Dear Editor,
It comes as no surprise that the former President, who will never govern this land again, and the embattled former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, have once again made cheap attempts to tarnish my incorruptible reputation. It is known that I am the CEO of SARA, a United Nations supported Anti-corruption Agency, and this therefore makes me a prime target of manipulative persons.
Jagdeo and his cabal have spared no effort in attempts to discredit SOCU and SARA. Last year Anil Nandlall was on the prowl again as he deliberately and recklessly published the salaries earned by all employees at SARA and included their names – a couple of whom have since been the targets of bandits in separate incidents. On the 27th June, 2019, Jagdeo and Nandlall went on another reckless rampage, publishing the names of myself and other Afro-Guyanese public servants who are in possession of farms lands. It is only fair that I clarify and set the record straight, to debunk the astonishingly foolish and indeed libellous claims peddled by Bharrat Jagdeo and Anil Nandlall.
I obtained a plot of land at Yarowkabra, and built a house on it 41 years ago (1978). At that time residents were encouraged to apply for 5-10 acres of land for Agricultural purposes. I made such an application in the early 2000s but apparently this was simply ignored. I applied again for 10 acres in 2013, and again in 2014, but my requests for cheap farm lands were never granted under the PPPC administration. My request was finally granted in December 2017 and I obtained 10.14 acres of sand and jungle in Yarowkabra.
My application for the land at Yarrowkabra took so long to process that I applied for an acre of land at Mocha, paid for and hence received same through legal means.
I stand ready to account for all that I have.
Yours faithfully,
Aubrey Heath-Retemeyer
Deputy Director
State Assets Recovery Agency
