Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, You might be aware that the University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS), the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) have decided on strike action in the form of a ‘sit in’ at the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, A few nights ago I saw the publication on NCN TV of some thirteen proposed one-way streets.

Dear Editor, I stand in solidarity with Mr Freddie Kissoon, as he and many Guyanese react with justifiable revulsion against his unwarranted dismissal as a lecturer at the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Your editorial, ‘Flood cycle’ of February 5, 2012 despairingly reiterated the lack, and dire consequences, of a publicly available and convincingly argued plan for water management on Guyana’s increasingly waterlogged coastal plain.

Dear Editor, Among the myriad functions of the trade union movement, which consists of workers and union leaders united as one force, is the right, as per recognized trade union language to “militancy” and to “fight” in pursuit of common interest which includes the settlement of industrial disputes.

Dear Editor, I have been following the saga over a parcel of land in Santa Rosa, Moruka, from which a resident of over 25 years was evicted to facilitate the construction of a guest house by the stepson of the Minister of Amerindian Affairs.

Dear Editor, For over three decades I had the good fortune of interacting with the late Robert Williams to the extent of observing some philosophical underpinnings he adapted in response to many of life’s cruel tests and challenges.

Dear Editor, With regard to your international news item, ‘Scandal blow puts Indian government in danger’ (SN, Feb 6), it is hardly likely that the Congress government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Gandhi clan will fall as a result of corruption scandals.

Dear Editor, The letter from Mr Alfred King, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, was well received (‘Ministry of Sport disturbed by procedure used to sensationalize apparent sloth in progress of synthetic track’ SN, February 4).

Dear Editor, Harry Hergash in Saturday’s issue of SN drew attention to the Report of President Cheddi Jagan’s Commission on the University of Guyana (‘The firing of Kissoon can only serve to embarrass the PPP and the President’).

Dear Editor, A brief note to my letter on Amaila Falls that was published in SN on Saturday (‘Does the government have the requisite technical expertise to manage large infrastructure investment?’).

Dear Editor, I am a member of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) who was personally approached by Mr Shiv Nandalall to become a member.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Mr Alfred King, the PS, Ministry of Sport captioned ‘Ministry disturbed by procedure used to sensationalize apparent sloth in progress at synthetic track‘  (SN, February 4). 

Dear Editor, The AFC is a multiracial party operating in a racially charged voting environment.

Dear Editor, The Essequibo boat service Parika-Supenaam will be getting a big boost as soon as the two new ferries start operating in early February – that is if the two landing ramps are completed in time.

Dear Editor, Accidents are on the increase in Region 10, especially in Linden town.

Dear Editor, Essequibians should organize a motorcade for the new newly crowned National Chutney Monarch, Haresh Singh of Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast.

Dear Editor, I thought it wise to provide information on the circumstances surrounding the operations of the Bartica NDC.

Dear Editor, It is my humble opinion that something is drastically wrong with the Guyana Revenue Authority concerning the way they are conducting business in relation to individual income tax.

Dear Editor, I went to Sparendaam Police Station on Aug 28, 2011 to give support to a friend whose dog was fatally chopped by some thoughtless persons in the village where she lives.