Dear Editor,
Some weeks ago a incident took place at the National Cultural Centre, when President Jagdeo invited the policyholders of Clico (Guyana) to explain what would be put in place so they could recover their monies. The court has appointed a liquidator who is the Governor of the Bank of Guyana.
Mr Christopher Ram, a legitimate policyholder of Clico and a chartered accountant was present at the meeting as a concerned policyholder. When President Jagdeo finished explaining, the floor was opened for questions. Mr Ram decided to ask a few questions in the interest of the policyholders. Mr Jagdeo immediately objected. Was it because Mr Ram is an older, educated ‘big’ man that he was treated in this manner? I wonder if it had been a young, educated chartered accountant Mr Jagdeo would have treated him in that fashion.
Now if there were true freedom of expression Mr Ram might not have had that experience.
The young people today are less racial than those of years ago, and they have a better understanding of politics. They do not want to be attracted to any political organization which will breed racial animosity. If you take a walk in the gold mines you will see the integration of different races; many of them are seeking a decent future. They do not want to depend on the government to find a job for them; many of them, male and female, have their over five subjects at CXC, and next thing you know is that they end up in the USA, Canada or one of the islands in the West Indies.
I wish to say good luck to the 11,000 policyholders in trying to retrieve their assets; let’s hope that everything works out in a favourable way.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Hope
Councillor
Region One
