GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE OF
INDIAN ORIGIN (GOPIO)
P.O. Box 1413, Stamford, CT 06904, USA
Tel: 203-329-8010, Fax: 203-322-2233
GOPIO MEETS WITH GUYANA'S PRESIDENT BHARRAT
JAGDEO
A
delegation of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)
Secretariat members met with Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday, March
2, 2003 in New York to voice its growing concern amid continuing reports of
crimes being inflicted upon people of Indian origin in Guyana. Approximately
400,000 people of Indian origin living in Guyana, who account for about 50% of
the population, are descendants of indentured laborers brought from India
beginning in 1838 to work on the sugar plantations.
The
meeting with President Jagdeo was beneficial and essential to GOPIO's
understanding of the current situation in Guyana and the measures being taken
by the Government of Guyana to eliminate the crimes. GOPIO reiterated its
stated mission is to identify and address critical issues affecting people of
Indian origin everywhere. As a result
of the meeting and the discussions with President Jagdeo, GOPIO is better able
to respond in an informed manner to its membership and others who seek GOPIO's
responses to attacks on Indians in Guyana.
The
delegation consisted of GOPIO's president Dr Thomas Abraham, Secretary General
Ashook Ramsaran, Treasurer Dr Sushial Gidwani-Buschi, GOPIO NY Chapter
president Lal Motwani and Secretariat member Prakash Singh.
