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Whoever made those oil deals, you could have done better
DEAR EDITOR,
I felt somewhat disappointed when I read of the two percent royalty that Guyana would be receiving from Exxon. Then I thought of the opportunities our people would be having.
Then came the 1% recoverable royalty in the Orinduik deal. That 1% reminded me of my school days in Guyana. A neighbour of mine was attending high school in Georgetown.
His parents were very proud of him. After years of attending classes, he wrote ten subjects. When he got his results, his father was very disappointed. Out of ten subjects, he only passed one.
His father said to him, “If you had failed all of the subjects and got none, I would have been more satisfied, knowing that you are a damn dunce; but you passed one subject, that tells me that you could have done better.”
So to whoever made those oil deals. You could have done better.
Respectfully,
J.C. Grant-Stuart
Toronto, Canada
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