Fri. -18/10/13- It is 5:42 in
the morning and I just got through reading an article that I wrote last month. Labuga
in the Spotlight was centered around a question that the President of
Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina asked a Garífuna brother on national television.
As an update, the question was about the “feelings” of the Garífuna people in
Guatemala.
I was aware then that
there would be a continuation to the previous article but I had no idea about
how it was designed. Today, I would like for you to come with me on the
continuation. But before we continue I would like for you to know
that the statement remains with a twist, “it
is not about what the Garífuna Nation can do for you, it is about what we can
do for the Nation”.
Yesterday can be the
moment I have been waiting for; it is an opportunity in disguise. You see, the
26th November is an official day for the Garífuna people in
Guatemala. I am saying that it is an opportunity in disguise because I am
looking beyond the obstacles in the way.
Garífuna Day in
Guatemala can be instrumental for the development of our people, but before it
can happen we will have to put away our childish behaviors. The scripture says
that there is a time for everything, there is a time to be a child and there is
a time to be a man and take a stand.
You see, I am
responsible for taking a stand for something that transpired at the
municipality of Labuga yesterday. As a member of the Garífuna Parliament, I
took upon myself to “unfreeze” some funds that are intended for the celebration
of Garífuna Day. In this case, Garífuna Day is for the Garífuna people in
general and they should be informed about funds that are being used and abused
in the name of the Garífuna People in Guatemala.
Au-Le
Lúbara Huya
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