Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have been in the First Federation Life building since 1973 and I do not like the impression the public is getting ‒ only hearing from one side.

Dear Editor, Pope Francis continues to impress the international public not only with his humility and simplicity but also by his courage to pronounce on controversial issues, such as the attitude of the Church towards gays.

Dear Editor, The Constitution and Standing Orders of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) are very clear when it comes to disciplining a member.

Dear Editor, In ‘Future Notes’ of July 24, I made the following request for information: “… it must have been realised that, Member’s Day or not, attempting to question the government’s traditional right to set the order of business in the National Assembly would have been  controversial.

Dear Editor, I have chosen to remain on the Guyana political sidelines since 2000, and to focus on my law practice.

Dear Editor, I live in the USA and I do go home every year to Middle Street, Vryheid’s Lust, ECD.

Dear Editor, The West Coast and West Bank Demerara main roadways are quickly deteriorating, and it seems as though there will be no improvement any time soon.

Dear Editor, I always love to visit my home in Kwakwani; it’s such a beautiful place to relax and a place that holds lots of wonderful memories.

Dear Editor, The PPP administration has disrespected Berbicians once again by attempting to fool us into believing that the 63 beach will be developed this time not as “major tourist attraction” but rather as a “tourist dive.”

Dear Editor, According to Town Clerk Ms Diane Critchlow, “Anna Regina Town Council is likely to collect less than half of the $86 million projected taxes for this year and she believes that setting up a municipal court is among the solutions to get defaulters to pay” (SN, July 27).

Dear Editor, The syndicated column from the Miami Herald by Andres Oppenheimer which appeared in Sunday Stabroek on July 21, shows that the US economy is about to really take off and re-assert itself as the most powerful economy in the world, and the statistics and insight he provides, especially in the realm of technology, confirm what I have being saying all along, namely, that President Obama will stand out as one of the greatest presidents of the USA.

Dear Editor, It’s been thirty-three years since one of the greatest singers of all time passed on, after decades of bringing music to the ears of millions the world over, including so many of his diehard fans in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The DCB wishes to record its extreme disgust at the disrespectful attitude of the East Coast cricket administration towards its cricketers and the cricket structure.

Dear Editor, I read with interest a recent opinion expressed in this newspaper this past week which stated that Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon’s “wings are effectively clipped.”

Dear Editor, In less than a week, the PPP will begin their long overdue party Congress in the midst of political turbulence and gridlock in Parliament which they single-handedly created.

Dear Editor, With regard to an article which appeared in the Antigua Daily Observer on Wednesday, July 24th under the headline ‘Willock blasts Shillingford, welcomes WICB intervention,’ the WICB wishes to clarify as follows: At the last West Indies Cricket Board meeting of the Board of Directors (Georgetown, Guyana, July 13, 2013) a committee comprising Vice-President Emmanuel Nanthan (Chairman), and Directors Milton Henry and Anand Sanasie was appointed to sit with the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) to review and advise the WICB Board on the way forward.

Dear Editor, I write to raise public awareness, and if necessary bring light to my own ignorance.

Dear Editor, I  note  with  concern  a release  made  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Elections  Commission  in  relation  to my  request  for  ‘’Renewal  of  contract “   with  the  Elections   Commission.

Dear Editor, The attack on Mr. Akeel by Yarde and others is totally uncalled for since he rightfully pointed out by overtime calculation the costs associated with the implementation of the Mondays to Fridays work week. 

Dear Editor, The more information that the Minister of Culture is forced to reveal about the operations of the Caribbean Press, the more he proves himself of questionable competence and accountability, and hence deserving of a great deal more scrutiny than he has enjoyed until now.