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><channel><title>Stabroek News &#187; Letters</title> <atom:link href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/category/letters/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com</link> <description>Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:11:09 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Conditions at the zoo are getting worse</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/conditions-at-the-zoo-are-getting-worse/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/conditions-at-the-zoo-are-getting-worse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:09:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170410</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, For sure Guyana can boast about our beautiful weather, rainforest, and wildlife – the many species of birds, fish, and, especially, our cats.  This begs the question: what is happening to our zoo? You know that gorgeous jaguar in posters, videos, and magazines that beckons tourists from around the world to visit our [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/conditions-at-the-zoo-are-getting-worse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Amaila  project should be comprehensively reviewed by  professional  engineering and financial experts</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-amaila-project-should-be-comprehensively-reviewed-by-professional-engineering-and-financial-experts/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-amaila-project-should-be-comprehensively-reviewed-by-professional-engineering-and-financial-experts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:08:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170408</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, There has been a significant upsurge in interest in the Amaila Road Project (Motilall’s road) and the Amaila Hydro Project, no doubt occasioned by the termination of the contract and the visit of Sithe Global representatives to Guyana.This upsurge in interest is understandable given the recent disclosure by the Sithe representatives, and the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-amaila-project-should-be-comprehensively-reviewed-by-professional-engineering-and-financial-experts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The licensing office needs a system more respectful of people’s time and energy</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-licensing-office-needs-a-system-more-respectful-of-people%e2%80%99s-time-and-energy/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-licensing-office-needs-a-system-more-respectful-of-people%e2%80%99s-time-and-energy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:07:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I was told that I had to apply in person for the renewal of my drivers’ licence this year, so on Friday 10th I made what I thought was an early start, arriving at the licensing office at 7.55 am armed with my application form. I was a bit alarmed to see that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-licensing-office-needs-a-system-more-respectful-of-people%e2%80%99s-time-and-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What was the outcome  of  the US$2.7M consultancy contract on the conservancy?</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/what-was-the-outcome-of-the-us2-7m-consultancy-contract-on-the-conservancy/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/what-was-the-outcome-of-the-us2-7m-consultancy-contract-on-the-conservancy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:06:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170405</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Thank you for your editorial on ‘Flooding and incompetence‘ (February 13) reminding us of the many serious drainage problems that the government has failed to solve. I continue to be firmly of the opinion that the neglect of sufficient maintenance of the East Demerara Water Conservancy for over 30 years is the greatest [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/what-was-the-outcome-of-the-us2-7m-consultancy-contract-on-the-conservancy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The attacks on fishermen suggest narco-trafficking on the high seas</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-attacks-on-fishermen-suggest-narco-trafficking-on-the-high-seas/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-attacks-on-fishermen-suggest-narco-trafficking-on-the-high-seas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:05:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170404</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I agree fully with the Women’s Lawyers’ Association in their call for Henry Greene to go. I am disappointed that many organizations which need to speak out have kept quiet on the Top Cop’s matter, but have been very vocal on the Imam’s matter. Is Mr Greene special? He is retired but was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-attacks-on-fishermen-suggest-narco-trafficking-on-the-high-seas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chess in Guyana is no longer a dead sport</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/chess-in-guyana-is-no-longer-a-dead-sport/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/chess-in-guyana-is-no-longer-a-dead-sport/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:04:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170403</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Quite recently, we have witnessed a somewhat renewed interest in the administration of the game of chess. Returning from a comatose state, the game is becoming more popular and a contentious topic of conversation in some quarters. The executives of the Chess Federation have taken up a challenge to attract and nurture young [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/chess-in-guyana-is-no-longer-a-dead-sport/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The IMC should acknowledge the Rupert Foster report</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-imc-should-acknowledge-the-rupert-foster-report/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-imc-should-acknowledge-the-rupert-foster-report/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:03:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170402</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Amid the continuing and equally contentious differences between the government anointed Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), I feel compelled as a member of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) to support the members of the GCB in the light of the Rupert Foster Audit Report and in particular Mr [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-imc-should-acknowledge-the-rupert-foster-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The new Parliament must deliver rational programmes to the people</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-new-parliament-must-deliver-rational-programmes-to-the-people/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-new-parliament-must-deliver-rational-programmes-to-the-people/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:02:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170401</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, The citizens of this country spoke on November 28, giving a clear message to our Parliament that this will not be business as usual and their expectations are high, just and reasonable. Specific reference is made to the management of the