Dear Editor,
In response to Minister Nicolette Henry’s published article dated Sunday, September 25, 2016 in the Guyana Times and captioned, ‘Billions being spent for sport development.’ The signature at the bottom reads the following, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport. Prior to April 20, 2016, I vividly remember leaving messages at the office merely to enquire if the Ministry had an interest with historic memorabilia to feature during Guyana’s 50th Jubilee Celebrations because everything I possess falls within the 50 years of independence… I never got a response…
After being in contact with one Miss Nirvana Persaud of the Guyana Trust on the said subject, I was instructed to send images of the historic pieces and she will forward it to the said Ministry mentioned above and other related institutions, etc. On April 20, 2016 I had the images sent and was in contact with Miss N Persaud and she said she will supply my email to all the offices for them to reply. No one ever did… I remembered calling as a back up to enquire if by chance anyone responded to her office and she said no one did… Jubilee came and went…
‘If’ it is the said Minister who holds the portfolio of Culture, Youth and Sport among others who never did respond with the cultural aspect of an enquiry, how is it the Minister now finds time to respond publicly to a matter relating to ‘Sports’ and she is in charge of three portfolios?
Respectfully to Minister Nicolette Henry, the letter you responded to which I was the author of is one among others that I strongly oppose in the highest of tone that the current President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Mr K A Juman-Yassin, and his establishment is not solely responsible for Guyana’s failure to medal at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympic Games… We are all responsible and a section of the media has joined in with its irresponsible journalism…
Yours faithfully,
T Pemberton
