Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am a retired Corporal of Police. I collect my pension every month at the Other Ranks canteen, and it is very disgusting to know that every month they come late to pay us at 16:30hrs and sometimes 17:00hrs.

Dear Editor, In a letter to SN on June 5 titled ‘The preamble to the Guyana constitution commits us to finding a system of governance which permits a “broad-based participation in national decision making”’ Mr Eusi Kwayana again advances an irresponsible demand for political power. 

Dear Editor, I am appealing to the Minister of Labour to embark on a campaign to inform employees about the new minimum wage that takes effect on June 1, 2012, and ensure employers comply with the new minimum wage for the categories of the workforce which are to benefit.

Dear Editor, It is very clear what Mr Eusi Kwayana means in pushing his revealing suggestion that “Hoyte exiting political power is apology enough” in his letter to SN of June 6 titled ‘The preamble to the Guyana Constitution commits us to finding a system of governance which permits “broad-based participation in national decision-making.”’  

Dear Editor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited denies the implications made by the newspaper, Kaieteur News in an article published June 7, 2012.

Dear Editor, I have kept my silence about the increase in fares being peddled by the private operators of public transportation around Georgetown for as long as I possibly could.

Dear Editor, I write to you with reference to the recent Independence Day celebration held at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Five.

Dear Editor, The glaring mismanagement of the PPP/C regime, along with the latter’s dictatorial tendencies has pushed me further towards the PNCR, as I long for a political alternative to lead Guyana.

Dear Editor, As a resident of Lodge I would like to respond to Mr Balwant Persaud whose letter was published in the Stabroek News on June 7, 2012 under the caption ‘The job of maintaining a clean city lies with the city council, the government and citizens, not foreign diplomats.’

Dear Editor, A few days ago as I watched Burma’s (Myanmar‘s) opposition leader, former political prisoner and Nobel Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi boarding a plane to neighbouring Thailand, I rejoiced in the triumph of her principled tenacity.

Dear Editor, This is a country that has untold wealth: gold, diamonds, bauxite, fertile lands, vast timber reserves and the list goes on.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) was quite concerned over a Stabroek News front page story captioned ‘Enmore sugar workers lash out at GAWU – ignore call for strike’ on Thursday last, May 31.

Dear Editor, Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is reported in your newspaper as having “urged a review” of the CJIA contract awarded to a Chinese firm that is found linked by filiation to a holding involved in corrupting government officials in other countries.

Dear Editor, On Saturday, June 2, Kaieteur News published a picture on its front page which showed a man beating a woman.

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the article in last week‘s Sunday Stabroek dated June 3, 2012, on page 19, under the caption ‘Regional Chairman breaks ranks with support for Bartica IMC.’

Dear Editor, I am a teacher at a Corentyne primary school (name given) and it is with much disappointment and pain that I am bringing this letter to your attention.

Dear Editor, It was with genuine relief that one learnt that certain derogatory remarks attributed to a former Minister of Human Services and Social Security to her new constituency of long-serving (and suffering) teachers were misreported.

Dear Editor, There was a story carried on Fox News (June 6) that really caught my attention.

Dear Editor, Any medium, print or otherwise, which exposes malfeasance, particularly that which impacts on the public purse, must be commended and supported.

Dear Editor, Too many wrongs have become entrenched in this country.