Dear Editor,
The “I Believe Campaign” seeks to reach out to every Guyanese beyond political, ethnic and religious barriers. Despite the crime, at every level, Guyana is a very peaceful country.
There is a rich mix of people in every area – schools, teams, markets and businesses. We get along really well.
I went to quite a few of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) games and what I saw was very revealing – everybody manifested a spirit of congeniality.
I sat next to a Digicel employee who is from a different ethnic background and we enjoyed the game, totally oblivious of our differences in skin tone.
In fact, this gentleman and I have different tastes in fad and clothing, but again, these are superficial things. This is the kind of educating, informing and communicating we need in Guyana.
Related to this is the fact that if we can enjoy a game of cricket together, then we can labour together to build Guyana.
I was following the recent senseless school protest in Georgetown – students were affected and not a race or a religious group. These students came from all kinds of backgrounds.
However, some people took this to stretch themselves politically, and even engendered some of the actions. The good Guyanese people must rally against this. We must not allow the pessimistic and the opportunistic ones to take away the good from our country.
Yours sincerely,
Zameer Hassan