Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I noticed with much pain of heart that for the 47th Republic Anniversary, President David Granger pardoned only 9 persons and all were female.

Dear Editor, I commend President Granger for the substance, tone, and sweep of his inclusive words in that Republic Day address. 

Dear Editor, My students and I for over a month have purchased lunch from a Lusignan, ECD Chinese eatery.

Dear Editor, I too, like Dr Henry Jeffrey, must beg the editor’s sufferance on a debate he provoked.

Dear Editor, At the opening ceremony of the 28th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which was held in Guyana on February 16-17, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General and Chairman, David Granger failed once again to present meaningful and concrete policies and programmes for implementation for the social and economic growth and development of Community Members to enable them to service their heavy debts and provide employment opportunities for their people.

Dear Editor, As every cricket fan knows, the DRS was designed to improve the quality of umpiring, not to judge how good captains are at assessing whether a batsman was or was not out.

Dear Editor, As a freelancer working for National Communications Networks Inc and the Guyana Chronicle,  I find it difficult sometimes to get news and information from government officers in Region Two.

Dear Editor, Developments in France and several other Western European countries such as Britain and Germany are pointing in the direction of a rise in right wing politics. 

Dear Editor, As reported in a national newspaper on February 23, Republic Day, President David A Granger sent a most powerful and inspiring message to all the peoples of this country.

Dear Editor, There must be a solution to our governance problem.

Dear Editor, Professor Clive Thomas has a deserved reputation as an outstanding economist, particularly in sugar and monetary economics, a champion for bread and justice, for human rights and for free and fair elections.

Dear Editor, The decision by Appeal Court Justices Chancellor (ag) Carl Singh (ret’d) and Justice BS Roy, with Chief Justice (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards dissenting, to uphold retired Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang’s ruling that Bharrat Jagdeo can run for a third term, despite the Guyana Constitution’s requirement to the contrary, must spark a spirited debate about and acquaintance with this instrument , including through the education system.

Dear Editor, The souls of our ancestors cry from the hallowed grounds of the sugar estates for common sense; the sugar estates in large part constitute Guyana’s history insofar as it has been written.

Dear Editor, We have respectfully submitted a petition on the removal of the 14% VAT tax on private education to the government.

Dear Editor, We are in the habit of criticising our public servants and not applauding them when they get things right. 

Dear Editor, The legal immunities which the executive president of Guyana enjoys, is regularly, recklessly and unwittingly invoked in political quarters whenever it is expedient and convenient to do so.

Dear Editor, The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) televises an advertisement (I am sure they do it proudly) which says “We don’t just report a story, we live it.”

Dear Editor, The Court of Appeal decision to uphold the former Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling that the two-term presidential limit is unconstitutional, should not be seen as a chance for Mr Jagdeo to seek more than two terms as President of Guyana.

Dear Editor, The news article ‘Third term case for CCJ’ (SN, February 23), may be the only ray of hope for Guyanese who lived through the Forbes Burnham and Bharrat Jagdeo eras and understand what it means to endure presidencies fraught with dictatorial propensities.

Dear Editor, At a time like this there will be pressure on people with the banning of used tyres.