Guyana has become a nation cloaked in mourning, with unanswered questions echoing in the hearts of grieving families. Under the leadership of President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the PPP Government has presided over a series of national tragedies—each more harrowing than the last—yet justice remains elusive. Time and again, our leaders have promised accountability, but all we have received are empty words and forgotten cases.
How do we begin to heal when the 19 children who perished in the horrific Mahdia school dormitory fire still have no justice? Their young lives were full of promise, but they were lost in an inferno that could have been prevented. Where are the answers? Where is the accountability?
The sorrow does not end there. The gruesome murders of Joel and Isaiah Henry, and the killing of Haresh Singh, sent shockwaves across the country. Yet years have passed, and justice still sleeps. What message does this send to our youth? That their lives are disposable?
The list grows longer: Orin Boston, killed during a police raid under murky circumstances. Ronaldo Peters. Dan Johnson. Ricardo Fagundes, gunned down in the Town of Linden and Georgetown. Jeremiah Gustave. Mark Harrypaul. Each name is a story, a family torn apart, a case left unresolved.
Even those who serve our nation are not spared. Five soldiers perished in a tragic helicopter crash, and to this day, there is no public update on the black box investigation. The silence is deafening.
Now, we are confronted with yet another horrifying tragedy—the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Young, found lifeless by the poolside of the Double Day Hotel. Her life was stolen, her future erased. And again, the authorities offer little more than vague statements and delayed investigations.
The PPP Government has failed to uphold one of the most basic duties of leadership: to protect its people and deliver justice when that protection fails. Instead, we see patterns of delay, denial, and deflection. These are not isolated incidents. They are a symptom of a system that seems unwilling—or unable—to ensure justice for all Guyanese.
We cannot allow these lives to be forgotten. We must demand more from those in power. Justice delayed is justice denied—and in Guyana, justice has been denied too many times, to too many families.
The people of this nation are watching. We are grieving. We are angry. Above all, we want justice. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Now!!!!
