Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Come April 1st – All Fool’s Day – an identifiably vulnerable section of the population will be required to queue for indeterminably long periods to collect pensions at the various branches of the Guyana Post Office Corporation.

Dear Editor, In these troubling political times, you may find these quotes appropriate.

Dear Editor, Mia Mottley, the Chair of Caricom said on withdrawing her elections experts from Guyana on Tuesday night: “It is clear that there are forces that do not want to see the votes recounted for whatever reason”.

Dear Editor, I was a teenager in the 70’s at the height of rigged elections in Guyana by the late President Burnham and leader of the PNC.

Dear Editor, For decades upon decades, most Guyanese wished and prayed for a good life, a simple life, a life with a living wage to support their families, a life of peace – to enjoy the blessings of a land full of so many beauties, pleasantries, goodness among the ordinary peoples, and of extraordinary potentialities (not including oil).

Dear Editor, I refer to recent letters and articles carried in the news, which seek to discredit the statement made by Major General (Rtd) Joseph Singh on the GECOM fiasco, and his appeal to President Granger to help resolve this situation that is now an international embarrassment for Guyanese.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank one of our elders, Sir Shridath Ramphal for reminding us of the values and principles upon which this nation was built; for God knows that we have strayed, at times, we have even lost our way.

Dear Editor, The statement of President Granger on the afternoon of Saturday March 21 on `Civil violence in the Mahaica-Berbice Region 5’ appeared to be surreal. 

Dear Editor, There is a worldwide war against the coronavirus.  In war a whole range of medals and awards are given for bravery and performance beyond the call of duty.

Dear Editor, We all know, all Guyanese and all of the democratic world which has witnessed the failure of GECOM to deliver credible results that there is only one solution and that is a transparent internationally observed recount of the vote from the ballots currently sealed in containers.

Dear Editor, As the Guyana election drama continues, some political power seekers as well as academics have been calling for power sharing as the way out of the current political crisis.

Dear Editor, Guyana is in a perpetual election/political crisis. The solution is five-pointed and easy a.

Dear Editor, Like many other Guyanese, I have been finding the letters of Mr GHK Lall learned and erudite and entertaining yet, even so, a little troubling in its studied purveying of us the PPP/C as being much the same as the PNCR/APNU+AFC.

Dear Editor, The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a threat to all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, His Excellency, Guyana’s Brigadier – President – did achieve, enjoy and demonstrate a sterling career.

Dear Editor, I read David Granger’s 20th March, 2020 statement and despite the little ray of hope I may have held that he would act in a way that would place country before party so that there would be a sensible resolution to this international embarrassment, the consequence of which will affect all Guyanese, that is now lost.

Dear Editor, I have a simple message to those who present themselves as leaders of the people of Guyana.

Dear Editor, V. S. Naipaul once famously noted, “Where you born, man, you born.”

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Ms Sherlina Nageer for her queries concerning a statement attributed to me last week in your newspaper about measures the Ministry of Public Health can implement to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Guyana.

Dear Editor, In his weekly columns over the past year in particular, Henry Jeffrey has laid out the pitfalls and challenges inherent in Guyana’s mainly bi-communal society, starkly visible at the time of national elections.