Aug 23, 2020 Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story
By Leonard Gildarie
THE COVID PANDEMIC AFFECTING GUYANA
The news remain grim. I was targeting the end of September for the number of COVID-19 cases to reach 1,000. ..
Based on the current trajectory, it may be way before. As we speak, the count in the last week alone is nine deaths. That is nine out of a total of 31 deaths.
There is a raging pandemic that has engulfed the world and I am fearful for Guyana.
It will be our single biggest challenge we have to confront head on.
It will not be easy and take billions of dollars to overcome. It has wiped out our trade gains and shut hundreds of businesses down.
At this time, it is nigh impossible to project when it will be over. I see talks of phased openings and I laugh. They know not what they say.
Our biggest problem continues to be our attitudinal resistance to what is right before our eyes. Continue reading →
GUYANA: Wrong Approach!—The COVID-19 Pandemic + The Christopher Jones Arrest – By Leonard Gildarie
Aug 23, 2020 Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story
THE COVID PANDEMIC AFFECTING GUYANA
The news remain grim. I was targeting the end of September for the number of COVID-19 cases to reach 1,000. ..
Based on the current trajectory, it may be way before. As we speak, the count in the last week alone is nine deaths. That is nine out of a total of 31 deaths.
There is a raging pandemic that has engulfed the world and I am fearful for Guyana.
It will be our single biggest challenge we have to confront head on.
It will not be easy and take billions of dollars to overcome. It has wiped out our trade gains and shut hundreds of businesses down.
At this time, it is nigh impossible to project when it will be over. I see talks of phased openings and I laugh. They know not what they say.
Our biggest problem continues to be our attitudinal resistance to what is right before our eyes. Continue reading →
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