Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname are two sister Caricom neighbours which have recently held and concluded their general elections quite peacefully, a testimony to their apparent democratic principles. Unquestionably their behaviour should alert our politicians to the fact that the culture of race-baiting and racial voting will be on the national radar. This political notion of power coming through the door and morality flying through the window must not be condoned any longer in the beautiful country that is Guyana.
Editor, should we as Guyanese continue to be blind to the reality that even our colonial masters a century ago predicted what a glorious future the colony of British Guiana was destined to have?
The youths are supposed to be the future of Guyana we constantly hear, but where are they when you observe the political landscape of Guyana? This appears to be a country of old political has-beens. It is past time that the youths and women come out of the shadows and play a role politically before further deterioration sets in.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that inspiring presentation at the AFC-sponsored symposium held at the Ocean View Conference Centre a few weeks ago, since my thoughts immediately reflected on the young Guyanese I was fortunately exposed to on Dr Grantley Walrond’s programme ‘Spotlight.’ Whatever has become of Mr R Austin, Jr and Ms Rosalind Rasul? I shall always feel a sense of an honour to have listened to their deliberations on Guyana’s political matters.
We Guyanese know our country as ‘The land of many waters,’ but have we ever heard it described thus: “Demerara is the Elysium of the Tropics, the happy valley of Rasselas, the one and true actual Utopia of the Caribbean Seas, and the Trans-Atlantic Eden”? Guyanese have a destiny to mould, especially the youths. They should not allow what is superficial to cloud their vision; future degeneration is not an option.
Yours faithfully,
Lloyd W Davidson
