Cheddi Berret Jagan II, Esq is a brilliant young leader and an asset to Guyana. The young leader has a right to defend himself because he has been accused of being a fraud which he clearly is not.

Mr.Cheddi Jagan II has demonstrated a tendency of placing himself on a pedestal while belittling others

Dear Editor,
I hope you will permit me to make the following points, in reference to letters appearing in your newspaper relating to Cheddi Jagan II’s qualifications:
1. No one questions that Mr. Jagan is a highly qualified individual, who can offer some sort of services to Guyana. In fact, he should be commended for returning home to serve his country.
2. What is repulsive, however, is Mr. Jagan’s attitude – his “arrogance and disdain,” as another writer put it – towards those lesser qualified than himself. In his response to the letter questioning his qualifications, and in previous online writings, Mr. Jagan has demonstrated a tendency of placing himself on a pedestal, while belittling and speaking down to others. This practice of puffing up oneself, while perhaps necessary for someone of such small stature as Mr. Jagan, is unbefitting an official working at the Office of the President. Mr. Jagan may believe that his acerbic language helps to convey his arguments more persuasively, but it has also made him the butt of many jokes on social media sites, and has exposed him to ridicule, now on a national stage.
3. Mr. Jagan has asked whether there is anyone else in Guyana qualified for the position he currently hold. Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana with the party connections he enjoys, and the willingness to ‘buse down’ on national forums against all and sundry? Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana with the gall and temerity to insult every licensed attorney in the country by publicly implying that he is better qualified than all of them, even though he is unlicensed? Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana so full of themselves as he is? If so, then I can assure him that only he is qualified for the position he holds.
4. I can also assure him that contrary to his claims, there are multiple licensed New York attorneys, holding Juris Doctor degrees, who have returned to, and are currently residing in Guyana. The fact that he does not know them does not mean they do not exist.
5. Mr. Jagan has failed to assure the Guyanese public that his employment at the Office of the President resulted from a fair and competitive process. Can he tell us when advertisements were made for the position he holds? Of course not, because this was a position created for him and solely him by a government that misuses the public’s money to reward those connected to them. Maybe Mr. Jagan does not understand why the Guyanese public views such favoritism and nepotism with disgust, so let me break it down for him. You, sir, an individual just out of law school, who is not yet licensed to practice law, receive a salary that is more than four times that of most public servants who have labored in the Guyanese civil service for decades – some before you were born. This government is misusing the public’s money – yes, all money spent by this government belongs to the people of Guyana – by paying you a super salary for a position that was not advertised, and for legal services you are not licensed to offer. They find it repulsive, and a disgrace, that instead of accepting criticism with a grain of salt, you have rubbed salt in their wounds by choosing to attack the very people whose money pay the salary you enjoy every month – the “juniors” as you put it, or the average hardworking decent Guyanese who are my mother and father, my relatives, my friends, my colleagues, etc.
6. Finally, Mr. Jagan, can you tell us what you do to earn your $400,000+ salary per month? What have been your accomplishments at the Office of the President since you started working there? The Guyanese public would like some answers.
Seema Chatterdeo

You have no shame. You trying to pull this brilliant young man into the nasty gutter. You are a shameless sucker- down

 Prash

With all due  respect, everyone has a right to defend themselves from scurrilous attack. However  when you are  a public figure feasting from  the public trough, your defence ought to be guided and tempered by respect, civility and humility and not the haughty & arrogant invectives of a conceited, self important, puffed up  'peeziwing' .     

I believe Seema  Chatterdeo's letter above, amply demonstrated my point.

"And when, as I, a vastly qualified individual returns home to share his knowledge, training and expertise in expectant culmination of making Guyana a better place, ingrates, maggots and mental-midgets baselessly attempt to call into question such qualifications..."

 in his entire political / public life, have you ever once  seen / heard Granpa Cheddi hurl such slimy invectives against anyone?   

He uses his party connection to slop at the trough 400,000 plus of poor people money and you rub black pot on yuh face and come here accuseing others of shameless? Why don't you grow some balls and try to refute the young lady and tell us what the crackhead does except forge the esq behind his signiture to earn the above average hardworking decent Guyanese paycheck....

What an arrogant little prick. What does he do to earn that kind of money and feeding at the trough.

