Monument and streets should be named after outstanding Guyanese

Aug 19, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor,
A well-known Guyanese born professor is advocating that streets and monuments should be named after outstanding Guyanese. Dr. David Dabydeen, former Ambassador to China in a tribute to Dr. Yesu Persaud said that a street or a building in Georgetown should be named after the business magnate who is well recognized in and outside of Guyana.
The University of Warwick in the UK has renamed its Centre for Caribbean Studies after the business tycoon Yesu Persaud who was also granted an honorary doctorate from that University for helping the restoration of democracy in Guyana in 1993; in addition to his extraordinary contribution as a businessman having served as Chairman in several government and private corporations in the country including Trust Company (Guyana) Limited, Guyana Trust Unit, Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry, Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) an institution that stimulates and finances entrepreneurs and small micro businesses. IPED has been responsible for the establishment of some 40,000 businesses and the creation of some 50,000 jobs.
He was the driving force behind Demerara Bank Limited that was the first indigenous Private Sector Bank, and still serves as Chairman, but he has retired as Head of Demerara Distilleries Limited, the manufacturer of the world famous Eldorado Rums. Yesu Persaud earned several awards and recognition, many of them from overseas countries including: The Pravsi Bharatiya Samman for his outstanding contributions to business and Indian history and culture, Gandhi Organization Plaque, the Glory of India Award, the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH), Guyana’s third highest honour (some feel that he deserved a higher award).
He would be celebrating his 90th birthday on October 18 and many professionals including Professor Dabydeen and several top businessmen feel that the Guyana government should name a street or structure after him. There are several outstanding Guyanese who are in their 90s and deserve recognition while they are still alive and they include Balram Singh Rai former Minister of Home Affairs who is now 97 years old, Eusi Kwayana, who was a member of the 1953 Cabinet is now 93, Llewelyn John, 93, former Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government Minister, Ashton Chase SC, aged 92 who was the Minister of Labour in the short lived Cheddi Jagan government in 1953, Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Foreign Affairs Minister, who will be 90 on October 3, and Dr Fenton Ramsahoye who was born on 20th May 1929 and served as Attorney General with the PPP administration many moons ago.
Yours sincerely
Oscar Ramjeet

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