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Kissoon and his anti non-resident immigrant stance

Feb 23, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
Please permit me a space in your column to respond to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s column, ‘Raphael Trotman needs a course in existentialist philosophy’. Kissoon is clearly not being honest with the facts. Remittances account for the second highest source of foreign exchange into Guyana. This is not imaginary data; this is data provided by the Guyana Government. So when Mr. Kissoon asks where are non resident Guyanese (NRG’s) contributing to the economy it is everywhere, it is at National Hardware his favorite store, it is at Gafoor’s; it is at every corner shop in Guyana. That is where those funds are being spent.
If Kissoon were to spend a morning at the wharf in Guyana he would be able to see how many people line up there to clear barrels daily. Underestimating the contribution that NRGs make is a terrible mistake. Underestimating the contribution NRGs could make is suicidal.
India and China have both recognized how their non resident Citizens can and do help to boost their economies. India has taken the bold step recently to allow NRIs to vote joining so many other countries in the west who allow their citizens to exercise their right to vote.
This is the difference between countries like America and others, regardless of where you are if you are an American you are an AMERICAN. The United States Government goes to the end of the earth to protect its interests and most importantly its citizens anywhere in the world, we must ask ourselves why?
Kissoon asks where is all
this non resident money that is developing Guyana? Well I will help him see some of it. At Good Hope there is the Lusignan/Good Hope Learning Center which is providing invaluable service to the surrounding communities (http://www.goodhope-gy.org/Articles.htm) funded for and built by NRG money.
At the Bharat Sevashram Sangha in Enmore Mr. George Subraj has built a computer lab there at the cost of millions of dollars and he has done the same at Cornelia Ida with Swami Aksharnanda.
There are a litany of Muslim non resident organizations that also donate millions of dollars into this country, funding similar social, educational and health initiatives none of which Mr. Kissoon would ever use because contrary to his claims of being poor we all know better he ain’t that poor.
It is amazing and quite insulting and disgraceful that Mr. Kissoon chooses to dismiss the contributions of NRGs when during the 2005 floods they were pulling cans of channa and taking whatever change they had in their pockets to send food and clothing to Guyana.
I know I went to many of those homes in a snow storm and I can assure you the poorest of the poor Guyanese in some of the roughest neighborhoods in New York stepped up responded and donated for us to fill a 40-foot container and we were one among many who were sending containers not a container to Guyana to help our brothers and sisters.
So for Mr. Kissoon to tell us that we don’t have a say in how Guyana is governed you know what I will say to him right?
If there is one thing Kissoon and Jagdeo are aligned on this is it. The PPP is terrified of Non Resident Guyanese.
The Prime Minister has said on multiple occasions that “dem people is trouble bai”.
Last but not least, it was and it is still Non Resident Guyanese who put immense pressure on western governments to push for democracy. We did it prior to ‘92 and we are doing it again.
If Kissoon feels Norway is hemming and hawing about giving Jagdeo money because of his useless articles exchanging barbs with Harry and Harry he needs to think again.
Brandon Samaroo
(New York Based Immigrant)

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