The Editor, Sir:

I condemn the murder of 11 citizens of Guyana in Lusignan on Saturday January 26, 2008, and call upon the Guyana Police Force to spare no effort or resource to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice.

Fuelled by sin in our nation, homicidal demons of murder and violence stalk our land, and now they must be stopped by every spiritual and physical resource the nation can bring to bear.

National enemies

Our national enemies are not each other but murder and violence. We must condemn and denounce every instance of their manifestation. We must all fight against murder and violence, together, as one people. Too many hundreds of every race and creed have died in Guyana in the past decades for us to not now consider truly unified efforts at achieving this Godly peace.Now, since righteousness exalts a nation, and despite the death and distrust in our historical past, forgiveness is the place where we begin this noble national experiment. Withdrawing the thousands of weapons recklessly distributed marks its ending.

We of sounder minds at this hour of national grief must forgive each other for our past sins against each other and against God, and unite to rid Guyana of the twin evils of murder and violence.

I am, etc.,

ROGER WILLIAMS

rogerwilli@yahoo.om