Hamilton Green, who was part of election rigging in Guyana, now lecturing about disenfranchised voters
Dear Editor,
I read with amazement a letter written by Hamilton Green lecturing the Chairman of Caricom, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. I found Green’s letter ironic in so many ways. Green, who was part of election rigging in Guyana that disenfranchised voters for decades and who is also alleged to have been involved in many other atrocities against his fellow Guyanese, is lecturing Ralph Gonsalves for being very vocal and rightly so, in fighting for the will of the voters in Guyana to be respected.
Green is suggesting that Dr Gonsalves should take a page out of the book of many other Caricom Heads of Government and leaders of political and social grouping – to “maintain a level of cohesion and comradery within Caricom”.
Green goes on to do what many of his comrades in the PNC have done, he attempts to throw mud on Dr Gonsalves and to lecture us on democracy which is something that he obviously never believed in when he was a senior member of the PNC regime that stole democracy from Guyanese. Is Green living in a fantasy world? Doesn’t Green realise that Caricom and the free world are not accepting electoral fraud? It is unfortunate that dinosaurs like Green have not figured out that electoral fraud in 2020 is not acceptable and sticking together for some deprived higher cause is not an option.
Green and his ilk were directly responsible for the exodus of thousands of Guyanese and unlike Hamilton Green, many Guyanese in and out of Guyana are happy that Mia Mottley, Ralph Gonsalves, EU, USA, Canada etc are standing up against electoral fraud in Guyana. Those dark days of election rigging of the PNC should not be allowed to return to our country and the voices of everyone fighting for democracy in Guyana including Caricom are welcome.
I remember Hamilton Green writing that he resides in the US. If he continues to do so, he should, like other Guyanese living in the US, embrace democracy especially on the weekend of July 4, and try and hope for the same in Guyana. He should also repent for the many years that he participated as one of the leaders of the PNC in depriving Guyanese of free and fair elections and consider doing the right thing by calling upon the current leadership of the PNC to accept and respect the will of the voters and stand with the voices of democracy.
Maybe one day, those that were involved in the electoral fraud of the PNC during that dark period when Green was one of their leaders and those involved now will suffer consequences for their unfortunate actions. Fortunately, unlike back then, Caricom and others are standing firmly on the right side of history. I invite Hamilton Green to do the same.
Editor, It is my hope that the voices of those fighting for democracy in Guyana prevail and we keep democracy alive in Guyana!!!
