IN the Stabroek News of Monday August 10, 2009, there was an article captioned ‘Commuters upset at Adventure Ferry Schedule Change’ in which one, Mr. Lall states “there are no sand banks between Adventure and Wakenaam”.

Now, who is this Mr. Lall who chooses to knowingly or unknowingly mislead not only the Guyanese public but also the world at large with this piece of misinformation which can best be described as being very dangerous. (I read the article on the internet while in Canada).

Government officials who might want to take corrective action can only do so based on accurate authentic information, therefore the Department responsible ought to ensure that only accurate information is given by persons competent to do so. The fact is that there are not only sand banks along the Essequibo River between these two places, but also mud flats. I am a little surprised that a clerk in the Transport and Harbours Department is allowed to pronounce on matters in which he is not qualified to the press. I am, however, more than a little surprised that persons within the Maritime Administration Department whom I know personally and are qualified to do so did not seek to correct this piece of misinformation. The article is riddled with lots of other misleading and inaccurate statements which will be dealt with in due course.
R. ADAMS