“I would not shake hands with those who oppress my people!” 

Dear Editor
“I would not shake hands with those who oppress my people!” This was a predictable response to a question posed by Dr Dhanpaul Narine to Opposition Leader Mr. Aubrey Norton on Thursday August 24, 2023 at a Town Hall meeting in Little Guyana (pseudonym for Greater Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City).
Except for about 25 residents who carried protest placards outside the building, Guyanese residents went about their business as usual. The thought that the Guyana Parliamentary Opposition Leader would visit Little Guyana at 6:30pm to provide an update on Guyana’s political situation was never an attraction.
Nevertheless, some residents’ feelings were captured in the display of placards outside the Starlite Pavilion Hall where the meeting was held. A sample of placards reads: “Guyana need builders, not dividers”; “Still waiting for the 2020 SoPs” and “Election fraudsters.”

Tara Singh