An effort to misrepresent the facts on the OLPF project

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,

It is interesting to note that a particular newspaper is in overdrive to misrepresent perhaps one of the most innovative government initiatives in this part of the world – the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project. This outlet’s anti-government agenda stymies its vision preventing it like some politicians from seeing the impact this project will have on the lives of Guyanese. It continues to play up the procurement aspects of the project, failing to realise as has been mentioned over and over that transparency is a hallmark of this PPPC Government.

It has vindictively set out to question every laptop or computer purchased by the Office of the President, giving its readers the impression that it falls under the OLPF. It is one thing to be investigative; it’s another to concoct stories to boost sales.

This newspaper like its friends in the Opposition cannot find fault with this dynamic initiative so it resorts to nitpicking.

I will end with a few questions for this newspaper: If this government is not transparent why then are the IMF, World Bank, IDB and other international donors and lending agencies still doing business here? Why are they still supporting the government’s initiatives across the board? Why have they not packed up and left, in face of this ” perceived” lack of accountability and transparency?

 Yours truly,

Tharamwattie Ramdehol

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