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What former glory?
Dear Editor,
This is by no means an attempt to discredit the achievement of Ms. Shonnet Candacy Fraser, the second-best graduating student, at the University of Guyana 42nd Convocation exercise, held recently.
However, in delivering the valedictory speech, Ms. Fraser made a statement that could be considered very shocking coming from not only someone who is considered one of the highest achievers but also a teacher who is going back to our classrooms to share and impart knowledge. She related that she has a dream that Guyana would be restored to its former glory as having the highest literacy rate in the Caribbean.
Well Ms. Fraser, I wish to inform you that had you spent five minutes to research Guyana’s literacy rate before dreaming, you would have realised that according to the United Nations Human Development Index 2007/2008 Report, only Barbados (99.7%) has a higher literacy rate than Guyana (99.0%) when looking at Caribbean counties. And the UN HDI cautioned that the rate quoted for Barbados should be interpreted with caution since it is based on outdated census and survey information.
Therefore, my question to Mr. Fraser is: What former glory are your referring to?
Ronald Harsawack
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