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The Caribbean Press has never published three books by Dr. Paloma Mohamed

Jun 14, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
The Law Firm,Ibis Law Chambers has been retained by Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin, Senior Lecturer at the University of Guyana, to do all things necessary in relation to certain libellous bits of information published by one Ruel Johnson and carried by your newspaper.
With reference to a letter published on the 29th May, 2015 in the Stabroek News under the caption “Pointing out  facts is not envy” authored by the said Ruel Johnson, following on from two weeks of vitriol published on his online extensions;  we wish to correct the following falsehoods published therein in an attempt to set the record straight:
1. The Caribbean Press has never published three books by Dr. Paloma Mohamed, though she has over nine books in print.  “Duenne: Guyana Prize winner of 1997 is the only book written by Dr. Mohamed that was published by The Caribbean Press. Please refer to http://caribbeanpress.org/caribbean-press-downloads/
2. No monthly salary has been received by Dr. Paloma Mohamed from the Ministry of Culture or any other government agency in Guyana.  In fact, there is verifiable evidence that a single one off sum was paid to Dr. Mohamed for teaching a course at the National School for Drama in 2014 which sum was donated to the Theatre Guild since September of the said year.
3. On the issue of Carifesta X, which was raised in the said letter by Mr. Johnson, it must be noted that the success or failure of Carifesta X in Guyana is not a matter of personal opinion, but should be premised on evidence of the lasting effects of the event.  Moreover, whatever evaluations are made cannot be attributed to any single individual; such evidence is replete and available for balanced though critical evaluation.
4. The public and private stature of our client is a matter of international record. Those wishing to understand the depth of contributions Dr. Mohamed has made and continues to make may visit; http://belovedp.wix.com/beloved-p
5. We hope that in the interest of accuracy, fairness as well as legal and personal probity; more care will be taken in the future when distinguishing what is fair comment in service of the public good and what is unfair, false and/or personal attack.
6. Albeit Dr. Mohamed has been advised not to deflect her attention from other important pressing matters to engage, at this time, in responding personally to the aforementioned uninformed caviling and vituperations; this law firm will nonetheless uphold her right to protection against libel and slander allowable under the law, whether committed through the local media or the internet should such efforts to tarnish her reputation and bring her into public ridicule and opprobrium continue.
7. Notwithstanding the foregone, my client remains a great admirer of your paper and a most passionate supporter of all responsibly wielded freedoms.
Leslie A.Sobers
Attorney-at-Law

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