Letters to the Editor

It is time to rebuild this nation consistent with our Constitution

Dear Editor, A critical element for this nation’s development and the inhabitants’peaceful co-existence is knowledge of and adherence to the Constitution since it remains the people’s most potent weapon to ward off excesses and tyranny in furtherance of ensuring and protecting our wellbeing. 

The future for Guyana is not too hopeful

Dear Editor, In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are   four lines applicable to Guyana: There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to for tune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

Questions about local government

Dear Editor, There is hardly any denial of the under-performance of local government in Guyana, with the oldest municipality in the history of the nation persistently reflecting the depth of its ineffectiveness.

Government should respect Lindeners’ constitutional rights by allowing them access to private TV and radio stations

Dear Editor, Article 146 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Guyana provides for the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens and is the supreme law of the land and directs: “Except with his consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of expression, that is to say, freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference and freedom from interference with his correspondence.”

Inactive city council

Dear Editor, In your edition of January 6, Mr Roshan Khan complained about a truck causing hardship in his area over the last few weeks (‘Lorry parked in Light Street offensive to residents’).

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