Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I never expect the Chronicle to say anything favourable about me—after all it is the de facto property of a party which I oppose.

Dear Editor, Some are treading on dangerous ground and if this course is pursued it would disqualify them from criticizing this government whenever it breaks the laws and transgresses people’s rights.

Dear Editor, Today, the fiscal crisis is taking its toll on many universities, particularly as governmental funding becomes scarce.

Dear Editor, I read with consternation a letter written by Rev Gideon Cecil titled `The wrong political ideology embraced by our first two leaders destroyed Guyana economically and socially’ (August 19, 2010).

Dear Editor, Everyone knows that if I were to remain silent on the fact and symbol of the ‘dinner,’ the stones would cry out!

Dear Editor, Broadband customers of GT&T outside the emagine broadband service areas are still awaiting the announcement of slashed DSL rates.

Dear Editor, On Friday, August 20, I made enquiries as to which office was accepting help for the flood victims in Pakistan and I was informed that the local Red Cross Office might be doing so.

Dear Editor, Much has been said recently about the garbage disposal fiasco in Georgetown, a fiasco which seems to have become at least an annual plague on the capital city.

Dear Editor, I was disappointed in reading your editorial (Stabroek News August 10) on ‘Sport and national pride,’ that you referred to the very obvious national pride and elation that Guyana feels over our cricketers winning the Caribbean T20 Championships and thereby qualifying for the Airtel Champions League in South Africa, while failing to mention the exceptional performance of our National Rugby Sevens Team in winning gold for Guyana at the recently concluded Central American and Caribbean Games and winning the Caribbean Rugby Championships for the fifth time in succession.

Dear Editor, I wish to complement Mr Fyffe on his observations on the frequent fluctuations in the volume of our radio broadcasts (‘Why is the volume variable on NCN radio?’

Dear Editor, Over the years the practice of persons paying to obtain their driver’s licence has grown to alarming proportions.

Dear Editor, With regard to your news story about Suriname’s Desi Bouterse being sworn in as President (SN, August 17), there is a mixed reaction to the President  from Suriname’s diaspora with some backing him and others strongly opposed to him.

Dear Editor, We must commend the present government for a number of achievements such as advanced educational programmes, improvement in the health sector, the low carbon initiative and many more, but we still are far behind in many aspects of social improvement.

Dear Editor, I had the opportunity to watch a news item via Capitol News which featured President Bharrat Jagdeo’s visit and address to the villagers of Buxton.

Dear Editor, In a letter in SN by Rev Gideon Cecil captioned ‘The wrong political ideology embraced by our first two leaders destroyed Guyana economically and socially’ and dated August 19,  the Reverend said “We would have been better off today if we were still ruled by the British.”

Dear Editor, To compliment your excellent editorial of August 16 on the bungled Supenaam Stelling, I would like to add a caveat on the serious errors of judgement which have been made by the Govern-ment of Guyana (GoG) through its Ministries of Works and Housing.

Dear Editor, If you are walking (or running) in a southerly direction on the eastern pavement of the East Bank Highway (just before the entrance of the Princess Hotel, Providence) you will encounter four manholes situated in a row in the middle of the pavement.

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial dated August 17 on the subject ‘Supenaam Stelling scandal.

Dear Editor, At approximately 1.20 am on Monday, August 16, just after retiring to bed, I heard intermittent banging at the bottom flat where I live at Lot 14 New Street Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read your editorial captioned ‘Uncertainties’ in the August 15 issue of the Sunday Stabroek because it shed some light on the confusing nature of our coalition politics.