I am writing to inform you and your readership that I have responded to a statement in Freddie Kissoon’s column in the September 20th. 2007 issue of Kaieteur News.
In this column Mr. Kissoon speaks to the tragedy which befell the Abraham family in 1964 and then suggests that that my father Arthur Abraham, who was a Permanent Secretary in the Government in 1964 ” was helping the opposition forces, especially the United Force”.

I grew up in a home with a father who was the ultimate “your obedient servant” to whichever government he served. Whatever political opinions he held were kept to himself.

I have clear memories of his instructing his children to form their own political opinions by reading the newspapers and listening to the ideas expressed by the various politicians and political parties.

Mr. Kissoon’s statement that my father ‘worked for the opposition forces’ is both totally spurious, and an attack on the integrity of one who is not here to speak for himself.

I have called on Mr Kissoon to retract this statement.
Diana Abraham