PERMIT me to respond to Janette Bulkan’s Letter in the Stabroek News of Saturday August 9th, 2014 under the caption, “Why is the GFC not monitoring the export of High-value Logs by Asian Companies.”

I wish to state the following:

1. Zero marks to KN for the publication of misleading, unsubstantiated, irresponsible and unprofessional information regarding the Bai Shan Lin Logging Company, which forms the basis of Bulkan’s deceptive letter after her emergence from her habitat of oblivion not located in Guyana.

2. Bulkan, in her letter, has given KN “Full Marks” for the publication of wicked and erroneous information to the public about the BSL company, which is a Chinese or Asian logging company investing in our forest sector. But this is not surprising since both the KN and Bulkan are known Anti-Government twits who do not want to see Guyana’s development through foreign investments. But it is publicly known that they are fighting a losing battle, hence they are only wasting their time writing and publishing misleading and bogus claims about the Government, its ministers and state agencies where the sustainable management of Guyana’s forest sector is concerned.

3. Bulkan in her letter wants to know “Why is the GFC not monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) the hemorrhage of high-value logs by Bai Shan Lin and other Asian Log traders?” This is simply an example of one of Bulkan’s bogus claims in her letter, and moreso, she is absolutely ignorant about Guyana’s Forest situation which is effectively and sustainably managed by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC). In this regard the use of the word “hemorrhage” by Bulkan is totally not relevant and is therefore misleading. But for Bulkan’s information, Guyana’s MRV system is currently in progress according to its road map for Guyana’s forest assessments.

4. Bulkan’s letter, as usual, is saturated with lies and assumptions in relation to Guyana’s Forest Sector and its management. I will not deal with these bogus claims, since Mr. James Singh, Forest Export and Commissioner of Forests of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has already adequately, competently and professionally dealt with them in the media. Bulkan’s letter in relation to Bai Shan Lin (BSL) was therefore nothing but an absolute unqualified generalisation of her own miserable contentions about Guyana’s Forest Sector under the pretext of forest expertise. By the way, is Bulkan a Forest Doctor?

Peter Persaud