A chara, - I presume that Hugh O'Shaughnessy's report from Asuncion on Transparency International's possible choice of Paraguay as the most corrupt country in 1999, in place of the Cameroon for 1998, was not a provocativespoof on the troubled citizenry of this republic. It must surely cause many to speculate about where our little country comes on that particular scale. Could we be heading for a top 10 rating? - Yours, etc., Anthony Jordan,Gilford Road,Dublin 4.