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Freddie, you did it!

Apr 23, 2015 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Please    permit   me to   congratulate   one   of   the   most   fearless   and   dedicated   campaigners   of   human   rights   in   this   country.
I   first    came   across   Freddie   Kissoon as   a   freshman   at    UG   in the   late   90s,   as   he   drove   onto   the   tarmac. We   were   furious   because   he   interrupted   our   game   of   cricket. Ironically   Minister   Irfaan Ali   was   batting at   the   time. As   we   were   about to   shout   at   him   not to interrupt   the   game, we   were   told ‘that’s   Freddie   Kissoon boy’.
Immediately    there   was   something   about   this   gentleman    that   caught   my   eyes, his   number   plate   on   the Burgundy vehicle he was driving.
Later   that   afternoon as   I   came   from   my   chemistry   labs, there   was   heightened   security   on   the   campus. When   I   enquired   I   was   told   that   President Cheddi   Jagan    would   be   giving   a   guest lecture   at Freddie’s   class in the George Walcott Lecture Theatre.
As   they say,   the rest   is   now    history.  Freddie    Kissoon   is   now   a   household   name   in   Guyana   and    his   columns    can   be   considered   a   regular   ingredient   in our   daily   diets.
Over   the   past   months    Freddie,   this   tireless   champion,   has   had   some   notable   successes   and   deserve   his   kudos.
First   and   foremost   Banks DIH.  I    recently   purchased   bread   and   tennis   rolls   for   my    family. I    was   given   a   two -handle   bag   to   put   the   items. It was   simply   amazing   to   experience   this   shift   in   policy   to   the   comfort   of   the   customer. Still with Banks DIH.  I   purchased   a  2-litre   ice    cream   and,   as   is   customary,   I   rubbed   my   thumb    on   the   ink  that    identifies   the   flavour.
On   careful   examination   of   the   container, the   flavour   was   written boldly   at   the   top   and   it   could   not   be   erased.  I   checked  again   and   it   was   true,  you   can   no   longer   erase   the   flavour   written   on   the   containers   of   a   Banks   ice   cream.
Freddie’s    one -man   campaign   bore   even   better   fruits   recently.
Coming   down   to   the   city   from   the   east   coast   recently,  there   was   a   police   roadblock.  Believe   me,     you   could   have   easily   identified   the  officer   in   command,  the  marked   police   vehicle   and   all   ranks   displayed    their    identification   tags    proudly, and  this   process  was   being  conducted   next   to   the  Vigilance  police   station.
Sir, you   tried   to   explain   to us   the   complexity   of   the   human   mind,  and   pains   philosophers    went   through    to  explain    these   complexities. As   a   Guyanese   I   am   aware   of   the   complexities   of   the   Guyanese   mind.  However   I   am   confident    that    despite   these   complexities   good    sense   will   prevail   come   May   11.
I   will   be   first   to   congratulate   you    when   you   come   by   Demico    where   some   of   the   best   minds   in Guyana   usually   congregate    to   discuss   issues   of   the day.
My   words   will   be   simple, ‘Freddie, you did it!’  I know   many   people   read   your   articles    and   you   are     telling    the   truth    about   Guyana.
Congratulations   sir ,  and   like   many   others   such as  Nielson  Mc Kenzie,  Lenno  Craig,  Ian   Bentham   and   others   who   are   your   known   buddies   in  this   fight,  it  is   my   wish   that   your   fire   will   get   hotter  in   time ,  because   we   have   to   maintain   this   change   we   are   fighting   for.
Keep   up   the good   work   sir.
Ronald R. Shepherd

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