Dear Editor,

The report recently compiled to highlight alleged marginalisation of Afro-Guyanese is a sign of a new freedom in Guyana to examine thorny issues that continue to plague the country. It gives us the opportunity to examine and discuss openly what is true and what is not. I hope that the result is a thorough debate seeking to arrive at what the reality is, and to dispel ungrounded claims.
However, even more important for me as an Indo-Guyanese, is the need, now that a report has been done for Afro-Guyanese, for a similar compilation to address the state of Indians in the country; our fears, the violence perpetrated against our communities, the discrimination we face on a daily basis along racial, religious and cultural lines, and the feeling that even after 16 years of the PPP/Civic in government, we are still seen and treated as second-class citizens. …..