Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Two Golds, two Silvers and two Bronzes for the Guyanese contingent at the just concluded 2013 CARIFTA Games in The Bahamas deserve applause.

Dear Editor, Whenever it rains it pours. We’ve been getting a lot of these in Guyana, it seems like forever.

Dear Editor, I read in the Stabroek News edition of April 2nd the story on cable licences.

Dear Editor, I read the letter by Dr David Hinds in yesterday’s Stabroek News titled `Kwayana’s principal demand was for Joint Premiership’.

Dear Editor, This perspective does not necessarily coincide with those of several stakeholders who are asking, and indeed shouting, for early Local Government Elections.

Dear Editor, Article 170(2) of the Constitution states “When a Bill is presented to the President for assent, he shall signify that he assents or that he withholds assent.”

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mayor Hamilton Green in the March 28, 2013 edition of Stabroek News (`What must be debated is the need for Justice, Equity and Decency to be all-pervasive’).

Dear Editor, I thank my friend and mentor Mr. E.B. John for bringing to my attention his rejoinder (SN, 29/3/13 which I had missed) to my letter on migrant workers (SN, 23/3/13).

Dear Editor, Continuing the excellent work of his immediate predecessors, Mr. Clinton Urling in his first year as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) brought youth and vibrancy to the organisation. He

Dear Editor, I am an overseas-based Guyanese, who has an account with the NBS, Georgetown branch.

Dear Editor, Inspire Inc. held a grand Phagwah Festival, 2013 at the National Stadium on March 27th, 2013.

Dear Editor, This letter is long delayed to allow me to verify certain facts.

Dear Editor, At this festive time of the year, as I confine myself to the four walls of my living room in semi-frigid upstate New York, hoping against hope that, with the advent of real spring weather, the weather will warm up, I cannot resist the temptation to embark on that nostalgic trip to relive the fun times I used to have in the balmy temperatures of beautiful Guyana at Easter time.

Dear Editor, I read from SN’s edition 30th March,  Mr. Christopher Ram’s detailed analysis of the 2013 budget  re old age pension that ”Too many retired businesspersons and even emigrants with the means to live a comfortable life unfairly collect this benefit.”

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Labour in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently sponsored “A Technical Workshop on the Role of Co-operatives in Nation Building and the Development of SME’s in Guyana”. 

Dear Editor, As Guyanese analyse the Budget for 2013 it is useful to compare some of the numbers with how they are presented and received.

Dear Editor, As we end this month in which we observed Consumer Day, this consumer would like to highlight some concerns and hope someone will listen up and take some corrective action.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Elton McRae’s letter, `Labour leaders failed on the Marriott workers issue’ (SN March 19, 2013).

Dear Editor, I have been following the centennial celebration of aviation history in Guyana and I like many others think it is fitting that we pause and pay homage to, and remember the men and women who were and continue to be, a part of our rich aviation history.

Dear Editor, An English friend of mine, who once served in Guyana on the VSO programme and would like to visit again, has asked me to find out whether there are any Quakers meeting in Guyana.