The young Jagan put the "DISGUSTING PRICK " to SHAME. THESE STINKING, LYING, ROBBER BARRONS ON GNI ARE ALL "dISGUSTING pRICKS"

What is repulsive, however, is Mr. Jagan’s attitude – his “arrogance and disdain,” as another writer put it – towards those lesser qualified than himself. In his response to the letter questioning his qualifications, and in previous online writings, Mr. Jagan has demonstrated a tendency of placing himself on a pedestal, while belittling and speaking down to others. This practice of puffing up oneself, while perhaps necessary for someone of such small stature as Mr. Jagan, is unbefitting an official working at the Office of the President. Mr. Jagan may believe that his acerbic language helps to convey his arguments more persuasively, but it has also made him the butt of many jokes on social media sites, and has exposed him to ridicule, now on a national stage.

Mits, You ever read the Posts of Stormy/ D2????

I don't know which one you are referring to. But this likkle Jagan's attitude and behaviour  is a disgrace and contrary to Uncle Cheddi's.

Nonesense!!! The man was attacked ananymously by a Jerk and a Chicken, what you expect him to lay down and be rolled over.???

Morning buddy Nehru. Iam busy like hell but as usual you give me my morning laugh. However this is what you should have written 
 THESE STINKING, LYING, ROBBER BARRONS of the PPP ARE ALL "dISGUSTING pRICKS"

Dis is Merika Bhai, you are entitled to your opinion.

I was sympathetic to this guy until I read  his response. He is arrogant, selfish, entitled presumptuous and quite an evil little critter. I also recognize the writing style.

did you read the phrase robber barons somewhere and like it enough to misuse it here?

YES!

I understand. You are given to careless use of words and phrase and have an affinity for useless ones.

Nehru Bhai,

I will wager you  your next  rounds of Hennessy & poke  cutthas that any  independent poll, include that of NACTA and  Vishnu Bisram, would  confirm that all the "dISGUSTING pRICKS" would be  found safely ensconsced at the Office  Of El Presidente and perhaps a few here on GNI, whose blind infatuation & total  en-armourment  with  the cabal at Freedom House, has stripped them bare of the last vestige of  moral rectitude. 

Who is that person, Mara?

Ravi Dev is one of those folks in Guyana with a JD. We may all agree Dev is a very clever man. 

I'm not a Jagan fan however, I read the piece and if what he states are the facts, then he does have every right to defend himself and take a swing at those who misrepresent the facts.

 Rest assured, it isn't Mara DG. I believe the  puffed up 'pizziwing' is Joey's  son, Cheddi  Berrett Jagan II.  

The man live for those henny and poke cuttahs paid for by the Guyana govt Visa card. 

wow what a letter.  But his credibility was also being brutally attacked in the media so I don't know what to think here.

Most  certainly Base! However, as I previously  stated, when you are  a public figure feasting from  the public trough, your defence and  response ought to be guided and tempered by respect, civility and humility and not this type of  condescending, haughty, arrogant and insulting invectives of a conceited, self important, puffed up  'peeziwing'  In all his years  of public life, have  you ever once seen or heard the late CBJ referred to anyone, even his worst  critics or  detractors  as ingrates, maggots or mental-midgets? People  in public office  serve at the pleasure  of their  constituents, and  not the other way around. Public  servants ought not to allow themselves to  be  so easily  lured into  the gutter / sewer. If they cannot  stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen .  

What me gon seh, he father and grand father was like that.

Father perhaps,  but  grandpa Cheddi was never a  man to be  so easily drawn  into the  gutter and  calling names like ingrates, maggots or mental-midgets

When I look at the kid's situation now I realized that it must be really hard for him because he cannot be his own man.  He will always be compared to CBJ and people will always give him a hard time. I use to give him a hard time but I don't do that anymore because I now know it has to be hard for him with people telling him all the time that he got where he is at because of CBJ and not because of his hard work.  In some people eyes he will never measure up to CBJ no matter how hard he tries. It is got to be difficult for the kid. No amount of money in the world can compensate for that. 

Oh yeah, we feel so so sarry for po' po'' Cheddi Berret Jagan II, Esq.

