Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to Vishnu Bisram’s letter captioned ‘NACTA poll puts PPP in lead‘ in the Stabroek News of October 31.

Dear Editor, It was most alarming last Friday evening, October, 28, to hear US Ambassador D Brent Hardt on Capitol News stating that from all indications, general elections in Guyana this year will be free and fair.

Dear Editor, Universal rights and the rule of law are paramount in the construction, maintenance and development of any modern society and cannot be compromised as we march on in the physical and human evolution of this country.

Dear Editor, Both Kaieteur News (in KN 25th October, `Changing alliances and voter shift’) and Stabroek News (in Sunday Stabroek 30th October, `Re-alignment’) have editorialized on the “re-alignments, coalitions, annexions and defections” (SN’s words) that have taken place most dramatically in recent weeks.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, election campaigns are in full heat, and Guyanese must ‘Beware, the vultures are here.”

Dear Editor, With respect to Roger Luncheon’s letter in SN on October 26 (‘Ever increasing numbers of Afro-Guyanese are imbued with the vision of the PPP/C administration’) I would have liked him to explain what PPP vision he is referring to that can inspire Afro-Guyanese.

Dear Editor, I’m sure Nigel Hughes knows that in Guyana today there is a price to pay for being a cut above the ordinary, professionally successful, fearless, outspoken and well liked across ethnic, political and socio-economic lines.

Dear Editor,   I consider it necessary to draw attention to the ongoing allegations of corrupt behaviour among the ranks of Guyana’s police officers.

Dear Editor, A tracking opinion poll conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association last week to determine popular support for the political parties in Guyana’s general elections showed the incumbent PPP/C leading the opposition parties. 

Dear Editor, I refer to the long letter from Gail Teixeira in the SN of October 27, titled ‘There is a rich history of religious leaders’ involvement in the struggle for democracy…‘ I have four observations: 1.

Dear Editor, The best two pieces of news this week were that Mr Moses Nagamootoo had withdrawn from the PPP/C and then that he had joined the AFC.

Dear Editor, I wish to respectfully issue a word of advice to my hero, Mr Clive Lloyd, to be very cautious of any association with those persons holding themselves out as Executive Members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

Dear Editor, The recent news that Mr McWilfred  has joined the PPP/C  and is on their list for our November national election has surprised most of the gold miners.

Dear Editor, All these years as a Guyanese citizen and witness to several national elections, I am still aggrieved by the rancour that characterizes election campaigns in this country.

Dear Editor, Early this year I had written a letter to you complaining that GPL is sending light bills to customers sometimes one week after the due date for payment has gone.

Dear Editor, Some years ago I heard a story about a poor boy who was a student at Queen’s College – I pray my memory serves me well.

Dear Editor, I am proud of my dad, Moses Nagamootoo for his continuous dedication to serve the people of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Karl Marx in the 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte alluded to the words from Aesop’s Fable the Swaggerer, “Hic Rhodus, hic salta” which means “Here is the rose, here dance.”

Dear Editor, “I want to say to all who are gathered here and Guyana as a whole, I believe if Jesus Christ who I serve was in Guyana and he had to vote, he would have voted for the PPP/C” – Bishop Juan A Edghill speaking on the evening of Sunday, October 23 at Lusignan, East Coast.

Dear Editor, Bishop Edghill reportedly claimed that Jesus would “vote for the PPP/C.”