Shell Employee, Once a Believer, Now a Cynic

Dear Editors,
 

I read with great interest your headline news story, “Labour Union Sues Shell Over Severance Benefits,”[Volume 8 Number 396, December 2, 2007]. It brought back unpleasant memories of how I felt when I first learned of the change in policy and what it means to my separation payment. I was stunned and left completely devastated. The company where I worked for so many years with my full commitment has betrayed me.

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Ethiopia is not unique in its uniqueness

Dear editors,

I read your article “Coming to Ethiopia Blindly” (Volume 8, Number 396, December 2, 2007). I concur with you that any visitor should be equipped with as much information as possible before visiting a country but disagree with your portrayal of Ethiopia’s uniqueness on the continent.

I have serious reservations, at least about the tone, if not the letter, of your column, which claims, that Ethiopia is not part of the “negro experience”. If the term is meant to mean the experience of black people through the ages and around the globe, and I believe it should, then we Ethiopians are definitely part of it.

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CBE’s Path to International Banking Services

Dear Editors,

I read your editorial headlined, "Is the Real Estate Market Competitive, Not so Much" [Volume 8 Number 389, October 14, 2007], with interest. The attempt to blame the real estate companies for the failure to provide adequate housing or be competitive in building affordable housing for middle-to-low-income families is misguided, without solving the basic problem of the mortgage banking system in Ethiopia.

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