Letter to the Editor: Signs of death all around

Dear Editor,

 It is a sad reality that on our beautiful island, full of life in its land, wood, and water, we have begun to trek gullibly down a path laced with the spirit of death.

All around, the signs of death are manifesting: physically, with recorded murders already over the 400 mark as of May 1; economically, with many businesses having not survived the ill effects of COVID-19; and ethically, with many in government giving strong consideration and support to legalising abortion and the anti-life practise of the LGBTQ agenda. Death to privacy also looms with the NIDS and CDBC push by the government.

There has also been the manifestation of death in various sectors of society. While our government leaders have seen it fit to encourage the best talents to join and stay in politics, critical sectors such as health, education, and security have been left to die, as in droves, sons and daughters of the soil have bagged their renowned brilliance, boarded the iron bird, and moved away to build the said sectors in other nations, leaving us in a quagmire. As a result, all and sundry, including many newborns and the elderly, have been adversely impacted.

We’ve also witnessed the death of the conscience of many in authority, as corrupt leaders have not been allowed to feel the same strength of the law that the regular citizen is meted with. This death of conscience manifested itself most recently in the hike in salaries that our leaders announced after fighting tooth and nail with the civil servants and other trade union bodies to get them to accept a less than desired bump in salaries. Even after hearing the cries of many who came out worse off after the implementation of the compensation review, instead of treating the anomalies, our leaders went ahead and doubled, even tripled, their already sizeable salaries. Where is the life in such a conscience? I wonder.

Seeing then that the justification given was to attract and retain the “best talents,” I ask, who are the “lesser talents,” and when will they vacate the seats of parliament to make room for those we are seeking to now attract and retain? Is this another “dead horse” issue? I wonder. 

I AM,

Andre McLeod