Dear Editor,

The President now speaks of ‘a newly emerging private sector’. One can easily deduce who constitute this. The old and established business houses that conducted clean business are no more with the exception of a few like John Fernandes, Toolsie Persaud. It took years for such businesses to reach where they are today.

The new private sector are come-latelys who lack the credentials of what a businessman is, they are to be seen and heard in all the top watering holes, driving around in European /American luxury vehicles, living in very big and well-appointed houses.

These individuals behave like the owners of the country, their money earned from questionable means propels them into the “new society” that today make the decisions. These “businessmen” that constitute the emerging private sector are involved regularly in run-ins with the courts/law and mockery of the law is the order of the day.

The press is now in the news, it is reminiscent of what happened to the press in the Burnham days. Recently the most important benefactor was attacked, the President needs more schooling in politics and his frequent outbursts are a reflection of the quality of his advisers. The ego must be tamed, it can lead to self-immolation.

Your faithfully,

Vijay Singh