Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, With Portia Simpson-Miller the elected Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michele Bachman in the race for the chance to be the Republican Presidential Candidate, Kamla Persad-Bissessar the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hillary Clinton the Secretary of State for the USA, Tarja Halonen the President of Finland, Angela Merkel  the Federal Chancellor of  Germany, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the President  of Liberia, Cristina E Fernández de Kirchner the President of Argentina, Dame Louise Lake-Tack the Governor General of  Antigua and Barbuda, Dilma Vana Linhares Rousseff the President of Brazil  and Julia Gillard the Prime Minister of Australia  (just to name a few) there’s no denying that the role of women has changed and women are climbing the ladder of political and corporate leadership.

Dear Editor, Undoubtedly there is tremendous anger against corruption. The public outrage has come out on the streets to give vent to their frustration.

Dear Editor, The Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Association of Guyana would like at this time to wish the President of this green land, his ministers and all the members of parliament  a prosperous and productive 2012.

Dear Editor, Over the recent years, there has been an increasing level of noise emanating from homes, weddings, funerals, churches, vehicles etc.

Dear Editor, As usual Christmas was a standing offence to the idea of economic rationality.

Dear Editor, If I may borrow  a term from the Arab Spring media it’s that of “Celebratory Noises” which is a common practice of  shooting  live ammunition into the air as seen in Cairo  and Libya last year.

Dear Editor, On my way to the post office to purchase a postage stamp to affix on a late Xmas card for a friend, I met the newspaperman delivering the day’s newspaper, and so I collected my usual copy of the Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, In recent times I have had cause to hold my breath anytime Mr.

Dear Editor, Things are looking comical for Minister Anthony’s IMC or we can say Clive Lloyd’s IMC.

Dear Editor, I am availing myself of the facility provided by your columns to comment on the interview given by Mr Haslyn Parris to Mr Mark McGowan reported in your issue of December 18 concerning the tenure of members of the Guyana Elections Commission (‘Longstanding defects in electoral laws must be addressed – Haslyn Parris’).

Dear Editor, I have been following the protest by miners at Bone Yard, Omai, where they are seeking permission for an extension to mine on a portion of land to which they have no legal entitlement.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the press on December 31, captioned ‘Why the obsession with Jagdeo?’

Dear Editor, I was a victim of the police shooting on Tuesday, December 6 in Hadfield Street.

Dear Editor, With reference to the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) in your story ‘No charges against man in Camptown ballot box incident,’ carried on p15 of your Thursday, December 29, issue, we wish to draw to your attention that your report on the EAB is erroneous.

Dear Editor, I have said it before and I say it again: I am not in support of any government running cricket.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr Hamilton Green’s missive ‘Questions abound about this specialist hospital’(SN, Dec 29) regarding the establishment of a much needed specialty hospital to perform high-tech surgeries in our country.

Dear Editor, I have been hearing plenty of talk in Guyana pertaining to international driving permits being issued.

Dear Editor, It was brought to my attention that a website called OneVoiceCanWin that propagates the views of Mark Archer, Malcolm Harripaul and Lurlene Nestor among other pro-APNU advocates alleged that “I was an AFC representative” and I am “echoing [the] party line.” 

Dear Editor, The Kashif and Shanghai football tournament got under way recently and the Guyanese public is eagerly awaiting the matches of this lucrative and prestigious tournament. 

Dear Editor, Sections of the media seem to still be obsessed with former President Jagdeo.