Dear Editor,
Clinton Urling writes (‘Hopefully our political leaders will rise to the occasion’ SN, Dec 18): “The proportional representation list system does not address directly the ethnic voting realities in Guyana.
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to the news item emanating from a letter written by Capt Gerry Gouveia to Brigadier (rtd) David Granger (‘Upset Gouveia writes Granger over Duke Lodge protests,’ SN December 17).
Dear Editor,
The combined opposition votes outnumber the ruling party’s. Political analysts should begin to find the reasons why the PPP lost so many votes and the opposition gained so many.
Dear Editor,
I write this letter with a deep sense of concern for the welfare of the many families in Region 10 and other Guyanese who are taking care of their families by mining gold on a small scale at Omai.
Dear Editor,
The decision that Acting Police Commissioner Greene should proceed on leave (whoever made it) is a welcome first step towards a proper investigation into the allegations of rape made against him.
Dear Editor,
The majority of Guyanese, at home and abroad, as demonstrated by voters, looked forward to a change, and as the Manifesto of the Guyanese Youth Congress states, a new dispensation to allow for “Inclusiveness, Rebirth, Renewal, Reconciliation and Rebuilding” against a background of national unity.
Dear Editor,
Since the Burnham administration when Mr Gavin Kennard was the Minister of Agriculture, we the residents of south Essequibo were told of the government’s plans to empolder about five thousand, five hundred acres of land for agricultural purposes behind the villages stretching from Supenaam to Adventure, a distance of about nine miles, and although Reid and Malik and Taylor Woodrow both did some drainage and irrigation work along the Essequibo Coast and the areas aforementioned, that promise was not kept.
Dear Editor,
In discussing many sociopolitical and socioeconomic issues over the years, I’ve always bemoaned Guyana’s political system and its inability to accommodate a public arena of engagement and enfranchisement where the values of peace, fairness and justice are actively championed.
Dear Editor,
After much anticipation and getting the kids all excited about the Circus of Dreams coming to town, GT&T offered the paying public a great disappointment.
Dear Editor,
Please permit me to publicly give my heartfelt congratulations to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) for receiving the Public Service Award of Excellence at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) Annual Dinner and Awards ceremony.
Dear Editor,
It was interesting to observe how events have unfolded, albeit in a positive manner, to induce the resignation of the former Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission.
Dear Editor,
Permit me to extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to our new President, Mr Donald Ramotar after being victorious at the November 28 polls.