Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The reluctance of the BCCI to accept the toll reduction proposed by Government in the 2015 budget which was to take effect by September 1, 2015 is indeed troubling and while I do agree that consultations could have been held with BBCI about the proposed lowering of tolls through a government subsidy prior to the budget presentation this issue raises the following concerns: (1) The BBCI stance is a wakeup call for much greater scrutiny of any future private/public sector infrastructure projects.

Dear Editor, Marcus Aurelius once wrote: “Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so”.

Dear Editor, Despite our political differences, which in some respects are good for the body-politic, Guyana has a promising future.

Dear Editor, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran SC, contends that the Prime Minister is entitled to sit in Parliament while performing the functions of President.

Dear Editor, Last Saturday the Caribbean Voice honoured my work by awarding me the Victoria Regia Award.

Dear Editor, The words of the Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo are worth perusing.

Dear Editor, Peace be unto you. On August 24, SN carried a letter I shared about the performance of Marian in the CXC exams.

Dear Editor, “By any objective measure, the amount of significant, often traumatic, change in organisations has grown tremendously over the past two decades.”

Dear Editor, How does a little dot on the globe dominate such a great space on the world stage?

Dear Editor, Monetary policy is an unintentionally complex subject, with changes in one economic variable typically affecting a number of factors, and these changes themselves being effected through time with secondary effects of the first set of variables on themselves, with other factors being affected at third and fourth levels. 

Dear Editor, I have heard several times the opposition telling the government to fulfill the campaign promise of giving rice farmers $9,000 per bag of paddy but I cannot recollect hearing such promise.

Dear Editor, I attended my first meeting of the Council of the University of Guyana on Wednesday, August 19, 2015.

Dear Editor, Solar farms may not be the total answer to economic development in the hinterland, but they are an essential step.

Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News of August 12, Mr Sherwood Lowe suggested that the police be allowed access to “Gecom’s searchable database of registrants,” so they can “possibly use” same “to fight crime.”

Dear Editor, I must commend the new government for the consideration given to the development of the Indigenous people as laid out in the ten-point plan.

Dear Editor, Economics have led many down a dark road; with some it was pure callous greed, while others confessed it was a springboard to needed finances.

Dear Editor, Nothing for this government will come easy, and it is why it should be very conservative on some things, if only to preserve political capital.

Dear Editor, The barricades that are put up around Public Buildings every time Parliament is in session unnecessarily disrupt the activities of everyone who traverses that area.

Dear Editor, The creation of the Caribbean Patent Convention under the auspices of Caricom is a long awaited and most welcome development towards the harmonization of intellectual property (IP) laws in the region.

Dear Editor, Chief among the reasons for the many problems we face today in terms of quality service in both the public and private sectors is the issue of ethical leadership.