Mr.Cheddi Jagan II has demonstrated a tendency of placing himself on a pedestal while belittling others

Dear Editor,
I hope you will permit me to make the following points, in reference to letters appearing in your newspaper relating to Cheddi Jagan II’s qualifications:
1. No one questions that Mr. Jagan is a highly qualified individual, who can offer some sort of services to Guyana. In fact, he should be commended for returning home to serve his country.
2. What is repulsive, however, is Mr. Jagan’s attitude – his “arrogance and disdain,” as another writer put it – towards those lesser qualified than himself. In his response to the letter questioning his qualifications, and in previous online writings, Mr. Jagan has demonstrated a tendency of placing himself on a pedestal, while belittling and speaking down to others. This practice of puffing up oneself, while perhaps necessary for someone of such small stature as Mr. Jagan, is unbefitting an official working at the Office of the President. Mr. Jagan may believe that his acerbic language helps to convey his arguments more persuasively, but it has also made him the butt of many jokes on social media sites, and has exposed him to ridicule, now on a national stage.
3. Mr. Jagan has asked whether there is anyone else in Guyana qualified for the position he currently hold. Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana with the party connections he enjoys, and the willingness to ‘buse down’ on national forums against all and sundry? Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana with the gall and temerity to insult every licensed attorney in the country by publicly implying that he is better qualified than all of them, even though he is unlicensed? Is he asking whether there is anyone else in Guyana so full of themselves as he is? If so, then I can assure him that only he is qualified for the position he holds.
4. I can also assure him that contrary to his claims, there are multiple licensed New York attorneys, holding Juris Doctor degrees, who have returned to, and are currently residing in Guyana. The fact that he does not know them does not mean they do not exist.
5. Mr. Jagan has failed to assure the Guyanese public that his employment at the Office of the President resulted from a fair and competitive process. Can he tell us when advertisements were made for the position he holds? Of course not, because this was a position created for him and solely him by a government that misuses the public’s money to reward those connected to them. Maybe Mr. Jagan does not understand why the Guyanese public views such favoritism and nepotism with disgust, so let me break it down for him. You, sir, an individual just out of law school, who is not yet licensed to practice law, receive a salary that is more than four times that of most public servants who have labored in the Guyanese civil service for decades – some before you were born. This government is misusing the public’s money – yes, all money spent by this government belongs to the people of Guyana – by paying you a super salary for a position that was not advertised, and for legal services you are not licensed to offer. They find it repulsive, and a disgrace, that instead of accepting criticism with a grain of salt, you have rubbed salt in their wounds by choosing to attack the very people whose money pay the salary you enjoy every month – the “juniors” as you put it, or the average hardworking decent Guyanese who are my mother and father, my relatives, my friends, my colleagues, etc.
6. Finally, Mr. Jagan, can you tell us what you do to earn your $400,000+ salary per month? What have been your accomplishments at the Office of the President since you started working there? The Guyanese public would like some answers.
Seema Chatterdeo

Well said Seema.

Now President Ramouthar should fire the idiot!!

Chief what are you saying here.  

Chief was just thinking out loud. He forgot he was typing on a computer. 

Quoted from young Cheddi Berret:

I must thank you for so diligently keeping abreast with my achievements; after all, every idol must indeed have his/her worshippers.

Is this Guy an ass?

If he studied any religion, he would know the value of humility, but what better can you expect from an athist COMMUNIST who benefited from schooling in the CAPITALIST world.

He well and confused!

I doubt that his religiosity or lack thereof or his atheistic belief has  anything to do with it. Perhaps more of a  Mercutio Complex - " Be not afraid of greatness! Some are  born great, some  achieve  greatness and other have greatness trust upon them" -- the narcissist Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet. 

 Young CBJ reminds  me of another popular big mouth around here  who fancy himself an Indo champ with a penchant for challenging others'  virility & name  calling ( "No balls,ingrates maggots  mental-midgets etc")  The dude  is  notorious  charging  full tilt at imaginary wind-mills. 

This speaks directly to PPP culture of entitlement.  Being the grandson of Cheddi Jagan gives him special privileges/entitlements which should not be questioned. If this is the future then we are in big trouble.

This young prick Berret has brought shame to the dynasty.  Now all Jagans are condemned to the dustbin of politics because of this untrained young man.

It is time we loose RAMSON ring on his young prick.

EVEREST here we come!