Dear Editor,
IN response to a letter published in the Kaieteur News on October 14, titled: “Will Guyana ever get a Populous Nationalist Leader.? The answer is yes; Guyana has a Populous Nationalist Leader/President in His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali. My answer is based on his positive outlook for the country, its citizens and the numerous policies he has implemented since taking office on August 4, 2020.
Despite the many obstacles he has encountered while in office, he was able to overcome them with his holistic approach and with a vision to uplift everyone in society, especially the poor and downtrodden. His goal is to strive to make Guyana an affluent country and all Guyanese prosperous regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or party affiliation.
Dr Ali is young and as President, it is impossible to please everyone in the country. He will make mistakes, but he tends to listen to the populace and will not hesitate to correct them. He is known to accept constructive criticism from whoever and wherever, and is favourable to different opinions.
Despite his hectic pace to do the right thing for the country and for every citizen so far, he has conducted himself fairly and judiciously, especially in executing his duties as president. Despite the fierce criticism from the opposition and others opposed to the reopening of the sugar factories, President Ali saw the importance of the sugar industry to various communities in the country and as a result he has decided to reopen the sugar estates. It was a good decision for the surrounding communities and the country as a whole.
In doing so, he has created more than 2,000 new jobs in addition to the 7,000 people already employed by the three sugar estates–Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt. Based on the five-year plan submitted by the CEO and the Board of Directors, the reopening of the Rose Hall estate in late 2023 should increase the production of packaged sugar and perhaps make GUYSUCO solvent. Kudos to President Ali to make such a bold decision.
President Ali is conscious of the fact that race has and continues to be a major issue in Guyana, especially during elections season, but he is working non-stop to heal the racial divide in the country because he believes in unity and not division.
One of his primary proposals to unite the races and reconcile their differences is his “One Guyana” initiative, which everyone should and must support for the good of the country. President Ali’s “One Guyana” initiative could end the discord that had endured for more than five decades. It will be a great day for Guyana and President Ali will be considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest President in the history of Guyana. His “One Guyana” initiative is good for Guyana.

Yours truly,
Dr Asquith Rose.