Still in the spirit of Independence, I continue to ponder how our country is viewed. Last week, I related the experience of walking along an important historical street in the capital and seeing so many broken structures. I mentioned how the city and Guyana was once so glorious that as Guyanese we should be proud of robbing the British of such beauty and how we have let things depreciate. Today I would like to share with you how our national symbols reflect who we are.
The National Flag: The Golden Arrowhead is rightfully named for its sharp pointing golden arrow tip. It is quite a beautiful flag and perhaps our best recognised symbol. But have you ever looked at the way we treat this national symbol?
Many a day I see tattered flags flying, washed out almost pale flags hoisted, wet bedraggled flags, flags flying on crooked flagpoles, flags not taken down at night. At Mashramani it’s worse because flags are dropped on the road for people to trample on. Do you know how
