By Haemwattie Ragnauth Thursday, November 3rd 2005
Dear Editor,
I happened to attend the inauguration of the Alliance For Change (AFC) at the Ocean View Convention Centre on October 29, 2005.
The launching of this new political movement has created political history in Guyana. There was not only a packed auditorium but a mixture of races including members of the diplomatic community, businessmen and women, academicians and people from various walks of life. The messages delivered by the co-leaders of the AFC, Raphael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan were very comprehensive and impressive. The other members of the steering committee are all persons of integrity and moral values. I have no doubt these distinguished characters will bring about a change to the politics of Guyana.
Many persons at the launching including myself were impressed when the audience was introduced to the team of the AFC steering committee. I have no doubt that after its launching, shock-waves must have gone through the spine of the two major political parties. For more than forty years Guyanese were taught only to be loyal to their respective parties and leaders and not to their country and citizens. As a result of this, their very existence has been shattered. The time has now come when Guyanese are conscious and they reflect how they have been kept in bondage by the two major political parties whose mottos are the same, divide and rule.
It's time for change. Change is the key to success and prosperity of this land. So let's do it now.
