Dear Editor,
I really felt disgusted after reading the letter of Robert S. Drepaul which appeared in your newspaper of Tuesday 3rd instant (‘Bush Lot cricket stands to be renamed the “Liberty” and “Justice” stands’).
I cannot imagine that anyone would stoop so low in order to gain mileage from another person’s misfortune. If in fact the person referred to in his letter has pleaded guilty to charges laid against him and will be sentenced on October 14, then it is quite clear that that person has accepted that he has done something wrong and has made up his mind to face up to the consequences of his wrongdoing. In other words he is prepared to pay his debt to society.
He who is without sin let him cast the first stone. Robert Drepaul should know that those who live in glasshouses should not throw stones.
The cricket stands referred to by him are of tremendous benefit to the people of the Corentyne as thousands of people who attend cricket matches and other activities at the Kennard’s Memorial Cricket Ground are comfortably accommodated there.
What has Robert Drepaul done for the community of Kilmarnock, where he was born and grew up, to Bush Lot, Corentyne? Absolutely nothing. Is it a question of sour grapes?
I wish to inform him that I have recently formed a committee to manage the affairs of the Cricket Ground in order to ensure the ground and the stands are properly maintained so that the community can continue to benefit from the generosity of the person who built them. I must point out the construction of the two stands was done with the blessing of several members of the Kennard family, and that the stands bear the names of several deceased persons, a commendable gesture indeed.
I doubt whether Robert Drepaul could have legally objected to the construction of the stands.
I kept my peace for a long time despite several previous letters by him on the issue, but it has become annoying, resulting in my response to his latest outburst.
There is another stand which he can repair and paint to commemorate the memory of his mother. It is not too late for him to do so.
I would close by suggesting that Robert Drepaul do some self examination as he does not know how his days will end. I end by saying that a little learning is a dangerous thing.
Yours faithfully,
Cecil C Kennard
