Letters to the Editor

A broken fire hydrant

Dear Editor, The Guyana Water Incorporated wishes to provide clarity to the situation captured in the Stabroek News photo captioned `Blankenburg water main’ on July 22, 2017.

A revolutionary idea

Dear Editor, Do not be confused. We are writing here about sport: cricket, to be exact.

Diatribe against LGBT community

Dear Editor, I read with sadness and much disappointment, a letter by one Edwin Lynch, in last weekend’s edition of the CS, captioned, ‘Gay Rights’.

Giant leap in the right direction

Dear Editor, I read with great pleasure the response of Debra Lewis, Public Relations Officer, M&CC to my recent letter to the editor in relation to the nightmare I encountered to get a refund of bail at City Hall.

Economic policies of government reflect Burnham period

Dear Editor, No proper historian can doubt that the most difficult economic years for the ordinary man in post-independent Guyana were during the last years of Forbes Burnham in the period 1984 to 1985.

Creepy place with lots of malignant spirits around

Dear Editor, This can be a creepy place that tightens the gut and heaves the stomach.

Airline service was just below that of an airborne Tata bus

Dear Editor, Just over a month ago while travelling overseas with a particular airline, I made some observations that the Ministries of Public Infrastructure, Business and Tourism, along with the Civil Aviation Authority, may find interesting and hopefully seek to address.

Bacchus’s casino licence application deserves a response

Dear Editor, I am a firm believer that the private sector in every country must be the engine of growth and development and this must be facilitated by an enabling environment created for the most part by governments.

STEM team message relevant for our politicians

Dear Editor, Many people may have missed the importance and significance of the tenth-place performance of our Team STEMGuyana at the recent robotics competition.

A president’s interpretation of a constitutional provision is not superior to a judicial interpretation

Dear Editor, Several news publications have reported President David Granger as saying that notwithstanding the decision of the court regarding the interpretation of Article 161 (2) of the Constitution, he intends to act in accordance with his own perception of the meaning of the text.

Prison, fire service and police force should have jointly investigated Camp Street fire; CoI unnecessary

Dear Editor, As I predicted, we will have a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the fires at Camp Street Prisons.

Everyone must respect the Gecom ruling of the Chief Justice

Dear Editor, Monday’s ruling by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire on the interpretation of Article 161 of the Guyana Constitution, regarding the criteria of those eligible to be on the List of Nominees for Chairman of Gecom, represents the ruling of the court and must be respected by all.

Why should we believe that white collar crime will not continue to plague the nation?

Dear Editor, I write in reference to observations made by Ms Vicky McPherson, a shareholder in the Global Energy and Infrastructure group as reported in KN of July 7.

We must recommit to the separation of powers

Dear Editor, In 2017, hardly a day goes by when we are not treated to another variant of how the Gecom Chairman should be appointed in the daily media.

New judges possess the tools for the gruelling demands of the job

Dear Editor, I congratulate the new judges and believe that they can and will serve the nation well.

GWI problem was solved

Dear Editor, Dr Richard Van West-Charles, along with his billing and customer service management teams, deserves open commendation for swiftly and actively addressing a matter surrounding Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) service.

Placement of secondary students should be put in hands of regional education officials

Dear Editor, Now that the results of the National Grade Six Assessment are out, students with the guidance of their parents are busy trying to gain admission to the secondary school of their choice.

The pervasive lack of respect for the law may neutralise the fruits of constitutional reform

Dear Editor, I note today the calls for constitutional reform, and the attendant expectations of such a reform process.

There is mining lawlessness at Karrau

Dear Editor, I recently visited the Karrau Amerindian village, very close to the green town of Bartica where I was confronted with numerous complaints of mining lawlessness by persons who own mining properties on Karrau’s village lands.

Work on the Agriculture Road is not being properly done

Dear Editor, I wrote several letters pertaining to the deplorable state of Agriculture Road.

We are improving the bail money refund system

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter captioned ‘Process I encountered to recoup bail money from city has potential to promote corrupt behaviour’ which appeared in the Monday, July 17 edition of your newspaper.

It is not too late for the WPA to realign itself with democratic forces

Dear Editor, The current tension between the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and the ruling APNU+AFC Government is symptomatic of a much deeper conflict.

Granger is very aware of collective responsibility where the cabinet is concerned

Dear Editor, When President Granger at a luncheon hosted at State House on the occasion of his 72nd birthday declared: “You are family … you are my second family” he knew exactly what he wanted to telegraph to his cabinet colleagues.

The CJ expressed an opinion on an issue not before the court

Dear Editor, By now you ought to be aware of the Chief Justice’s ruling on the interpretation of Article 161(2) of the Constitution in respect of the appointment of a Chairperson for Gecom.

Why did GuySuCo not pursue the ethanol option?

Dear Editor, Accompanying a letter to the editor by EB John in SN of July 18 was an interesting picture of a group of GuySuCo officials who went to Brazil in the 1980s to study that country’s successful production of ethanol.