people’s resources, and how same have been treated by the executive over [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-new-parliament-must-deliver-rational-programmes-to-the-people/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The PPP is the last government which should talk about intractable postures</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-ppp-is-the-last-government-which-should-talk-about-intractable-postures/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-ppp-is-the-last-government-which-should-talk-about-intractable-postures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170400</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I have been watching patiently as our new political situation unfolds, and I have seen numerous signs that the PPP does not understand the current dispensation, starting with that first article in the media when Mr Nandlall was recorded as telling the opposition that his department will not be drafting or re-tabling any [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/14/the-ppp-is-the-last-government-which-should-talk-about-intractable-postures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>We might want to follow Australia and establish an Audit Committee on ancestral land</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/we-might-want-to-follow-australia-and-establish-an-audit-committee-on-ancestral-land/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/we-might-want-to-follow-australia-and-establish-an-audit-committee-on-ancestral-land/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:06:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170242</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, The UN’s designation of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent was intended to inspire celebrations of our achievements in the diaspora as well as a means to reestablish our dignity as a people. The most important patrimony of our foreparents has been our ancestral land, including the philosophical basis [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/we-might-want-to-follow-australia-and-establish-an-audit-committee-on-ancestral-land/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Recalling ‘Deslyn’s Parliament’ in Linden</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/recalling-%e2%80%98deslyn%e2%80%99s-parliament%e2%80%99-in-linden/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/recalling-%e2%80%98deslyn%e2%80%99s-parliament%e2%80%99-in-linden/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:05:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170243</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, As the years go by, many of us would from time to time turn back the pages of years long past  reminiscing on events, incidents, gatherings, associations, etc, sometimes wishing we could turn back the hands of time to return to particular occasions which delighted us.  And no doubt, in looking back we [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/recalling-%e2%80%98deslyn%e2%80%99s-parliament%e2%80%99-in-linden/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Access road at Lusignan to be rebuilt</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/access-road-at-lusignan-to-be-rebuilt/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/access-road-at-lusignan-to-be-rebuilt/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:04:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170244</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, We thank you for the opportunity to respond to a letter written by Pastor Ram about the access road at Lusignan (‘Heavy duty equipment destroying road around children’s playground’ SN, February 3). This road was always in a bad state and the situation has been made worse by the heavy rainfall. This is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/access-road-at-lusignan-to-be-rebuilt/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Piracy needs to be taken seriously</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/piracy-needs-to-be-taken-seriously/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/piracy-needs-to-be-taken-seriously/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:03:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170246</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Fishermen and residents of the Corentyne Coast have been on the receiving end of the wrath of piracy, which seems to have become the new trend of criminal attack on Guyanese. Over the past few weeks the local newspapers have been inundated with reports of pirate attacks on our citizens. These high seas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/piracy-needs-to-be-taken-seriously/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Police raid on Newsday reporter’s home should be condemned</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/police-raid-on-newsday-reporter%e2%80%99s-home-should-be-condemned/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/police-raid-on-newsday-reporter%e2%80%99s-home-should-be-condemned/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:02:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170247</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, With regard to news items (SN Feb 10,11) on the police raid on the Trinidad Newsday office and  the home of a news and investigative reporter, I applaud the media house and the journalist for not revealing his source for an article.  Reporters in many countries have opted to go to jail than [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/police-raid-on-newsday-reporter%e2%80%99s-home-should-be-condemned/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The world has lost an iconic female vocalist</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/the-world-has-lost-an-iconic-female-vocalist/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/the-world-has-lost-an-iconic-female-vocalist/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:01:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170249</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, On Saturday the disturbing news of the death of Whitney Houston sent shockwaves around the world. Instantly persons took to social media networks to express their surprise, shock and heartfelt condolences. The world has lost an iconic female vocalist in the passing of Whitney Houston. A girl born into a family of extraordinarily [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/13/the-world-has-lost-an-iconic-female-vocalist/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Government has not ‘refused’ to sign the World Bank loan for UG</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/government-has-not-%e2%80%98refused%e2%80%99-to-sign-the-world-bank-loan-for-ug/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/government-has-not-%e2%80%98refused%e2%80%99-to-sign-the-world-bank-loan-for-ug/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:04:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170176</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, At this time, there are some concerns about the University of Guyana finding expression in protests. And it is the job of the stakeholders to ensure a timely resolution to the issues that would be mutually beneficial. At the same time, there are two imminent significant developments aimed at comprehensively transforming the university. