Further, the statement added that many of Region Ten’s health care workers are being denied access and entry to their places of work. This action has placed the health and safety of our region at a severe risk of a greater and catastrophic health crisis than what it currently obtains, hence being the lowest vaccinated region.
It is important to note that our region already has a shortage of much needed doctors and nurses due to transfers and a migration exodus to foreign lands. Further, there are shortages of much needed and necessary equipment, medical apparatus and the required amount of gears and drugs to effectively and efficiently manage an increase of COVID-19 patients in the region and it is most worrisome.
Additionally, the denial of our residents to access much needed government services of which their taxes pay, is most untenable.
The leadership feels that Region Ten of which they are assured, is intentionally and strategically being targeted and discriminated against.
Hundreds of our residents are still not in receipt of COVID-19 cash grants, “because we care” educational cash grants and hundreds were taken off and denied public assistance, many of our farmers have been denied the cash grants to assist in their rebuilding, our pensioners are concerned about not getting their promised increase, and the denial of bonafide residents of the region access to house lots at an affordable price, to mention a few, solidifies this view.
We have observed the recent attempt by the government to now target our teachers in this region.
Let it be known, that despite all those aforementioned atrocities we as a region will stand resolute and united to continually reject this government’s dictatorial imposition being placed on our people and we will resist and fight against it to the hilt. We will stand firm in defense of our people until this decision that affects our people and by extension every Guyanese citizen is reconsidered.