Dear Editor, 

I noted that Mr Phillips took it upon himself to respond to my letter questioning what kind of assistance was given to the traumatised residents of Lusignan and Bartica, after the wanton slaughter meted out to them by a band of  criminals.

My question in the previous letter was whether the Venezuelan embassy had given any assistance to the survivors of this trauma, as they had to the residents of Buxton. After a somewhat convoluted letter by Mr Phillips, I still don’t have an answer……