Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, That lawyers and other professionals should pay their share of lawful taxes is not a matter in dispute.

Dear Editor, In a SN article of Sept 28, it was reported that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has confirmed that BK International (BKI) was issued the contract for the construction of the wharf and fuel delivery facility for GPL’s new power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop.

Dear Editor, Home Affairs Minister Mr Clement Rohee must be commended for maintaining calmness and composure in the face of relentless and sustained attacks by opposition elements with obvious political agendas.

Dear Editor, The sudden rise of crime all across Guyana has been of great concern to all Guyanese citizens fearing for their lives at the hands of criminal elements and bandits.

Dear Editor, There are two extremely dangerous traffic situations that exist in the Mahaica area.

Dear Editor, Racial politics in Guyana must end, and this must begin with the people. 

Dear Editor, Please grant me a space in your newspaper to highlight a plight that is not only facing me but the residents of the Good Hope New Scheme, phase three (located at the back of the existing village).

Dear Editor, It is that time of year again and the PPP/C are once again beating the ‘Restoration of Democracy,’ drum.

Dear Editor, On September 17 last, I was booked on a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for North America, when a most disturbing at the same time revealing incident took place at the Piarco International Airport.

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, wishes to address the statements in Stabroek News, October 2, 2013 in the letter titled ‘Low water pressure at Uitvlugt Sideline Dam.’

Dear Editor, The article captioned ‘Politics still holding back UG  -Ramotar’ (Stabroek News, October 2, 2013) states, “In her remarks to the gathering, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand read the speech made by the late president Cheddi Jagan at the institution’s inauguration in 1963.”

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to comments, purportedly made by Alliance For Change (AFC) spokesperson(s) who the Kaieteur News (September 27) identified as Mr Michael Carrington and the Stabroek News (September 27) as Mr David Patterson. 

Dear Editor, I hate to state the obvious but a SWAT team will not prevent or reduce crime.

Dear Editor, We note the lengthy letter written by the Attorney General, Mr Anil Nandlall, dealing with the assent to Bills in the National Assembly (‘The President has untrammelled freedom …’ SN, September 30). 

Dear Editor, It is very gratifying to see the US Ambassador sharing his thoughts on the Amaila Falls issue. 

Dear Editor, After months of hiding from the people, the so-called ‘pollster’ has resurfaced to announce another duplicitous poll in Guyana in September 2013.

Dear Editor, The letter by Mr Anil Nandlall, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs ‘The President has untrammelled freedom to assent to and withhold assent from Bills’ (Stabroek News, September 30) addresses two principal points: first the presidential assent (or non-assent) of Bills and second, the role of the Attorney General in the process.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in the October 2 edition of the Stabroek News under the caption ‘Guyana Securities Council Annual Reports tabled in Parliament for 2007-2011,’ signed by Mr Shaun O Allicok,  the GSC’s Legal Counsel/Corporate Secretary.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to clarify a situation which is perceived as a threat to the East Coast Cricket Board of Control.

Dear Editor, I refer with interest to the letter in Tuesday’s Stabroek News written by Vidyaratha Kissoon captioned ‘LGBT should be allowed to donate blood in Guyana’ and reinforce my support for the points made by the writer, since I was planning to pen a few similar words.