Opinion

Democracy is fragile

Dear Editor, The recent attempt in neighbouring Brazil to storm the presidential palace and other government buildings mere days after the historic inauguration of President Lula da Silva bears some striking resemblance to what took place at Capitol Hill two years ago in the United States of America.

By choosing to ignore the ethnic nature of our politics they have raised an “ants nest”

Dear Editor, Most Guyanese are unaware that when the Dutch created Canals #1 and 2 westwards on the West Bank of the Demerara River to irrigate agricultural land further inland, they created Canal #3 opposite on the East Bank between Plantations Providence and Herstelling going eastwards to do the same for new coffee plantations behind the riverfront plantations.

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