Dear Editor,
IN yet another of its attempts to mislead and in its quest to discredit the Dr Irfaan Ali-led PPP/C Government, Kaieteur News reproduced a section of the 2021 US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Guyana which stated, “There remained a widespread public perception of corruption involving officials at all levels and all branches of government, including the police and judiciary.”

Under the headline “Guyanese think Gov’t. corrupt at all levels – US Human Rights report,” the newspaper sought to convey the impression that this damning indictment has just been bestowed, when in fact a Google search of the reports from 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 reveals that the same exact thing has been said.

See below:
2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana: https://www.state.gov/reports/2016-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/
2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana: https://www.state.gov/reports/2017-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/
2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana: https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/
2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana: https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/
2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana: https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guyana/

Yours sincerely,
Alvin Hamilton