Learning to write with Stabroek News
Stabroek News 16 June, 2007 Letter to the Editor "Is who you really think you is?" was the only reaction I ever had to the first letter I wrote to Stabroek News way back in the 1990s. The letter was sent via fax in those days. I was happy that at least one person read the letter. Many people have paid tribute to Stabroek News since news of their closing hit us. Many people have talked about the letters to the editor section especially. Stabroek News has published many letters which I have written. Many people have told me that they read the letters. Others said they hear I write some letter and I would then send the link to them. Stabroek News has also not published a few letters - at one point I thought they were not publishing the letters I wrote about the alcohol industry and its contribution to our alcohol problem in Guyana. I wrote in the third person, or sometimes, in the first person plural 'We' not as in the royal 'We' but hoping that I could inc...