I am writing to follow up on the requests of Messrs. Anand Daljeet and Freddie Kissoon for Mr. Bisram to answer their questions on the NACTA polls. Kissoon tells us that “Daljeet has a PhD in Science” from a Toronto university and Daljeet tells us he is an expert on polls. I don’t think their questions are unreasonable. These are their questions: Was the July poll done from NY or in Guyana? Did Bisram travel to Guyana for the poll – it is an important question because as Kissoon said he did not see Bisram? Was the poll done over the phone or were people contacted face to face because Kissoon said he was not telephoned or interviewed? Did Bisram consult pollsters in Guyana? – Kissoon said he was not consulted. Were cell phones included in the sample because as Daljeet said if cell phones are not included then the findings are biased and Kissoon said his cell was not rung? Were Guyanese not living in Guyana also included in the poll because Daljeet said he was not interviewed in Toronto? Were the interviewers from Guyana or did they come from America? Did Bisram pay the interviewers? If the interviewers come from America, did Bisram pay their transportation – that is an important question because it can lead to bias? Did Bisram withhold taxes from the staff and did he turn over the tax to the government? Did Bisram pay the workman’s compensation tax so that the staff can claim benefits when they retire? Where does Bisram get the money to do the poll – it is an important question because if he uses his own money it can lead to bias and it is unprofessional, an anomaly, as Kissoon rightly penned, to use your own money? Is Bisram a teacher – an important question because are pollsters supposed to be teachers? Did Bisram graduate from any polling university – an important question because as Daljeet tells us Canada has several universities of polling and pollsters attend them before they do polls? What is NACTA? –an important question because if NACTA has a lot of executives, members and board of directors, the poll will be credible. In Canada, as Daljeet tells us, pollsters have a very complex business organisation with Directors, CEOs, etc. Does Bisram have a website? If not then the polls are null and void as Daljeet, the scientist, and Kissoon, the pollster, tell us. Did Bisram follow the Daljeet’s protocols of conducting polls like the pollsters do in Canada? Did the poll find President Jagdeo to be popular? If so, then the poll is null and void because Kissoon says Jagdeo cannot be popular. Why doesn’t Bisram want to give us the names and telephone numbers and addresses of the 700 people he claims the poll interviewed – in Canada, as Daljeet tells us, the newspapers publish the names and contacts of people interviewed? This is important so the country knows how their neighbors think about the government and opposition. Why doesn’t Bisram want to give us the names and phone and address contacts for the poll takers? In Canada, as Daljeet reminds us that the newspapers publish this information which is important so that they can be publicly known and no one will want to harass or intimidate them.
Mr. Bisram, please answer the questions – they are very important for Daljeet and Kissoon. I am deeply impressed in Daljeet’s qualification and I too feel I can get a PhD in Science if he tells me the name of the university. I will apply right away although I ain’t finish high school.
CYNTHIA LONDON