Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recent newspaper articles featuring Education Minister Manickchand’s “unbridled ambition towards improvement of the education sector,” and Dr Henry Jeffery’s (a former Minister of Education) contribution to the “improvement of the education sector” discussion,  ‘Parental engagement can make big difference to a child’s life chances‘ (SN, Jan 4), make interesting reading, and I take the opportunity to offer some comments.

Dear Editor, We the residents of Adelaide Street, Charlestown, continue to be subjected to the most humiliating stench, due to the overflowing of sewage from the gully and chambers.

Dear Editor, Regrettably, again I find myself impelled to respond to another publication of the Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, As I follow the theatrics involving the opposition I am forced to conclude that if there was any doubt about the possible success of shared governance, the answer is staring us in the face.   

Dear Editor, As you may be aware, several letters have been written to the media regarding the state of affairs for employees at the Bureau of Statistics (BOS).

Dear Editor, It is with a great deal of sadness that I read of the passing of Dr Moti Lall, a distinguished medical practitioner and political activist.

Dear Editors, I have been reading in our daily newspapers with deep concern the comments made by several cricket enthusiasts about the decision of the Government of Guyana to form an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the affairs of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for at least six months.

Dear Editor, I am extremely supportive of the people’s power to choose a government and a parliament at the same time. 

Dear Editor, I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the wife, children and other relatives of the late Dr Moti Lall who passed away on January 10 at his Republic Park, East Bank Demerara residence. 

Dear Editor, It is indeed with a heart filled with regret that I learned of the death of Dr Moti Lall, who for years served the Guyanese community and more recently the West Demerara community with distinction. 

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter which was penned by an unknown writer under the caption ‘Too many man hours wasted by the public waiting at the Licence Revenue Office.’ 

Dear Editor, The weekend news reports on the Amaila Falls road (‘Sithe Global eager to engage MPs, stakeholders on Amaila Falls project’ SN, January 8; ‘Two local contractors to help ‘Fip’ finish US$15.4M road’ KN, January 8) appear to exaggerate progress on this shambles. 

Dear Editor, I refer to an article published in your Friday, December 23, 2011 edition (‘IDB approved $72M for impact study of Lethem road’).

Dear Editor, Recently my dearest mother died in Guyana at one of the leading private hospitals.

Dear Editor, There seems to be no improvement in the garbage situation here in Bartica.

Dear Editor, I will be very disappointed if Deborah Backer is not elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana.

Dear Editor, The outstanding contributions the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) have made over the past decades to create and develop the communication sector must be acknowledged and also appreciated.

Dear Editor, I recently heard an official from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) commenting on the news, that the problem at the council is basically financial.

Dear Editor, The result of the November 28 polls has so shattered the credibility of Vishnu Bisram and exposed his suspect biases towards the incumbent PPP/C government that he has offered shallow explanations to dispute the accusations of deception and the humiliation he invited on himself.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published in the letter column of Sunday Stabroek, January 8, under the caption ‘Appointment of Sita Ramlal as Solicitor General is unconstitutional.’