Letters to the Editor

Remembering the days of ‘chowse’

Dear Editor, I wouldn’t have thought that anyone else remembered the then Traffic Chief Joe Braz’s refashioning of English pronunciation until I saw the Gittenesque use of “chouse” in her condemnation of how things went during the Gala State Dinner marking the country’s Independence Jubilee.

Pensioners should be treated in a more dignified manner

Dear Editor, Every single month  at each post office in this country, from early dawn (‘foreday marnin’) one can witness long queues of  senior persons/pensioners waiting  in undignified fashion for their National Insurance Scheme (NIS)  and old age pensions; ‘hungry belly’ in some cases.

We should support the integration of pardoned prisoners

Dear Editor, The President of Guyana will not be deterred from his desire to pardon prisoners from time to time, so the next best thing is to trust his judgment and support his vision while the religions pray for the reformation of the pardoned individuals.

New Essequibo ferry arrangements make travel easier

Dear Editor, Essequibians are high in praise of the coalition government, Minister of Infrastructure David Patterson and the General Manager of Transport and Harbours, Ms Merchant, for seeing the wisdom in having the two Chinese ferries ply three times a day between Parika and Supenaam.

Suspect arrested

Dear Editor, With respect to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 under the caption ‘Essequibo rapist still at large,’ please be informed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday May 31, 2016, at Supenaam, Essequibo, and is in custody assisting the police in their investigations.

Are we truly one people?

Dear Editor, Poor economic conditions in Guyana ‒ high cost of living, poor standard of living, unemployment ‒ is one of the reasons why Guyanese emigrate to different parts of the world.

Perry Mars deserves a national honour

Dear Editor, It is not without a considerable degree of uncertainty and trepidation that the associates, colleagues and family of the late Prof Perry Mars gathered to bid him farewell on the day preceding the 50th Independence Anniversary.

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