Restore the word corruption

Dear Editor,

Reference is made to Ms. Amanda Walton-Desir’s January 12, 2025, statement to this publication of which I fully endorse her plea to Guyana’s Speaker of the House, Mr Manzoor Nadir, to allow the word corruption to be reinstated in speech delivery, in Parliament. The word corruption is a complex issue with multiple causes.

Poverty can lead to corruption especially in social and economic inequality.

Greed  itself lends to corruption

Poor governance begets corruption

Discretionary powers engender corruption

Bureaucratic red tape  triggers corruption

Moral deficiency fathers corruption

Weak enforcement mechanisms precipitate corruption

Elections enkindles corruption

…and the list goes on and on.

In totality, corruption can clothe itself in criminal activity or dishonesty that prejudices  the rights of others.

In summation, and as a tax payer,  I urge should the Speaker  Mr. Manzoor Nadir, not reinstate the word “corruption”  then he, Mr. Nadir  should investigate the dialectics that juxtaposes this contradictory word and adjudicate further.

Respectfully,

Jonathan Subrian Esq.