Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I think Mark Bender in his interesting letter made a mistake in omitting George Headley from his list of great batsmen measured against The Don (‘Bradman is the best batsman the world has ever produced’ SN, January 22).

Dear Editor, There is a disturbing pattern of neglect, abandonment and misuse of the drainage systems and public reserves in most of the communities on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, and this has led to ugliness, garbage pile-up, flooding and overall deterioration of the standard and quality of these communities.

Dear Editor, I write today as an Amerindian of Region 9 out of concern for the shabby health services being provided by the Lethem Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, In historical terms, we have to concede that the PPP government is virtually on death row.

Dear Editor, It has been announced that Guyana will be hosting a tourism conference in April and over 250 delegates will be attending.

Dear Editor, The PPP-dominated University Council cancelled Freddie Kissoon’s contract with UG.

Dear Editor, I was charged for treason in 1980, with five other persons by the Burnham dictatorship.

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.

Dear Editor,  Mr Freddie Kissoon and I have never met formally or ever engaged in serious conversation.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Dear Editor, Recently a letter was published in SN by me about the reckless dumping of garbage on the public road at Byderabo, Bartica.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.