Dear Editor,
Guyana is a land of many waters, and it is also a land of many troubles.
After the November 28 elections many of us were hopeful that we would see change, but already our hopes are being dashed to the ground. First it was the haggling over the Speakership, where some thought they had inherited the mace and as such had a right and title to it. However, good sense prevailed and a Speaker was elected.
The NCN and Channel 28 run media continue to bombard us with pure political propaganda, and it is worrying to think that those who have the controlling levers of these entities do not know that an overdose of anything is worse than no dose at all.
In the world of sport we come to the subject of cricket. We have this impasse between the government IMC, the Guyana Cricket Board and the West Indies Cricket Board.
I am sure that the ruling made by Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang in the rift between the local boards was based on the law and sound reasoning. However, the interpretation of this ruling seems to have turned it into a pantomime. According to press reports, the padlock professors moved to the GCB offices and they were soon followed by the blow torch brigade, who used so much firepower that it would rival any shipyard in full cry.
My sympathy goes to Mr Clive Hubert Lloyd, an icon of West Indies and world cricket. I am sure he would understand by now that playing a game by the rules and working with rulers are poles apart.
Finally, Editor, there are people in this country with plenty of power. Is it possible for them to give some to the GPL national grid which would help to ease the power outages to the poor and powerless?
Yours faithfully,
Egbert Henry
