Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am appealing to the Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Teachers‘ Union to pay attention to a very important issue that is being discussed by teachers, especially the senior ones, and that is the issue of duty-free concessions to senior masters/mistresses (SM) and heads of department (HOD) in the teaching system.

Dear Editor, It is now evident that the National Sports Commission headed by Director of Sport Neil Kumar is not satisfied with the leadership of the President of the Guyana Olympic Association K Juman-Yassin.

Dear Editor, Regarding your news item about the T&T Prime Minister dismissing Junior Minister of National Security Colin Partap (SN Aug 28), most Trinis I spoke with  in New York and in Trinidad feel the PM did the right thing to discipline her Minister, although some feel she acted in haste not waiting for a report on the entire episode. 

Dear Editor, The ongoing live debate on corruption on NCN on Sunday night is welcome – moreso because many prefer to look at TV rather than read the newspapers.

Dear Editor, In August 2010, the Juvenile Offenders Amendment Act and the Training School Amendment Act were passed in the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, The case of the contract award pertaining to the construction of the specialty hospital already begins to assume the silhouette of the Amaila Falls project. 

Dear Editor, As part of the larger community improvement programme in Georgetown and other municipalities, I have joined many others in noting the enormous, concerted efforts over the years by government agencies, NGOs, diplomatic community groups, private citizens and, more recently, a clean-up campaign orchestrated by an “implementation committee” headed by Mr Keith Burrowes.

Dear Editor, The ferry crossing from Manhattan to Staten Island in New York is a very important service on which millions depend each year.

Dear Editor, Based on the recent 2012 CSEC results, students from Marian Academy performed excellently.

Dear Editor,       It is my firm belief that the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) must divert from its old ideology of semi-dictatorial governance.

Dear Editor, Permit me to congratulate the management and staff of the Passport Office on Camp Street for the excellent job they are doing under difficult circumstances.

Dear Editor, The recent letter by Swami Aksharananda, the Principal of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) school, relating to the school’s recent CXC results is one of the most important educational statements carried in the media in recent years.

Dear Editor, The 30th Olympics in London are finished and the Paralympics will start on August 29, when about 5000 athletes with disabilities from 165 different countries will be taking part.

Dear Editor, I am attaching a picture following a recent visit to the Reliance cemetery.

Dear Editor, Today’s picture on the SN front page of a solitary Haitian woman after the destruction of her tent home speaks to the intended under-mentioned letter I was about to pen whilst awaiting the effects of Hurricane Isaac on Haiti.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned ‘Morality not political experience should orient all our national institutions’ (SN, August 21) My reason for supporting Clarence O Perry is plain and basic.

Dear Editor, The PPP and PNC are elitist political organizations. As race-based parties, they use their primarily Indian and African support and see these two ethnic groups as politically expedient.

Dear Editor, On a recent episode of Al Jazeera’s  ‘Empire: Hollywood and the War Machine,‘ which examined the relationship between Hollywood and the USA’s military-industrial complex, Academy-Award winning filmmaker Oliver Stone said some amazing things.

Dear Editor, The International Committee in Continuing Defence of Linden has noted with relief but concern the announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the July 18th protest killings in Linden.

Dear Editor, Sir Ronald Sanders in his contribution to the Kaieteur News on August 12, 2012, shared with readers what he feels needs to be done if the Caribbean Community (Caricom) must sustain and improve its already stunning performance in track and field as was demonstrated recently at Olympic Games.