Dear Editor,
When those writing and speaking on behalf of African Guyanese accuse the ruling administration of marginalization, invariably they are screamed at to provide proof. But how can the kind of proof necessary to substantiate these kinds of claims be produced in a society without, and obviously scared of, a freedom of information statute that would allow independent scrutiny of all aspects of data associated with the operations of Government. Surely they jest.
The US has a history of marginalizing and discriminating against several demographic groups. But these groups are able to seek redress by producing evidence compliments of robust freedom of information statutes that allow access to all but the most sensitive security information. And this is how it should be in every society laying claims to democratic credentials. It is kind of facetious to ask people to produce evidence one is aware and assured they have no access to, isn’t it?
