Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I read the letter, `GMR&SC  should return the $40M,’ by Name and address supplied ( SN 11-24-10 ). 

Dear Editor, Please permit me to make brief comments on a few sundries.

Dear Editor, On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women 2010, Help & Shelter notes with increasing concern that violence against women (VAW) remains a tragically pervasive and prevalent problem in Guyana and worldwide.

Dear Editor, Guyana is currently reflecting upon the life of one of Guyana’s bravest sons, Winston Murray.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News editorial (22.11.10) that referred to the seven days strike called by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union as ‘’thoughtless” and in stark contrast to an anonymous column in  another daily that accused GAWU of not doing enough and followed by a letter on the same day  in SN  “that GAWU needs to make informed decisions” are shortsighted and unfortunate especially when those in the corridors of power have consistently refused to settle labour disputes via the process of negotiations or through a process of mutually beneficial dialogue.

Dear Editor, In all the hubbub around news of Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud’s sexual assault conviction against a minor girl child in the United States, one voice has been quite noticeably absent- that of Minister Priya Manickchand. 

Dear Editor,Over the last eleven days Guyanese, and more particularly, the members and supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) have been hoping and praying for a total reverse in Mr.

Dear Editor, I have now lived in Guyana for the period of one year, and it is my firm opinion that the streets of Georgetown, especially, have become like irrevocable raceways.

Dear Editor, It was heartening to read in the Sunday Stabroek of November 21 that GECOM will be able to facilitate the holding of the next general election on or after August 12, 2011. 

Dear Editor, I am commenting on the news item `Guyanese awarded ‘teacher of the year’ in The Bahamas’ (SN Nov 23).

r Excellency, President Jagdeo, on behalf of the many thousands of our Alluvial Gold & Diamond Miners, we plead with you to stop any implementation of all the “draconian” mining regulations, some of which were introduced in the past, and many more “IMPOSSIBLE TO MINE CONDITIONS, which the SLUC has sent to you previously, and a set of similar additional conditions, which they are about to send to you now.

Dear Editor, For many years “Winston Murray” was only a name. 

Dear Editor, Your editorial of Nov 22, 2010 on the Skeldon Sugar Factory woes confirmed yet again that our politicians do not understand leadership and the role of professionals.

Dear Editor, After reading Mr Frank Fyffe’s letter, published in both Stabroek News and Kaieteur News on Monday, November 22nd under different captions, I conclude that either Mr Fyffe has buried his head in the sand, lacks the “moral integrity” (to borrow his words), to face truth, or is guilty of being what he is suggesting of others, a “spineless, submissive” creature!!

Dear Editor, After reading Christopher Ram’s letter establishing that Dr. Singh’s appointment was illegal, I am compelled to openly ask the elephant-in-the-room question; is this a dress rehearsal for something sinister the PPP may be considering trying down the pipeline?

Dear Editor, Thanks for your photo and brief report on the celebration of the traditional Karthik Snaan (SN Nov 22) festival. 

Dear Editor, I wish to offer a comment on an article I read in yesterday’s edition of your newspaper `Ramjattan: Let Caricom probe maternal deaths’ (SN 23/11/2010).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Stabroek News on Monday November 15, 2010, under the caption `Wismar residents slam arrests’.

Dear Editor, I noticed some weeks ago that the President allocated $40M to the repaving of the Timehri race track.

Dear Editor, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company for their prompt response to my questions and the clarifications provided.