Letters to the Editor

Downloading NIS claims forms is optional

Dear Editor, National Insurance Scheme has noted with great concern the letter published in the Stabroek News dated Thursday March 09, 2012 under the caption `Pensioners now have to download NIS sickness benefit form from internet’.

Honest feedback to employees has far-reaching impact

Dear Editor, My good friend and mentor Mr. E.B.John rightfully drew attention (SN, 23/3/12, pp7-8) to the dangers of deficient application of the systemic/methodological aspects of Performance Appraisals to which employees are often subjected.

LGBT community must take centre stage in consultations on sexual orientation, gender identity laws

Dear Editor, The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) welcomes the commitment of the Guyana government to host consultations on issues related to matters of law reform on sexual orientation and gender identity, as part of its obligations to report back to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process on these and other recommendations by September 2012.

Shared governance or snap election?

Dear Editor, In view of the elections irregularities that were recently highlighted by APNU’s verification team, I want to lend my voice to the numerous calls for timely reactions to APNU’s claims from GECOM’s chairman —Dr.

Meadow Bank fisheries complex needs improving

Dear Editor, I  promised my friends Budhoo and Sandra that I would petition the press on their behalf concerning the poor conditions existing at the fisheries complex at Meadow Bank, hoping that something will be done to alleviate the conditions there.

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