It is clear to us, at least, that those who are charged with responsibility are either out of depth or out at sea or maybe both. It seems to the Federation that those put in-charge are clearly incapable of discharging their manifold responsibilities to the people of Guyana. It appears that even the avenues for help are really unhelpful and our people are literally left to fend for themselves in this confusing crisis period. This is not the sort of response that we would expect from those who have called themselves leaders.

We saw too that belatedly the Administration is commencing a survey to determine the impact on businesses. What really is this survey expected to achieve when businesses have reported they are already suffering and need immediate assistance not weeks down the road for the completion of some convoluted survey. The entire response is yet another reminder of the anti-worker nature of the masquerading Administration. We ask where the response is for the workers. We ask aren’t they also affected? Don’t they also deserve the assistance of the State in this time? The eerie silence is clear indicator where those who cling to authority stand

This year’s Easter, of course, will be vastly different from the years gone-by. Our people have been confined to their homes as the coronavirus wreaks havoc not only in Guyana but in every corner of our world. Easter finds, indeed, our world in a state of turmoil and deep anxiety as peoples have grown apprehensive and their normal way of life has been severely curtailed.

As we consider our present-day situation, the enduring message of Easter remains relevant. It reminds us, to some extent, of the challenges Christ and his disciplines faced in their times and the adversities they would have eventually overcome. It is a story of perseverance and the will of people to confront those who seek to thwart what they stood for despite the tall obstacles put in their way. It is also a reminder that even the darkest of periods are only but a period and eventually that will soon pass. Indeed we are confident, like in times before, as peoples have been gripped by one crisis or the other, we again will overcome and persevere and we will become stronger and better for it all.