Dear Editor,
The two recent photographs of PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and President Granger are indeed of great importance to all Guyanese who believe in the concept ‘You are my brother’s keeper’; in the concept of racial and ethnic unity and in the concept of Caribbean unity. These pictures spoke a million words and in my humble opinion, from the actions taken to aid Guyana in its time of need (the Venezuelan threat), PM Persad-Bissessar is also showing her pleasure and confidence in the election of President Granger.
Editor, it is no secret that Ms Persad-Bissessar was the instrument of Mr Basdeo Panday’s political demise when she unseated him, then formed a coalition and won power. In my opinion, as I have said before, PM Persad-Bissessar is a true no-nonsense leader, not corrupt and not liable to tolerate corruption in her government. Furthermore, she is a leader committed to forming alliances to maintain coalition politics. The very fact that Mr Granger has led a coalition to bring changes with good governance gives these two leaders common ground from which both of our countries can benefit ‒ and we in Guyana are already enjoying the solid support Kamla gave us when she was the first Caricom leader to support Guyana in relation to the Venezuelan maritime decree. Guyanese should remember that this same President Maduro of Venezuela who is trying to steal our wealth was a state visitor whom former president Donald Ramotar invited here, treating him like royalty, while kowtowing to his communist inclinations.
Editor, there are a lot of hypocrites in the opposition PPP, like Mr Clement Rohee, who tries to imply that President Granger is for only one race, etc, etc, but the truth of the matter is clear for anyone to see, and that clarity is in those same pictures I referred to at the beginning of this letter. If our President is what Mr Rohee claims, then seeing that the Trinidad elections are right around the corner, Mr Granger would have never been seen with PM Persad-Bissessar, but would have sidled up to Mr Keith Rowley, the Afro-Trinidadian opposition leader.
Editor, the pictures of these two leaders with those genuine smiles signal new and exciting things to come for our country’s benefit, and when PM Persad-Bissessar wins the next election in T&T later this year, it will be at least four years of a new, creative, bilateral, economic, political and social relationship between our countries which can only bring a better future, because these two leaders will stand out as incorruptible and committed to good governance, symbols of what Caricom countries should all strive for.
Yours faithfully,
Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr)
