By Jeff Trotman
A young professional has charged Lindeners and the rest of Guyana to collectively utilize the resources of Linden to make it a model township of the twenty-first century and to build a better country for all Guyanese. Konyo Thompson made the charge while delivering the feature address at the opening of the eighteenth annual Linden Town Week on 26th April at the Linden/Georgetown Bus Park.
Thompson stressed that contrary to a prevailing perception that Linden is a depressed community, she is grateful that the township has much to be thankful for. She ended her impassioned address by saying: “Lindeners, Guyanese and all, I charge you this evening, the future of this township rests in our hands; let us combine our efforts and exploit its resources in promoting a better country.”
Thompson, a graduate of the Hugh Wooding Law School, St. Augustine, Trinidad, and currently engaged in private law practice, began her presentation, entitled, ‘Celebrating Linden’, by asking her audience to consider a damning question that she has ruminated on