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Amerindian development preceded 1992

Oct 23, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
With reference to your article, ‘Amerindian development began long before 1992,’ in the Sunday edition of 2013-09-08 I too would like to add my bit of information. Coming out of the Toshaos’ conference February to March 1969, in September of that same year, Karrau Creek in the Lower Mazaruni River whose workers were Amerindians were also able to begin offering All-age education to the children of the workers who had hailed from as far as Wakapoa in the Pomeroon.
They used a building donated by one Mr. Lorrimer and staffed by a coastlander (Malcolm Hope).
Those were the days when people wanted to aid in the developmental thrust of this nation. Representation was made be one Eugene Cornelius who because of his foresight was able to effectively petition so that three years later in 1972 a spanking new building 405(60′ was constructed and commissioned.
This building still stands, catering to the ‘Hotmeal programme’ and houses the Nursery school.
It was also before 1992 that Terrence Cornelius a product of that school received a scholarship to Canada and the school was able to have its first Amerindian Headmaster.
On November 16,1991 the Health Post built in 1990 by villagers and local and international volunteers from YCI (international) was commissioned by former President Hugh Desmond Hoyte. Kartabu another Amerindian community opposite Fort Kyk-over-Al also had school before1992. So what was not done by the PNC was done by the churches during its administration.
I say ‘Let us not blow our own trumpet.’ There are numerous other areas that can boast and persons who had benefitted. What about our children who went to Cuba and other countries to pursue various disciplines under the former administration and came back before 1992? What about our first Amerindian Pilot Ovid Williams?
David James would have gone to school and to Teachers’ Training College before that period and others too numerous to mention. So, may God bless Guyana and us as we stop delving into the past and make a meaningful contribution to the developmental thrust of our children and nation.
SAM

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