Dear Editor,
Reference is made to Ramesh Gampat’s letter in the Stabroek News edition of July 15th, 2023, captioned, “Many have questioned the veracity of the statistics Guyana produces.” Let me acknowledge that Mr. Gampat is a distinguished Guyanese scholar. I have read some of his academic work, including his study on “Estimates and Ethnic Distribution of Guyana’s Building Stock”. So, I would like to thank the writer for his comments on my work, which I appreciate. I would be happy to be edified by Mr. Ramesh Gampat on some of the underlying premises upon which the credibility of the dataset produced by the Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, and the Bank of Guyana, is questioned.
Sincerely,
Joel Bhagwandin