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/government-has-not-%e2%80%98refused%e2%80%99-to-sign-the-world-bank-loan-for-ug/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>President did not mention local government in his address</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/president-did-not-mention-local-government-in-his-address/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/president-did-not-mention-local-government-in-his-address/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:03:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170170</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I attended the opening ceremony of the 10th Parliament, and join with those who complimented the Speaker and staff on the arrangements. I also join in complimenting the President on his maiden speech in what we referred to in the old days, as a ‘Throne‘ speech. There was one significant disappointment: we are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/president-did-not-mention-local-government-in-his-address/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are the authorities trying to trap drivers with the absence of visible signs?</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/are-the-authorities-trying-to-trap-drivers-with-the-absence-of-visible-signs/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/are-the-authorities-trying-to-trap-drivers-with-the-absence-of-visible-signs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:02:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170169</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in your newspaper dated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 captioned ‘There should be upright signs indicating one-way streets.’ I totally agree with the writer and support the idea that the relevant authority should do the proper thing by erecting appropriate signs for the benefit of road users – signs that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/are-the-authorities-trying-to-trap-drivers-with-the-absence-of-visible-signs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Whatever else is ‘extreme’ at the university, it is not the students</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/whatever-else-is-%e2%80%98extreme%e2%80%99-at-the-university-it-is-not-the-students/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/whatever-else-is-%e2%80%98extreme%e2%80%99-at-the-university-it-is-not-the-students/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:01:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170168</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Students of the University of Guyana take umbrage at the recent statement by the Secretary of the Cabinet, Dr Roger Luncheon, relating to students at the University of Guyana being involved in a legitimate and humanistic exercise to highlight the issues and problems which beset them on a daily basis at our most [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/12/whatever-else-is-%e2%80%98extreme%e2%80%99-at-the-university-it-is-not-the-students/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It was not possible to do scientific research at UG because of lack of equipment and funding</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/it-was-not-possible-to-do-scientific-research-at-ug-because-of-lack-of-equipment-and-funding/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/it-was-not-possible-to-do-scientific-research-at-ug-because-of-lack-of-equipment-and-funding/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:09:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169984</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, I only know what your newspaper reported on the unemployment of Freddie Kissoon by UG.  According to present rules, academics must meet certain criteria of age and accomplishment. But based on your reports of what the PPP councillors said, I can see neither the urgency nor the logic for Mr Kissoon’s dismissal and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/it-was-not-possible-to-do-scientific-research-at-ug-because-of-lack-of-equipment-and-funding/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GPHC protocol regarding interviews</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/gphc-protocol-regarding-interviews/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/gphc-protocol-regarding-interviews/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:08:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169985</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation wishes to express its concern over your newspaper’s constant breach of the hospital’s protocol regarding the interviewing and photographing of patients, particularly in the wards (reference page 2 of today’s 9 February, 2012 edition). This policy was instituted to safeguard the hospital and its patients from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/gphc-protocol-regarding-interviews/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A land of troubles</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/a-land-of-troubles/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/a-land-of-troubles/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:07:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169990</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Guyana is a land of many waters, and it is also a land of many troubles. After the November 28 elections many of us were hopeful that we would see change, but already our hopes are being dashed to the ground. First it was the haggling over the Speakership, where some thought they [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/a-land-of-troubles/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The documents belonging to the Berbice Land Registry are in Berbice, not Georgetown</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-documents-belonging-to-the-berbice-land-registry-are-in-berbice-not-georgetown/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-documents-belonging-to-the-berbice-land-registry-are-in-berbice-not-georgetown/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:06:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169986</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, In response to letter dated January 21 in the Kaieteur News under the caption ‘Landmark ruling against the Registrar of Lands,‘ I wish to set the record straight. At no time did the learned judge compel me to sign the Certificate of Title.  The nisi order for the application by Parbatie Khan was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-documents-belonging-to-the-berbice-land-registry-are-in-berbice-not-georgetown/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The fishermen cannot be protected from piracy without the assistance of technology</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-fishermen-cannot-be-protected-from-piracy-without-the-assistance-of-technology/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-fishermen-cannot-be-protected-from-piracy-without-the-assistance-of-technology/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:05:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169991</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, The fishing community in Essequibo is very uneasy about the increased spate of piracy and the attacks on fishermen on the high seas. Over the last weekend, pirates attacked an estimated 15 vessels off the Essequibo Coast. There are many challenges facing the fishing sector in Guyana especially in Essequibo and Berbice. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/02/11/the-fishermen-cannot-be-protected-from-piracy-without-the-assistance-of-technology/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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