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49 years as a Republic
DEAR EDITOR,
As I celebrate my country’s 49th Republic Anniversary, I look to see where we are as a nation – what we have achieved in those years and what our goals are.
We celebrate this anniversary with problems and very little to feel encouraged about.
At 49 years there are many things that haven’t changed. After having our independence and become a Republic, the colonial masters still make plenty of decisions for us. As a Republic, we still have faith in the colonial masters making decisions for us.
For instance, they tell us how much we are worth and what they are going to give us for our natural resources. Then at every election they have the last word, they sit down with all political parties to resolve the issues of the election.
The situation in Linden with the bauxite workers is clear evidence of how we are still treated by the colonials and come Election Day they would be the voice to make that decision on the election.
We fussed and complained about any- and everything, but don’t stand up for what is rightfully ours. Unity is strength and that brings success.
As we go forward through this storm of progress and development, let us stay focused on who we are – One People One Nation with One Destiny.
I call on all Guyanese to pray with faith as we travel through this storm.
David Sandiford
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