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Mr. Burke seeks attention, he should apologize

Jul 13, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
In response to the vicious letter that Mr. Rickford Burke penned to this newspaper asking for Consul General Evans to be fired. I say…Mr. Burke, “No offence. But for some reason I think you are seeking attention.
Please refrain from doing so on the back of a decent hard working citizen like Mr. Brentnol Evans.
Firstly, you criticize the PPP government for not appointing enough Afro-Guyanese to the diplomatic corps, now for some selfish reason you are attacking one, calling for Consul General Brentnol Evans to be removed.
I am a reporter on the beat in the Guyanese community covering events, from Queens to Brooklyn, to the Bronx, to New Jersey, wherever Guyanese dwell. So I know for a fact that CG has been trying his best to represent the Diaspora whenever he can. Just recently, expatriates in New Jersey noticed.
Mr. Evans was absent from both Independence celebrations. Did they attack him? No! Because over the years they know he has been tirelessly attending these celebrations. Do you know what his situation is, and how busy his schedule is? He is just one person. If for some reason he can’t be everywhere all the time please don’t chastise him for that.
Why would you unceremoniously verbally assault the Consul General Evans? Guyanese must come together and support each other, not dishonor each other. This is disrespectful to Mr. Evans, who is a kind, gentle and respectable Guyanese who don’t get into squabbles with anyone.
I am fed up and disgusted with the behavior of people like you who write rubbish to get noticed when you are out of the spotlight.
Why would you want someone who has served this community with distinction to be fired from his job?
No other Caribbean citizen would ever be so disrespectful to his or her attaché.
You must apologize to this diplomat, forthwith!
Tangerine Clarke

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