Dear Land of Guyana: My Quest for National Unity

Dear Land of Guyana: My Quest for National Unity

This is the intriguing but untold story about the author’s political struggles against authoritarian manipulation and control, and the pursuit by him of his passion for national unity in Guyana, a Caribbean and South American nation, now hailed as “the fastest growing economy in the world”. “The formation of a multi-ethnic, six-party electoral alliance and its election in 2015 as the first-ever broad-based coalition government in Guyana were giant steps in the right direction towards promoting national unity. “The image of our ‘rainbow coalition’ was symbolically a triumph over past partisan hatred and, at the same time, a refreshing ray of hope that hitherto hostile groupings and their leaders could work together for the good of the people. At most, it was an experiment that could not be avoided. It was worth the try to heal our divided nation.”