The US exerting power on the Guyana Government

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,

Bryan Hunt seems to have a lot of influence on the new Government. One wonders why. The question is to figure out what role Hunt plays in Guyana, and if the U.S. is manipulating our Government to do its bidding.

Hunt is lauding a program which aims to transform criminals into functional persons, and seems willing to assist in the rice trade.

The reintegration is comparable to a welfare program. Although nothing is wrong with giving jobs to people, in a very small society like Guyana, the economy is not solid enough to provide such jobs. Where the funding comes from is another question worth asking.

According to the new Government, the Guyanese people were robbed by the previous administration and there’s not enough left to run the country. Yet, it has found the means to fund this scheme which is not a priority for the country at the moment. I would say that the US must have had a role to play in implementing this.

The US is a very powerful country with the possibility to coerce the weak into carrying out policies which match its agenda. Venezuela is an example of US interference, such as the failed coup on Chavez, a fruitless attempt to replace the leader by a pro American government. Trying to resist the superpower renders governments vulnerable to constant pressure.

It seems as though Mr. Hunt is exerting that pressure on the new Government, which in turn seems all too willing to abide.

V. Apana

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