Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has seen the letter to the editor on the National Minimum Wage Order by Mohammed Akeel, former chief labour officer, as well as the joint statement in response to it from President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Norris Witter and General Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) Kenneth Joseph, who are both members of the Tripartite Board.

Dear Editor, I have had the honour and privilege since 1971 and to talk on several occasions with Mr Ralph Ramkarran, who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly until 2011.

Dear Editor, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to a letter in Stabroek News of July 18, 2013 under the caption `Needs to know where children have been placed.’

Dear Editor, The West Indian Association was formed over thirty years ago; the founders were the late Mr J B Charles and Mrs Joyce Prowell. 

Dear Editor, It is with keen interest that I read both articles published in the Kaieteur News editions of July 3 and July 4 respectively.

Dear Editor, It appears to me that the AFC opposes and deposes all and every motion of the government, whether these benefit the echelons and cronies of the party in power or the vast majority of the present and future generations of Guyanese. 

Dear Editor, I write to bring to your attention a particularly ominous situation being perpetrated by a prominent resident in the community.

Dear Editor, Why is the state’s resources not distributed equally among all the people?

Dear Editor, It has been three months since I reported to the GT&T customer fault-reporting section through 097 about my landline which has a problem, I even visited the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph department at Philadelphia Street to report the problem.

Dear Editor, When I wrote to the press on September 25, 2012, I was hardly surprised at the expeditious reaction by the authorities in fixing the bridge in question, if only for the sake of GuyExpo 2012.

Dear Editor, The shorter version of cricket is not for the faint hearted.

Dear Editor,   I see the Private Sector Commission up in arms because the Amaila Falls bill was not passed.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Youth disappointed young people on July 17th  as no official showed up at a youth consultation to engage youths on the formation of a National Youth Council for Guyana.

Dear Editor, From all appearances the Ministry of Education (MOE) continues to place ‘new wine in an ancient wineskin.’ 

Dear Editor, I was a faithful GT&T user. My first cellular phone was GT&T and I remained ‘true to the blue’ from then.

Dear Editor, This nonsense must be stopped. I am talking about the bushy house lot next to my house at Blairmont.

Dear Editor, Can Guysuco please explain why the notice below was given such restricted publication, thereby restricting the possible range of responses?

Dear Editor, I returned home last Sunday after a visit overseas and have read the National Minimum Wage For Regular Working Hours (For All Workers in Guyana) Order No 5 of 2013 signed by the  Minister of Labour and would like to make a few comments and observations and seek some clarifications.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, 2nd of July I presented a petition to the Beterverwagting and Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council.

Dear Editor, The residents of the Manchester/Ulverston area would like to express our disgust at the incompetence of the Guyana Cricket Board that affected our young villager, Sylus Tyndall, from travelling to Jamaica to represent his county in the West Indies Cricket Board Under-15 tournament.