Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Works or some other contractor has been changing defective steel plates on the East Coast embankment road bridges. 

Dear Editor, I wish you could investigate whether television sets installed in the dashboards of motor vehicles are legal.

Dear Editor, Response is made to Prime Minister Sam Hinds’ letter in SN of  June 24, captioned ‘Electricity reform is the last step in the transformation of Linden from company town to a regular Guyanese town.’

Dear Editor, Facilitated by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, and Region Three’s Culture Youth and Sport Division, the communities of Fort Island, Lower Bonasika, Bendaff and Hubu in collaboration with the National Amerindian Development Foundation (NADF) last week began the observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (World Drug Day) early by shouting a message of ‘No to drugs!’

Dear Editor, Recently, I read a news item captioned ‘Father jailed for beating promiscuous daughter’ and I quickly got my glasses to read and reread the article because I could not believe it. To

Dear Editor, A recent news item in the print media gave the impression that the appointments of four senior members of the Audit Office’s staff have already been made by the long-acting Auditor General Mr Deodat Sharma.

Dear Editor, The numerous problems that have plagued the Supenaam Stelling have been well publicized and documented and up to this day it has not been determined with any degree of certainty who is to be blamed or whatever went wrong that caused the numerous delays in handing over, as well as the on-again, off-again manner in which this facility used to operate.

Dear Editor, I write as a boxing fan concerned about the shameful treatment of the young amateur boxers at the recently-concluded under-16 boxing competition sponsored by Pepsi and organized by the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA).

Dear Editor, While I laud the commitment of Digicel in sponsoring the second edition of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition, which according to a report has attracted 154 participating teams, I have a point of contention about Bygeval Multilateral inflicting an 11-1 drubbing on a hapless Buxton lineup.

Dear Editor, AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan’s warning of unrest should government proceed with plans to increase electricity tariffs in Linden (SN, June 22), has been exploited by PPP apologists to mean Mr Ramjattan has called for turmoil or disorder.

Dear Editor, On Saturday, June 23, the Wales Community Centre was the venue for an event which saw the intrusion of loud music into the Patentia community well after midnight.

Dear Editor, I write to issue a severe reprimand to Brother Ramjattan and to correct a stereotype of Afrikans given by his reported statement to Demerara Waves that the foolhardy and ostrich-like intention to increase electricity rates in Linden could “create violence in the street.”

Dear Editor, Demerara Waves reported in a news item on June 23 that Minister Rohee had announced that police officers would not get their full leave because of the ‘political climate’ in the country.

Dear Editor, The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) members should rethink their position on the call to boycott targeted businesses and rescind such calls.

Dear Editor, Having followed the ongoing discussions regarding President Ramotar’s threat that he will not assent to any bill that the opposition carries unless it is with the “full agreement of the executive and the full involvement of the executive,” I’d like to state the following as per the Guyana Constitution: a) Article 50 outlines, “The supreme organs of democratic power in Guyana shall be – i) the Parliament; ii) the President; and iii) the Cabinet.”

Dear Editor, I would like to assure Mr Lincoln Lewis and all who might read his letter in SN of June 22 captioned ‘The PM has not given the Linden communities and interest groups an opportunity to discuss the electricity issue’ that there is nothing vindictive in electricity reform in Linden.

Dear Editor, “President Donald Ramotar on Saturday last reiterated his call for unity in the sugar industry and commitment to working with the industry and all associated stakeholders to ensure that it continues to play a central role in the economy in order that many of the services that were provided in the past, can continue.”

Dear Editor, I have read with great interest the many comments made in relation to the news item carried by SN (June 17) which highlighted an article I wrote for the Weekend Mirror on ‘Corruption – The Time Has Come To Take Action.’

Dear Editor, I confess to paying only intermittent attention to the exchange in the letter columns between Messrs Eusi Kwayana and Sultan Mohamed on the role and importance of the Preamble of the Guyana Constitution.

Dear Editor, Had it not been for the grand events celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 60th year on the throne – the Diamond Jubilee – which was published in your Monday, June 4 edition headlined, ‘UK Queen and crowds brave rain for jubilee armada,’ my spirit would have remained dampened for a good part of that day.