Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Dr Jeffrey’s letter in SN of January 1 is excellent PR for candidate Ralph Ramkarran, but it is sorely lacking.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that in the media and in your publication that the Caricom has fired Mr Carl Greenidge at the insistence of the Government of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Had it not been for the wise and constructive statements from Mark Benschop on Plain Talk with Christopher Ram on January 2, I could have sworn that Mayor Hamilton Green’s weak responses belonged in those comical satirical pieces put together by the producers of Stretched Out Magazine or Prime News Not Necessarily The News.

Dear Editor, The new protest twins seem to be bound together in all ways.

Dear Editor, In what appears to be a forced awakening, an election year publicity stunt or a cheap gimmick, Minister Manzoor Nadir chooses to now publicly admit what the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU), enlightened Guyanese and all trade unionists worth their stripes knew all along, that “The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union is the certified bargaining agent for a large section of [BCGI] workforce and [the company is] legally bound to treat with them.”

Dear Editor, I wish to comment on a few key points that were raised in the article by Cary Fraser, captioned ‘Power, Politics, and Poverty – The PPP after Jagan,’ in the In the Diaspora column of Stabroek News of January 3, 2011.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a letter under the caption ‘How was Toshao Xavier chosen to serve on the UN forum?’

Dear Editor, I began my critique of Mr M Maxwell’s ‘Truth has no political party’ (SN, December 26, 2010) with the following statement: “Every so often one comes upon a letter that is so ill-conceived and littered with misconceptions that one can only ascribe untoward designs to its author.

Dear Editor, Part of your report in SN January 4, 2011, said “Drilling for oil in Guyana for the first time in a decade commenced last Friday at the Takutu Basin in Region Nine.”

Dear Editor, After reading Roland Thorne’s letter ‘All PNCR members should be allowed to vote for the presidential candidate’ (SN, December 31, 2010) a couple of things need to be said.

Dear Editor,One hopes that one of Minister Nadir’s New Year resolutions will include being honest with himself. 

Dear Editor, I find it disingenuous that Minister Robert Persaud, among others, keeps repeating an inaccuracy so frequently in the press.

Dear Editor, One of the fundamental strengths of democratic societies is the acceptance and promotion of the right to vote by secret ballot.

Dear Editor, Systematically this government has weakened the public servants, bullied the teachers, rendered penniless the TUC, conspired with RUSAL to de-unionise the bauxite workers, sidelined GAWU, abused their own Komal Chand and Navin Chandrapal as they do their critic Lincoln Lewis, and harassed the likes of Mark Benschop and Freddie Kissoon.

Dear Editor, Although over recent years the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has undergone some remarkable and positive changes in its officers, the poor quality of various services remains an underlying issue which needs to be addressed.

Dear Editor, Over the past years young people in our country have been told that they are either not responsible enough, not politically involved enough or not ready enough to take on many challenges in our community and country.

Dear Editor, I wish to acknowledge the passing of a dear and wonderful person, Mrs Orlene Ranetta Daniels, née Bristol.

Dear Editor, Could the Ministry of Housing and Water state clearly for the general public its policy or position on house-lots that were repossessed in the various housing schemes?

Dear Editor, Ralph Ramkarran stated in his letter in the SN online edition dated Sunday, January 2, 2011, `The Central Committee is the only constitutionally constituted body authorized to decide on the presidential candidate.’

Dear Editor, I don’t have a problem with criticism ( see `Ralph Ramkarran is the best PPP/C candidate for the presidency’ SN Jan 1, 2011).