Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Page 414 of the March 15 parliamentary debate on Paper 7 for replenishment of the Contingencies Fund, Mr Khemraj, the AFC MP drew the attention of the National Assembly to section 24 of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) which  requires the Finance Minister, “when introducing a supplementary appropriation Bill, [to] present to the National Assembly the reasons for the proposed variations and provide a supplementary document describing the impact that the variations, if approved will have on the financial plan in the annual budget.”

Dear Editor, Reading Dave Martin’s article ‘No negative consequences‘ in your Sunday, May 13 edition, caused me to reflect on a letter I submitted some years ago lamenting the attitudes of young people, particularly students.

Dear Editor, This morning’s news on the radio stated that the OLPF programme is going into its second phase on the coastland.

Dear Editor, Occasionally we are reminded of the folly of seeing only the trees and not the forest. 

Dear Editor, The recent public meetings the AFC have been having in many parts of the country are highlighting a trend of rising anger among the poor and the working class against the ruling PPP. 

Dear Editor, For the longest while I have argued that the PPP/C government feels justified in treating Guyanese they way they do because they view them in very limited terms.

Dear Editor, I do not quite understand why Mr Lincoln Lewis would challenge President Donald Ramotar’s claim that “it is they [Indians] who called for the right to vote” in Guyana in his missive captioned ‘The President opted for a divide and rule strategy‘ (SN, May 8).

Dear Editor, Thursday, May 3 gone there was a prolonged and torrential downpour  in Linden that once again caused a flood. 

Dear Editor, I cannot figure out why Mr Robert Corbin’s indication that he might not be seeking re-election as leader of the PNCR, is causing such a stir.

Dear Editor, Please allow us to clear the air on pronouncements made by APNU Public Relations Officer Malika Ramsey on the May 13 airing of Nation Watch, which stated that employees of the Government Information Agency (GINA), were forced or threatened to make statements condemning the 2012 Budget cuts.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) saga has its genesis in the desire and aspirations of a few individuals to dominate and take control of the GCB for their own personal purposes rather than for the purpose of developing cricket.

Dear Editor, In Sunday Stabroek’s editorial of May 13, 2012, the view was expressed that, “One cannot help but feel that the governing party has no idea what it is doing at the moment, or what it should be doing in the circumstances.“

Dear Editor, I attended the Guyana Football Federation campaign launch for World Cup 2014 on My 12, at the Princess Hotel.

Dear Editor, After reading the Minister of Amerindians Affairs’ response to the GHRA over how the budget cuts will affect Amerindians (GC, May 14), I have a simple question which I hope she will answer with the same alacrity she did the GHRA.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to two responses – ‘US former presidents benefits cannot be compared to those in Guyana‘ by Eric Moseley (SN, May 15) and ‘What was the principle the government applied when it came up with the former presidents’ benefits package?’

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Guyana Police Force’s ‘Operation Safeway’ for its modest successes over the first four months of 2012. 

Dear Editor, With reference to your editorial ‘The Norway funds’ (May 14), I wish to mention that on November 7, 2011, the Steering Committee of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), which is comprised of representatives of the Governments of Guyana and Norway, approved the disbursement of US$5.94M to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for disbursement to Guyana for project related activities, plus administrative fees of US$140,000.

Dear Editor, ‘Police abuse of law abiding citizens “a deep seated problem“ –Ramkarran‘ (SN May 14) refers. 

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds’ letter ‘Boilers, steam turbines and alternators are still in the steam power station in Linden‘ (SN, May 11).

Dear Editor, Only a revolutionary thinker could have conceived the 1763 Monument and executed it.