Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Effective emancipation must allow us to make genuine choices.

Dear Editor, Thanks to relentless scrutiny from the opposition political parties and informed patriots like Mr Christopher Ram, Mr Ramond Gaskin and others, the people have finally received some data and information on the proposed US$858M Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project.

Dear Editor, The statements made by PPP officials at the opening of the People’s Progres-sive Party’s 30th Congress and at recent press conferences should be cause of concern, if not alarm for all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, In reference to the letter under the name of Mr Gocool Boodoo, former Chief Election Officer (Stabroek News of Monday, July 29), it is incumbent upon me as Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to respond to those issues which are classified as technical/official and not the accusations which relate to Dr Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Commission.

Dear Editor, The briefings provided by the Sithe/ Blackstone group to the parliamentary sectoral committees on Natural Resources and Economic Services and to the National Stakeholders Forum are no substitute for a Green Paper that includes the findings of independent objective technical and financial assessments.

Dear Editor, The Anna Regina Town Council will need prudent management or it will continue to fail in all its efforts to accomplish its objective, and it seems to me that the newly installed Interim  Management Committee (IMC) doesn’t have a clue how to solve the numerous problems.

Dear Editor, The upcoming PPP Congress is over before it begins. 

Dear Editor, I attended the open Stakeholders Meeting on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project at the National Convention Centre on 31 July, described in the programme as ‘a collaboration between the Government of Guyana and Sithe Global.’

Dear Editor, I wish to take advantage of Sithe’s presence in Guyana to put some pertinent questions to them and the government in connection with the Amaila Falls Hydro Project.

Dear Editor, Permit me to bid a happy and reflectful 175th Emancipation Day /Month to all Guyanese, and in particular to my brothers and sisters of African descent, who must feel reassured that the rest of us are with you in your continued struggles in every part of the world to recover, economically and spiritually, from that crippling blinding white flash in human history that spanned several centuries.

Dear Editor, The Oxford Dictionary defines a martyr as (a) a person who is put to death for refusing to renounce a faith or belief (b) a person who suffers for adhering to a principle or belief.

Dear Editor, This month marks 175 years since the abolition of slavery in Guyana, a significant milestone in our national calendar.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Hydar Ally (SN, July 31) captioned ‘Being gay is not a crime.’

Dear Editor, With respect to a news item on the Amaila forum in Stabroek News of July 31, Capt Gerry Gouveia was reported as saying that it was unrealistic and unjust to include the cumulative cost of the financing for Amaila over the duration of the project and to refer to the total cost as the cost of the project.

Dear Editor, ‘Police’ is a good word to start a conversation with or an even better word to start an argument.

Dear Editor, As the PPP congress comes to a close on Sunday in Port Mourant, the whole assembly will sing  in unison the words, “To keep the red flag flying,” which will be repeated more times than the words, “Oh, beautiful Guyana.”

Dear Editor, Mr Sherman Thompson seem to have missed the point I was making in my letter, ‘The PNC stands to benefit…’ (July 30).

 Dear Editor, Now that the water has receded I really support the call for the usual Sunday night lime to return to the Georgetown sea walls.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 before the start of Caribbean Airlines Flight 526 to Kennedy Airport (15:55 hrs departure), it really got off to a bad start.

Dear Editor, The recent disclosure in the print and electronic media does require some comment by me on the performance and renewal of the contract of the Chief Executive Officer of Gecom, Mr Gocool Boodoo.