Enlightening discussions

Dear Editor,
Your letter column came alive in the past few days with enlightening discussions on poverty in Guyana. This is a very important debate which I hope the opposition and Government officials will consult.
I appreciate the quality of the writings and the high level of content from Dr Gampat, Dr Yhip, and Professors Khemraj and Persaud.
These men exposed us to a high level of economic commentary ranging from economic development, budget matters and issues of finance. I hope these standards will be sustained in the letter columns.
Unfortunately, during the enlightening debates, one University of Guyana Senior Lecturer, Dr Thomas Singh, threw a low blow at our President, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. While the abovementioned experts discussed complex and high-level topics, this UG “scholar” showed us that his contribution is at the level of Introduction to Macroeconomics, which is taught to first-year students.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Persaud