The Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) is refuting claims published in the Guyana Chronicle criticising its work and false assertions made about its vice president Tony James, believing that it is intended to drive fear into the communities and isolate them.
In a press release, the APA said letters containing false accusations written by Noel Antone (June 6), Patrick Austin (June 9) and Peter Persaud (June 12) have been published by the paper yet none of the letters or press releases it submitted in response have been published.
While the APA will not “repeat the lies of the letter writers” and will address the claims made in Persaud’s letter at a later date, it asserts that James has long been a defender of the rights of the indigenous peoples of Guyana and he has vowed to
