Letters to the Editor

What is the ‘traditional method’ of the PPP in choosing a presidential candidate?

Dear Editor, In a news item in the KN captioned ‘PPP to use old model being to select presidential candidate’  dated September 23, 2010,  extracted from a press release issued by the PPP General Secretary it was stated, “The process that was used in the selection of previous Presidents, Dr Cheddi Jagan, Mrs Janet Jagan and the current President Bharrat Jagdeo, will be used to select the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate for the next General Elections.”

Critics of LCDS should hang their heads in shame

Dear Editor, No political party other than the PPP has embraced totally Bharrat Jagdeo’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and sections of the society have attempted to besmirch the efforts that have been expended into the promotion of the gallant LCDS campaign.

Columbus did not discover the Americas

Dear Editor, The second Monday in October is observed in the US and other countries as Columbus Day (a government and banking holiday) to pay homage to the Italian seafarer and explorer Christopher Columbus for his ‘discovery’ of the Americas (and the Caribbean). 

Evelyn Rayman has passed away

Dear Editor, Evelyn Rayman, a distinguished Guyanese who was active in public life in Guyana in the 1960s has died and was cremated in Toronto, Canada on Thursday 7th October after a well attended funeral service.

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