Dear Editor,
I have noted with sadness the press statement attributed to the Attorney General (AG), Mr Anil Nandlall, in connection with the December 28, 2012 decision of the High Court, in a case brought against the government in relation to the constitutionality of the mode of deposit and use of the Development Fund of Guyana (Lotto funds).
Dear Editor,
There has understandably been some degree of unease among the APNU faithful over my criticism of the coalition on a ‘Plain Talk‘ television programme aired on Sunday, January 6.
Dear Editor,
Please allow me to comment on the contents of an article in the Stabroek Business of Friday January 4, titled ‘Security service provider concerned over practices in sector,’ which quoted Mr Ian Caesar, head of Safeway Security.
Dear Editor,
It is highly unacceptable for the facts of King, Gandhi or Mandela’s exploits to be misrepresented.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to acknowledge the Guyana Chronicle’s January 10, 2013, article which was published under the caption, ‘AFC member raises pensioners complaints at RDC meeting.’
Dear Editor,
One has two options in dealing with a letter from the Public Relations Officer of Guyana Water Inc, Mr Timothy Austin, captioned ‘Residents of No 53 Village do receive treated water‘: either ignore this response from an official who is clearly unfamiliar with the operations at the grassroots level, or correct his assumption.
Dear Editor,
A BBC story of a Sri Lankan maid who was beheaded by Saudia Arabian authorities caught my attention.
Dear Editor,
The recent statement by Dr David Hinds on ‘Plain Talk’ giving the APNU coalition building process and activity in parliament an ‘F’ grade might well rattle the nerves of formal political structures, but should actually be viewed as a positive indicator of a developing political culture in Guyana.
Dear Editor,
I have been following the discussion between Swami Aksharananda and Messrs ul Haq, Bakr and Ally regarding the issue of rape with much interest.
Dear Editor,
I am writing to address the possible promotion of dangerous activities through the very pages of your newspaper, of which you and your readers may be unaware.
Dear Editor,
Demerara has just won the recently concluded Inter County limited over cricket tournament.
Dear Editor,
According to Mr Anatram Balram, General Manager (ag) of the Guyana Gold Board, “It is the policy of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and all relevant agencies to report accurate and responsible information for public consumption” (‘The Minister of Natural Resources will only make pronouncements…‘ SN, January 9).
Dear Editor,
I’m a vacationer in Guyana and on this, my third visit, I developed a medical condition which I sought help for at Woodlands Hospital.
Dear Editor,
Recently I had cause to go to the Caribbean Heart Institute for an angiogram.
Dear Editor,
In an SN letter of Jan 6 on solid waste disposal in Georgetown, Mr Royston King, Mayor and City Council (MCC) Public Relations Officer, expressed the view that increasing the number of garbage collection vehicles in the already crowded city streets and setting up a collection/holding centre were viable options to solve the solid waste disposal problems of Georgetown (‘The city needs a transfer station to manage solid waste’).
Dear Editor,
Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, wishes to address the concerns of Mr Christopher Samuels, printed in the Tuesday January 8, 2013 edition of Stabroek News, captioned ‘Number 53 Village needs potable water.’
Dear Editor,
I do not think that rational Guyanese would, for one moment, deny the need for urgent reform of the Guyana Police Service (GPS), but I would suggest that Mr Rohee has succumbed to a flawed strategy in his anxiety to prove his critics wrong.
Dear Editor,
A few hours after having sent off my second letter on the Ashley Anthony/ Caribbean Press fiasco, I received a telephone call from a Ministry of Culture official inquiring about my home address.
Dear Editor,
This morning (January 8) was the opening of the assizes.
Dear Editor,
I am wholly disheartened by the several crimes being perpetrated against women and children in Guyana ending without the conviction of the accused.