Dear Editor,
Recently we celebrated Indian Arrival Day, a day in time when the first arrivals of East Indians came to our shores. They came under a system called indentureship where the incoming workers were bonded to serve for a period of time, at the end of which they had the option of returning to their country of origin or stay in their new found homeland. Most of our Indian brethren chose to remain on these shores thereby making that valuable contribution to nation building, that today we are so proud of. So, we raise our glasses in wholesome celebration with our brothers and sisters from the Asian continent.
One of the fundamental facts of migration is the desire to have or make for a better life. There is no doubting the phenomenal contribution made by those who remained here and for that we are eternally grateful. The remaining migrant workers through dint of hard work and frugal management of their resources, carved out for themselves and for their descendants a life of progress and development. On their shoulders we stand and look into the future to build that better life here in Guyana. Some in our community find umbrage with that statement made by His Excellency, and for which he correctly made an apology, to clear up any misconceptions. All races, Red, Yellow, Black, and White, Indian, Amerindian and all the mixtures, all have an equal place in the Guyana we live in.
Sincerely,
Neil Adams