Getting it right in Guyana.

This is Guyana and we are all guyanese. When we see this picture we understand different things from those living in the 'developed' world. We all come from the land of many waters but some would have you believe that we do not know how to live in our own land. The Stabroek News in particular carries pictures of buildings on stilts and captions that read " This shop has been flooded since the heavy rainfall began in December last year." The picture clearly shows that the yard is flooded and not the shop. It also tell us guyanese that the man who buildt the shop knew what he was doing and that the location is subject to floodwaters so he buildt on stilts.
The article is titled "Dochfour still swamped: no action taken" Yet in their own edition the following day they proclaimed "Pumps relieve Dochfour flood". On the other hand other media houses in Guyana were carrying items on the numerous interventuions by the government and the people of Dochfour even to the building of a dam to empolder the village in an effort to relieve the flooding. It is this type of misinformation that gives Guyana a bad name and it is time we stop this nonsense.