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Feb 19, 2019 Letters
Guyana, land of my birth and home to my future; I am missing you. Oh, how I now more than ever stand in appreciation of your beautiful weather and soothing breeze. Being here in China for the last six months, the dismal weather has had a repulsive effect on ‘this young lad from the tropics’.
However, nothing equates to the displeasure felt when I reflect on the current political arena at home. Even as I prepare for my upcoming exams my heart and mind remain burdened by these issues that WILL HAVE long-lasting and dire implications on your future
Dear Guyana, why do your children fight? At home, we tear down and bash each other, but whenever we’re abroad we are all seen as GUYANESE. Our actions displayed at home or away project an image of who we are; what we can achieve, and how low we can stoop as a people.
We fight among ourselves as a nation while others fight against us, and make efforts to take that which rightfully belongs to us. We fight amongst ourselves as a nation whilst others fight against us, and are plotting (at this very moment) to take that which is rightfully ours.
Seemingly, we have forgotten who the ‘real enemies’ to our progress are. Our western neighbour (by her actions) continues to disregard our sovereignty, and once more, seeks to claim Essequibo as hers. Global multinational Corporations come presenting fanciful ideas; ‘they are interested in the development of Guyana and it’s people’, but we know this is a mere façade as their goal was and will always be to maximize their profits by any means.
Our treasured resources, both human and natural are at risk of exploitation if safeguards are not put into place.
My fellow Guyanese, we must no longer fight amongst ourselves whilst they fight against us.” A nation divided among itself cannot stand, hence the need for a United Guyana. This is long overdue.
How much longer shall we allow politicians to divide us along racial lines? Shall we also continue to allow the words of our grandparents to foster hatred for those of other ethnicities? I tell you, those days should have been long gone, never to be seen by this current generation. As a country, we have triumphed through some of the most dreadful parts of our history.
A flashback to the period of flagrant extrajudicial killings which shook our country with fear, haunted young men like myself with thoughts of whether we would live to see the ages of twenty-five or even thirty. Not forgetting every parent with the fearful thought of “will my son be next?”
We’ve faced a time where drugs were even more rampant, and drug cartels operated with impunity; the ensuing result was the deaths of many Guyanese.
One Aljazeera report I read recently (dated 2009) described Guyana as being a gateway for drugs from Colombia and Venezuela destined for the United States and Europe. It is no secret; drugs continue to be a problem in our country as evidenced by the countless number of Guyanese who are held at International Airports for the trafficking of illegal substances, men and women alike. However, these activities seem to no longer dominate our society as they once did.
I’ve been fortunate so far to meet, study, and work with persons from many of the world’s countries, and sadly most of them have never heard of Guyana. For those who have, some believe we are just another “underdeveloped backwater country, corrupted and mismanaged third world country”.
Conversely, there are others that have both heard and witnessed our beauty and diversity. One former Trinidadian co-worker once said to me “Guyana reminds me of Trinidad in the 1980s”. There’s no avoiding the fact that Guyana lags in many areas, and we the people have to do everything possible to close those gaps.
We have to make our country a spectacle in CARICOM, in South America, and to the world. I commend my country for its partnerships with other countries in the interests of the Guyanese people.
One such being scholarship opportunities, which allow nationals like myself to further our studies abroad at world recognized/ accredited institutions. Furthermore, I strongly believe Guyana needs to continue pushing to have its own law school, and like Trinidad, also make provisions for those who have studied Law in places like the UK to be able to gain admission to the Bar.
It remains a blessing to be born in The Land of Many Waters, and I’ll forever call it may Home. #Real Guyanese
Sincerely
Rayon Abrams
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