Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We mourn the death of Mr Joseph Fitzmorris John, 75, who passed away peacefully in Miami, Florida, on September 2, 2010, and for whom a memorial service was held in Miami on September 11 by his family.

Dear Editor, I write again in disgust at most television newscasts that are not living up to their mandate and upholding the credibility of the media house that broadcasts their news.

Dear Editor, The residents and farmers of the West Bank of Demerara who were at the mercy of the mammoth overtopping of the sea dam would like to extend our appreciation to the Ministry of Agriculture and its agencies for responding to and supporting us in easing the overtopping and also ensuring that salt water drained out of our farms in a speedy manner.

We regret that the last two lines of the ‘Ian on Sunday’ column on page 7, and the final paragraph of our editorial on page 6 were omitted in yesterday’s print edition.

Dear Editor, For some time now, several schools of thought have been presenting their view on whether higher education is a public good or a private good.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to A. Archer’s letter, ‘How do thoughts about a people’s partnership translate into meaningful change?’

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to misrepresentations by Mr Arif Bulkan, published in the Stabroek News of September 6 under the rubric of the ‘In the diaspora,’ on Caricom policies and practices related to HIV and AIDS and offer some clarifications.

Dear Editor, I was brought up in this country from a very early age to understand that all the races in this country must live together and make our motto ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’ a reality.

Dear Editor, I read with deep concern Marian Burnett’s expressions of frustration at not receiving adequate support from the Government of Guyana or from the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), in her pursuit to represent Guyana internationally in the area of track and field.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to comments attributed to Mr Robert Corbin, Leader of the Opposition and of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in an article titled ‘Corbin raises doubts about preparation for continuous registration,’ which was published in the Stabroek News of September 5.

Dear Editor, I am prompted to share my thoughts regarding the concerted campaign launched by the Stabroek News to discredit the ‘Grow More Food’ campaign through selective reporting and misrepresentation of farmers’ views.

Dear Editor, If I am not dreaming, I noted that the President of neighbouring Suriname, has  paid us an official  visit and has had deep conversations with our own President of Guyana. 

Dear Editor, I can’t understand it, it is either the key people with responsibility for the affairs of the community are lackadaisical, incompetent or not allowed to perform.

Dear Editor, I reply to the query of Mr Eusi Kwayana posed in his letter of Sept 8, (‘A mirror image,’ SN).

Dear Editor, Mr Christopher Ram’s letter in SN of September 8 relating to “transfer 20% of the royalties from mining activities to a fund designated by the Minister for the benefit of the Amerindian villages,” was a stunning revelation that has the potential to become a major political buster for the government among the Indigenous people, if proven to be correct (‘The Amerindian Act 2006 has not yet been brought into force’).

Dear Editor, Please be advised that a malicious and libellous attack has been launched against me and my place of employment, UG, using the letter columns.

Dear Editor, The announced plan by the pastor of a right-wing religious fringe group in Florida to burn the holy Koran on 9/11 is detestable and must be condemned by all. 

Dear Editor, As an ex-hinterland student who benefited immensely from being able to further my studies at a secondary institution in Georgetown, via a hinterland scholarship, I would like to offer congratulations to the government for providing a state-of-the-art dormitory for the hinterland scholarship students.

Dear Editor, Crime-fighting in any country needs vehicles, boats, air transportation, communications equipment, dedicated men and women, and financial resources, among other things.

Dear Editor, Please accept WPA’s sincere thanks for publishing our press release as part of the report captioned ‘Victim in Lall accident fears being harmed – WPA slam police handling of matter’ in today’s (Thursday, September 9) issue of Stabroek News.