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.