Opinion

Dear Editor, I refer newspaper article entitled ‘Sooba to appoint acting Mayor of Georgetown’ appearing in the August 15 issue of the Kaieteur News, and wish to offer the following comments.

Dear Editor, I am a pensioner 75 years old. I live in the bottom flat of a house that belongs to my son-in-law and daughter.

Dear Editor, The AFC is on record as fighting for politicians and political parties to rise above self-interest.

“Is not the pastness of the past the more profound, the more legendary, the more immediately it falls before the present?”

Dear Editor, Recognizing that Guyana has more to lose than to gain by the derailing of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, the AFC displayed a sense of patriotism by extending its support.

Dear Editor, It came as a great shock and later a greater disappointment to me when I learned of the conflict of interest position in which Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC) found himself regarding the Amaila Falls Hyropower Project.

Dear Editor, Mr Gocool Boodoo was never given due process ‒ not even a hearing.

Dear Editor, My mother always had her eyes on me as I played in the backyard.

Dear Editor, The 2013 CSEC numbers for Marian Academy are inspiring. 

Dear Editor, With the Guyana government and the opposition’s recent agreement on local government reform, the way has now been cleared for the holding of local government elections in Guyana after an extended period.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) it appears does not have the confidence of the cricketing fraternity in its present form since it is devoid of two thirds of its constituent members (Berbice Cricket Board and Demerara Cricket Board).

Dear Editor, I’m at lost and perplexed by the conduct of Kaieteur News to which I have been a regular contributor for many years over the manner in which it has unceremoniously terminated publishing my letters.

A couple of weeks ago, Ian McDonald penned a heartfelt tribute to a dearly departed friend and colleague from the world of sugar.

Dear Editor, The Region 2 Administration cannot be exonerated from shirking its responsibility to enforce the law in relation to unscrupulous vendors by giving short weight, especially in the meat section of the markets in the district.

Dear Editor, Is it economically viable to build the US$1B Amaila hydro plant in view of rising sea levels?

Dear Editor, We would appreciate the publication of this letter in response to a letter of complaint from Mr Javed Ishmael published in the letters column of your August 13, 2013 publication (‘No telephone or internet services at back of Britannia since July 24).

Dear Editor, SN readers may recall former President Jagdeo’s preference for referring to the Norwegian aid funds as ‘my money.’

Dear Editor, I join with all in offering heartiest congratulations to all the successful candidates in the CSEC and CAPE examinations offered in May/June 2013.