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Errol Arthur is no ‘ghost writer’

Sep 24, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Enough is enough from Mr. Frederick Kissoon.
It has become habitual now for Mr. Kissoon to resort to name calling, unfounded accusations and a cussing out whenever someone challenges his daily diatribe against the PPP and President Jagdeo. 

His latest such rantings are against Errol Arthur, who, according to Mr. Kissoon, not only does not exist, but is a racist jumbie letter writer. I don’t know where Mr. Kissoon gets his information from, but he could not be more wrong about Errol Arthur.

I know this, because I have been living in the Washington DC area since 1980. I have known Errol since around that time, and I recall meeting him for the first time at a protest gathering just outside the Guyanese Embassy on the anniversary of Dr. Walter Rodney’s murder.

The protest was organised by the WPA Support Group. I have the pictures to prove it.   There are many people like Errol Arthur who made valuable contributions to free and fair elections in Guyana. Dr. Dolly Hassan is another individual who comes to mind. These are folks who sacrificed their time, money and heck of a lot more in fighting for a free Guyana.

They hosted Dr. Jagan when he was still persona non grata in many circles, and they hosted leaders from the WPA, DLM and several lesser political parties. Their homes became virtual hotels for visiting Guyanese opposition party leaders.  They organised meetings for these visiting leaders with the Diaspora and with US members of Congress and Senate. 

Regardless of which opposition party or support group one belonged to at that time, people like Kissoon should not be able to make light of their contributions to free and fair elections in Guyana.  Mr. Kissoon believes that the only person or opinion that matters is his own. Well, Mr. Kissoon, Errol Arthur does not need to prove that he is not a racist or that he does exist to you or anybody else.

The Diaspora here in the Washington DC area, who were here since the 70’s and 80’s, know fully well of Mr. Errol Arthur and his contributions and patriotism to Guyana.  Now, just in case Mr. Kissoon calls me another jumbie, he can go online and check the Maryland white pages for proof that I do exist. 

Mohamed Z. Rahaman Laurel,
Former DLM Chairman, Washington, DC Metro Area

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