Thanks to Freddie Kissoon TIGI is aware its very existence serves a purpose

Feb 20, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

It has been drawn to our attention that columnist, Mr. Freddie Kissoon has given us some more publicity which is probably undeserved as we have not been as active as we would like. This is for different reasons. So, we thank him for keeping our name in the minds of the public.
We were unaware that even in our current quiescent state, given the number of issues vying for the attention of every citizen who has the welfare of the government and people of Guyana at heart, that a columnist could find time to focus attention on us. If we never realised the accuracy of the saying that small minds discuss people while great minds discuss ideas, we do now.
We have nothing much to add to the letter attached from the then president of TIGI, Dr. Troy Thomas and statement from TIGI shortly after. The first suggests that Mr. Kissoon finds material for his columns by making conspiracies out of snatches of conversation when he is not contriving controversies.
In some of his letters or columns just before this date, he had complained that TIGI ought to have represented him in some kind of grudge he has against the University of Guyana. By way of response, we had placed an ad in Stabroek News around the same time, pointing out that we do not have as part of our mission addressing human resource contract problems. It would appear that this great failure on TIGI’s part has remained a simmering cause of resentment for him.
Unfortunately for such a great and prolific columnist as he, our position must remain the same. We do realise that there are some issues of principle that some people will never understand.
Mr. Kissoon’s compliments come at a time when we have been forced to do some soul-searching – wondering whether we are managing to achieve anything in what appears to be a growing tsunami of broken laws, promises, and principles. So, we must thank him for making us know that our very existence serves a purpose. It is clear that our mere presence is a reproach to some, and we are therefore heartened.
As for his intention to propose our dis-accreditation with our principals in Berlin we wish him luck.
Dr. Thomas’ letter of 2019 as published in the Guyana Chronicle of 29th November, 2019 https://guyanachronicle.com/2019/11/29/mr-kissoon-has-propagated-falsehood-about-tigi/ and TIGI’s above-referenced statement published in both Kaieteur News and Stabroek News, and attached to this mail, will be placed on our website tigigy.org for reference shortly so that it can be referenced by the public when he attacks again as he is certain to, given his propensity to focus on people rather than ideas.

Frederick Collins

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