Letters to the Editor

We should salute India on her Republic Day

Dear Editor, I write to congratulate India on the occasion of her 62nd Republic Day which was celebrated last Wednesday, Jan 26, in the capital of Delhi with a colourful parade of the country’s rich cultural diversity, its scientific and technological prowess, and the might of its military, all of which were on full display on the magnificent Rajpath. 

The year 2011 is for the reversal of wrongs

Dear Editor, This letter serves to express concerns over the government and society’s misrepresentation of the United Nation’s ‘International Year for People of African Descent’ (IYPAD) as evident in its launching and continued public perception. 

The President is not empowered to extend GT&T’s licence

Dear Editor, I have read your report of the President’s announcement that a letter was issued from his office extending ‘GT&T’s telephone monopoly until the new telecommunications legislation is passed (GT&T’s monopoly extended until law passed – Jagdeo, January 11). 

Today democracy is on trial, this time by the PPP

Dear Editor, The intemperate outburst by the President on Navin Chandarpal after he correctly argued that “secret ballot is a right and not a privilege” (Stabroek News, January 21) is a watershed moment in Guyana and the history of the PPP, once considered the beacon of hope in the struggle for democracy.

A bush truck business operates in residential Anira Street

Dear Editor, Mr Ian King must be congratulated on his letter with reference to the illegal workshops, etc, that are destroying our parapets and roads with no positive action by the authorities to correct this situation (‘Georgetown’s parapets are encumbered by roadside mechanics…’ SN, January 23).I

Clifton has changed

Dear Editor, I do not know shooting victim Roopnarine Ramodit who was killed in Clifton Settlement on his first day visiting Guyana after some 18 years in the US. 

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