The Lusignan families are still grieving alone with little support from people outside their community

Jan 27, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
On January 26, 2008 around 1: 00 A.M, in the village of Lusignan, terrorists murdered six adults and five children while they slept. How can this happen in Guyana? Five years later, why did less than ten black people attend the Interfaith Service? It is sad and painful what happened here in Lusignan five years ago, but it is even sadder and more painful today to see how few black people came out to show their support and solidarity with these families who are still grieving years later.
As a black man standing so outnumbered in that crowd, I felt a great shame for my people. The men, woman, and children died alone with no help or protection from the police. Today, these families are grieving alone with little support from people outside of Lusignan.
Who is evil enough to commit such an act? What would push someone to commit such an act as happened in Lusignan? When are the black people going to put race aside and show some solidarity with the other Guyanese races; or are we so selfish as to not care about them? Where were the police during the tragedy? Why do these evil terrorist acts happen? How do we prevent this from happening again? Five years later, still no one has any of the answers.
I couldn’t help but notice during the service that the road where the service was held needed repairs badly. You would think that the leaders of the service would have insured that the road’s repairs had been done before the service; with the high ranking officials due to show up for the service, it would have been an opportune time to get the government to fix the roads. I hope the Prime Minister will make sure the road is repaired before the next event.
Something else Guyanese happened during the service. In the middle of a song during the service, there was blackout. Not only is it a tragedy what happened to these people but it is embarrassing that their loved ones must endure this humiliation on this fateful day. But this is Guyana, in the midst of a time to grieve and heal life goes on and a blackout does too.
Anthony Pantlitz

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