Beriberi and “white mouth,” existed long before the PNC

Jun 01, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

I remember in the old days, we were told nancy stories. This came to mind when I read today’s, Friday May 27, 2022 Peeping Tom. Whoever wrote it is full of imagination and I sense an effort to demonize Burnham.

I am an ordinary man and I worked as an ordinary chauffeur and doing other things to earn a living.

I will not attempt to respond to the many bits of inaccuracy in that article but refer to just a few for the records. First, the grow more food campaign was initiated by the British Government to cope with the pressures as a result of World War II. Burnham’s words were Produce or Perish in addition to the Feed, Clothe and House (FCH) Campaign.

Second, beriberi and “white mouth,” existed long, long before the PNC and UF took office in 1964 and disappeared during the PNC term of office.

The granting of land in the North-West to Rev. Jim Jones, an American Pastor, who delivered a sermon at Sacred Heart Church was a smart move by the PNC to have large numbers of US citizens in an area being claimed by Venezuela and we know from history that if you trouble or attempt to dislodge US citizens, every American government based on the Munroe doctrine would deal promptly with such adventurers.

But the fact is that Jim Jones had started to export vegetables grown at Jonestown to the Caribbean.

I generally enjoy ‘Peeping Tom,’ and the Kaieteur News but this one today 27th of May, 2022 is obnoxious and inaccurate.

Regards,

Eric Moseley, MS