Latest update June 4th, 2026 12:30 AM
Together, we will help to rebuild this land
Dear Editor,
Led by Jagan, Burnham, D’Aguiar and others too many to mention, Guyana embarked on nationhood with purpose, talent and a firm belief that service to the people came before enrichment of self. Fellow Guyanese, this competent, selfless cadre of patriots has over the years given way to cabals of the corrupt, incompetent & visionless. Through all this negative change, Guyanese who benefitted from the efforts of our early patriots have mostly chosen to sit on the sidelines. Mostly appalled at the destruction of the Land of Many Waters, few have embraced the effort needed to create a better tomorrow for our children. After working in and out of Guyana on the edges of politics and social service, after my deeply tragic experience of the senseless brutality of the system, I have decided to stand up. As I have stood up, so have many compatriots, young, old; Amerindians, Africans, Indians, Chinese, Portuguese, mixed race and others; rich & poor…..everywhere Guyanese are standing up, but more need to stand up!!
But so as a country’s degeneration was a process, so must its rebirth. And not being from a connected family, or made money in the recent bonanzas, the Independent Party must and will build. And the rebuilding of our nation does not depend only on who sits at the Office of the President. No. It depends on how many of us hold hands and march lockstep into a fairer, more transparent future. So, in 2015, the Independent Party will contest the upcoming elections: Not for the presidency, but rather to secure a few seats in Parliament…….and while I believe that I can and will provide the leadership Guyana needs, our party has many other talented members who will soon be revealed to the public.
Together, we will rebuild Guyana. Building this great nation that once boasted of clean, wide promenades, canals that kept the Atlantic at bay and schools that produced many proud and distinguished patriots: Lionel Luckhoo, Winifred Gaskin, Lakshmi Kalicharan, Walter Rodney, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd and numerous others to mention at the moment. ……..
This is our time!
Mark A. Benschop
Independent Party
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