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The cancellation of Kissoon’s contract should open the eyes of the public that nothing has changed
Dear Editor,The PPP-dominated University Council cancelled Freddie Kissoon’s contract with UG.
The law on treason is archaic
Dear Editor,I was charged for treason in 1980, with five other persons by the Burnham dictatorship.
The EPA did not test for mercury in the Haieka because there is no mining there
Dear Editor,The Environmental Protection Agency would like to make reference to a letter titled ‘There is no report of what tests were done on the water of the Haieka River‘ by Alfred Bhulai which was published in January 21, 2012 edition of Stabroek News.
Allegations about lack of propriety in acquisition of Duke Lodge by Roraima Airways Inc are false
Dear Editor, Mr Freddie Kissoon and I have never met formally or ever engaged in serious conversation.
The RDC should not be a rubber stamp
Dear Editor,Please permit me to respond to the letter captioned ‘The chairman and vice- chairman of a region are elected by members of the Regional Democratic Council,’ by Mr Archie W Cordis which was published in the Stabroek News of Janurary 21, and which conveys an incorrect impression of the election for the chairman and vice-chairman of a PPP/C-won region.
There may be a problem with the new licensing arrangements
Dear Editor,The GRA, after being validly criticized by citizens of this country for the confusion and congestion which prevails each year when motor vehicle licences have to be renewed, and after having its aggressive Commissioner General, in true Jagdeoite fashion, delight in ‘busing’ and ‘cussing down’ these very citizens who pay him a handsome tax-free salary every month, has decided to introduce a new system which it says will alleviate the confusion and congestion.
Springlands Garden development needs a lot of work
Dear Editor,Recently the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Mr Bankay were on CTV Channel 19 (a local television station in Corriverton) to promote a housing area at No 75 Springlands Garden, Corriverton.
Longden, not London
Dear Editor,It’s been a perpetual piece of misinformation, ignored principally by the M&CC which presumably is responsible for naming streets and erecting street signs (latterly with active support from the private sector).
Alligators living in Bartica dumpsite
Dear Editor,Recently a letter was published in SN by me about the reckless dumping of garbage on the public road at Byderabo, Bartica.
If Ramkarran had been at the helm the PPP would have secured an overall majority
Dear Editor,Reading the Stabroek News of January 18, about the PPP addressing the issue of loss of voters, Ralph Ramkarran accused the opposition of abandoning convention and that APNU in collusion with its junior partner the AFC unashamedly deployed its majoritarian will in parliament.
Dialogue is the way forward in chess not recrimination
Dear Editor,I have been playing chess for over five decades now and although I am not competitive, nor have I played in tournaments I have kept a close association with the game.
Neglect of TUFC’s nursery is the main reason for the decline of the club
Dear Editor,The Thomas United Football Club (TUFC) was started by Mr Johnson, a teacher, on April 1, 1960 at Thomas Lands YMCA, Kingston, and is the second oldest club around after GFC.

There is a lack of clarity in the debate between the Health Ministry and the Guyana Nurses’ Association about grades of nurses
Dear Editor,The debate between the Guyana Nurses’ Association and the Ministry of Health needs to be better enlightened, if only for the benefit of those persons who are likely, however reluctantly, to be patients of public health facilities.
The synthetic track at Leonora will be a boost for Region 3
Dear Editor,When the synthetic track at Leonora village is finally completed in 2012-2013, it will be a booster for West Coast Demerara (Region 3) since all track meets will be hosted there.
Matthew’s Ridge needs help in the area of sports
Dear Editor,Living in the interior is a very wonderful experience; there are lots of places to explore, especially those such as Port Kaituma or Matthew’s Ridge.