Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,        I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of the late Mr Clyde Roopchand who passed away on March 30th, 2016.

Dear Editor, The astronomical increase of 500% in the rent for stands on Merriman Mall for vendors is unconscionable.

Dear Editor, Despite what former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds wrote about the absence of corruption in agencies which fell under his former portfolio, and which was published in your March 31 edition, the economic hardship, institutional weaknesses, criminal justice inefficiencies as well as ethnic fractures in this country did provide fertile ground for corruption during the last administration.

Dear Editor, I looked at a replay of the March 31 World Cup semi-final between India and the West Indies (which the West Indies won by scoring 146 runs in boundaries and sixes as opposed to 92 by India) in a less anxious frame of mind than watching it live, and noticed Shane Warne broadcasting while Samuels was at the wicket.

Dear Editor, Transgender persons in Guyana face grave levels of discrimination, harassment and humiliation and social exclusion in their daily lives.

Dear Editor, I am fully aware that the law often works in mysterious ways, and that justice is only occasionally one of the wonders it performs.

Dear Editor, Though somewhat disappointed I’m not in the least surprised that Mr Samuel Wright, leader of the Linden 2025 team at the just concluded local government elections was not even accorded a fleeting chance of being considered for Mayor of Linden. 

Dear Editor, I am hoping that the National Democratic Councils go into action as quickly as possible to carry out their duties.

Dear Editor, The Certificate of Election issued by a Returning Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) in Region Six to Ms Gumattie Kumar, elected councillor of the Ordnance/Fort Lands #38 NDC in Cumberland, Canje which has been stamped and signed by the officer, contains spelling and punctuation errors (copy provided).

Dear Editor, I write this letter with some trepidation. I’m extremely disappointed with the current government.

Dear Editor, Over the last weeks to months I have been disturbed and pained by the unjust smearing of the GEA and its CEO in the false so-called revelations in the media, featuring apparently selected leaks from the commissioned forensic audit of the GEA, so-called revelations of apparent scandals uncovered and of mismanagement and corruption at the GEA.

Dear Editor, When The APNU+AFC came to government they began a series of Forensic Audits of many government entities.

Dear Editor, I welcome Mr Sherwood Lowe’s contribution to the discourse on the local government system (‘The Local Government Commission was set up to remove the minister…’ SN, March 30).

Dear Editor, We the undersigned call on the Presi-dent, the Ministers of Public Security, the Sexual Violence Unit of the Ministry of Social Protection, the Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs, the Chancellor of the Judiciary, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of the Childcare & Protection Agency to ensure that in addressing the huge backlog of court cases priority is given to the large number of children and adolescent survivors of sexual offences who frequently spend up to 7 years awaiting trial of the perpetrators.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter on March 29, which you titled ‘The coalition’s reputation needs protecting in Lethem’.

Dear Editor, The very small cattle, sheep and goat farmers of Kilcoy, Chesney and Fyrish Village are being put out of business by the selfishness of an extremely large poultry farmer in the area.

Dear Editor, I write with respect to the recent tragedy at the Georgetown Prison where seventeen prisoners died and several others were injured.

Dear Editor, Gail Teixeira wants the government to remove me as Chair of the Guyana Reparations Committee because I revealed an inconvenient truth about three Amerindian nations who have already received part of the 13.8 per cent of Guyana through the Guyana government.

Dear Editor, Once again, Chair of the Guyana Reparations Committee Eric Phillips, has used the public media to convey erroneous information on the history of Guyanese.

Dear Editor, It is contradictory for Guyana to have been a signatory to the December 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, yet pushing the development of the oil industry.