Since I returned from the United Nations in 2012 and became involved in the work of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) and as a columnist with the Stabroek News, I have been under constant personal attack for the stance I took on governance, transparency and public accountability matters. These attacks and personal vilifications were mainly from the State-owned media as well as from paid letter writers and bloggers, especially during the period 2012 to 2015. For example, on 5 December 2012, Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO), the youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), issued a press release condemning the methodology used in arriving at the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2012 and in the process singled out me: