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Declare State of Emergency
IT HAS often been repeated that members of the Police Force are poorly compensated, that the Force is poorly staffed, poorly armed, poorly housed, poorly trained and on top of all, its members are being singled out to be cold-bloodedly shot in the performance of their legal duties.
Thus far, approximately one member of the Police Force has been killed each month for this year.
How many more Police need to die and who will be the next victim?
In view of the above, I wish to repeat my earlier call to the Government to declare a State of Emergency which will give the Police the upper hand firstly, and strengthen their resolve to combat the current crime wave in a methodical manner.
The Police will be able to execute surgical operations against well-known criminal elements and at their source(s) - thus restoring Law and Order in Guyana, the top priority right now.
The State of Emergency should end in six months and its renewal subjected to the prevailing situation.
A State of Emergency will put a quick end to the crime spree and nip certain impending anti-national actions in the bud.
There can never be any real development or progress in the present state of affairs in Guyana.
BALWANT PRASAD
Welcome to our Letters Page for September 25, 2002
Convenient avenue
THE reason that parties like ROAR are really in favour of the violent actions by the PNC/R despite protestations to the contrary, is that they believe a breakdown of law and order in the society which always reflects the modus operandi of the PNC when they are out of office as has been historically verified, will provide a convenient avenue or a backdoor to the much desired holding of governmental office without having to win it at the polls.
A recent ROAR release attacks both the PNC and the PPP for the problems in the country as they find it more palatable to do so than put the full blame where it belongs and that is at the door of the PNC.
In the release also is reference to the workers who would have lost their jobs when the Palm Court closed (it is to be noted here that they subsequently decided to re-open) without making reference to the hundreds who lost their jobs as a result of arson committed by the PNC/R in 2001 during their slow fire/more fire street protests and those who also lost their jobs on 3rd July, 2002 when PNC/R protesters burnt down the two stores in Regent Street, Georgetown.
The release also fails to give due regard to all the efforts the Government and the law enforcement agencies have and are making to reduce the incidence of violent crimes which have escalated not only in Guyana but in the Caribbean.
Most law abiding citizens recognise the unrelenting battle the Government and the law enforcement agencies are waging to deal with the unprecedented upsurge in violent crimes however these may have been motivated.
PARBATTIE PERSAUD
Disturbed by comments
IT WAS with great dismay that I viewed a television programme hosted by PNC/R propagandist Bibi Narine with her political colleagues - Jerome Khan and Vic Puran on Channel Nine.
I was not surprised by the partisan stand of the hostess and panel, but was disturbed by comments made about the rice industry.
As a rice farmer, I experienced the full weight of the PNC regime's efforts to chase us away from the land and cripple the rice industry.
Ms. Narine would do well to enquire why:
1. Farmers had to protest and be jailed when they sought to purchase bag twine, with fertiliser and paddy seed.
2. Farmers got no drainage and irrigation services.
3. Farmers were given a pittance for their paddy.
4. Farmers had to go to certain ministers' offices for special reasons when they sought basic goods and services to keep their activities going.
HARNARINE ETWARU
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