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Oct 31, 2013 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
As a Non-Resident Guyanese (NRG), I try to make a couple trips to Guyana each year. I provide donations that I can afford to worthy causes in Guyana while I am there. I am a regular reader of Guyanese online newspapers since, like most Guyanese, I like to keep abreast of what is happening in the Guyana.
I noticed that there are quite a few NRGs who, regrettably, think that having a US Green Card or a US passport gives them the exclusive right to compose letters, on a regular basis, in the newspapers voicing their opinion on current events in Guyana. One cannot help but get the feeling that these gentlemen think that they have all solutions of issues in Guyana and only their opinion is the best for Guyana. These gentlemen should do the moral and right thing: return to Guyana, run for political office, and become an elected official.
These respected gentlemen should remember that Guyanese do not like to be lectured to. The President, sometime ago, reminded US authorities that Guyana does not like to be lectured to. Guyanese are not children. In discussions with Guyanese during my short semi-annual vacations, I find most of them to be an intelligent bunch of individuals.
I would have thought that these fine gentlemen would focus on events in their new land/home instead of writing letters in online Guyanese newspapers. Their time will be better spent addressing the many ills that we are facing in the USA, to conduct useful and constructive research on these issues, and to make an impact in the community in which they reside. Also, many in academic positions should be working on research projects worthy to be published in respected peer-reviewed journals rather than writing in newspapers.
This letter is not meant to offend anyone; if it does, I apologize. I am just stating factual information.
Seeraj Mattai, PhD

 

 

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