from 3.6 percent in June to 0.7 percent in September, a slippage of 2.9 percent, tourism is down by a whopping 28 percent, and manufacturing and sales have been steadily declining during the past six months. The fact that Venezuela has officially ended its Petro-Caribe agreement with Guyana means higher prices for gasoline at the pumps for consumers and lower prices for rice farmers. All this is taking place while the sugar industry is in the doldrums and the outlook for gold and bauxite remains dismal. It seems that Guyana is sinking and the captain has abandoned ship.