Dear Editor,
James Earl Carter, Jr, known as Jimmy Carter is the 39th President of the United States of America and he deserves a monument in Guyana to honour the invaluable role he has played over the last twenty-five years in ensuring the evenhanded and credible counting of votes for general and regional elections here.
Just as important is President Carter’s substantial role in preventing a breakdown of law and order post-elections, by demanding that results are declared as soon as possible in defiance of the Guyana Elections Commission or one political party or another.
Patriotic Guyanese are grateful for the contribution made by the evergreen President Carter for his nurturing of a democratic Guyana that has started the process of taking Guyana beyond tribal politics.The following is a quote from President Jimmy Carter:
“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I’m free to choose what that something is, and the something I’ve chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands − this is not optional − my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”
Many Guyanese think he has made a positive difference to the growth of democracy and the political and social culture in Guyana.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Hinds
