Dear Editor,
It is better late than never. After nearly 41 years the death certificate of historian Walter Rodney is to be corrected to read death by “assassination” instead by “misadventure” and his correct profession be stated instead of ‘unemployed’ will now read “Professor” These changes among others were announced by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC on Wednesday. He also stated that the findings and recommendations of the three member Cheltenham Report will be accepted. A motion to these will soon be tabled in the House. Because of the death stated in the death certificate Rodney’s widow was unable to recover proceeds from his insurance policy. Nandlall also announced that the government would be moving to resuscitate the Walter Rodney Chair at the University of Guyana and Rodney’s gravesite and monument would be declared national monuments and would be managed by the National Trust. At long last the Rodney family will breathe a sigh of relief. It is better late than never. The WPA leader was brutally murdered on Friday June 13, 1980 by bomb under the guise of a walkie talkie.
Sincerely,
Oscar Ramjeet
