Letters to the Editor

Georgetown may very well be Caricom’s most unattractive capital

Dear Editor, The trash and filthy drain around Guyana’s Parliament epitomizes the state of Georgetown, and one can safely say Guyana – a nation plagued by corruption at all levels, with a bureaucracy that makes the nation crawl, and a political system that totally centralizes power in a country that still awaits the implementation of local elections.

Jagdeo observed the ten-year condition attached to the transport for Pradoville I land to the letter

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to a letter published by the Stabroek News on September 4, 2012, and written by Cindy Sookdeo, in respect of statements I made in the recently aired in the NCN debate series in respect of former President Bharrat Jagdeo‘s pensions (‘The evidence shows that former President Jagdeo got preferential treatment for Pradoville II land’).

What kind of a country…?

Dear Editor, What kind of a country do we live in when the body of a dead donkey lies on the side of a major roadway in Guyana and it is left to the stray dogs to dispose of the carcass?

Misunderstanding of military matters

Dear Editor, Perhaps Wild Coast author John Gimlette’s bewilderment at Major-General Singh’s criticism may lie in the gross misunderstandings created by statements such as “It’s true too that I acknowledged him as the commanding officer in two operations that were – from a military point of view – deemed successful.

SVN has made supporters of school proud

Dear Editor, Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) 2012 CSEC results have once again made us all proud as supporters of this unique Hindu secondary school, which welcomes teachers and students from other religious persuasions.

Conclusions were based on poll findings, facts and anecdotes

Dear Editor, In his response ‘An Obama defeat cannot be ruled out but is highly unlikely’ (SN, Sep 2) to my letter (SN, Aug 31), Mr Wesley Kirton queried firstly, where did I get my information from, suggesting that an overwhelming majority of Guyanese and Caribbean people are Democrats and that not many watched the Republican convention; and secondly, on what basis I made the claim that Guyanese-Americans (and others) were disappointed with Obama’s education policies.

Wesley Kirton

Dear Editor, There was a recent letter, ‘An Obama defeat cannot be ruled out but is highly unlikely’ (September 2) by Wesley Kirton that was published in SN.  I

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