Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Of recent there has been some attention given to the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) of our students, especially those who are less academically inclined.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Henry Jeffrey’s letter ‘The problem is not racism but radical ethnic polarization’ (SN, May 22).

Dear Editor, It is good to see pressure being put on the Guyana government by the UK, Canada and other governments for an independent inquiry into the notorious phantom squad.

Dear Editor, A photo is indeed worth a million and I have to give SN a ‘pump fist’  for  its back page report and picture dated May 22 of  the photo finish between overseas-based Guyanese Marian Burnett and Panama’s Andrea Ferris.

Dear Editor, I would like to see our opposition parties and our trade union movement represent workers who paid their contributions to the NIS for decades and who cannot collect the benefits they are entitled to when they retire.

Dear Editor, I spoke to several persons in the Berbice area who were all ripped off by an unscrupulous distributor of DirecTV in Guyana.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago outside the GPO building in Robb Street there was a traffic gridlock which an armed policeman on duty was able to resolve.

Dear Editor, For decades the people of Guyana have longed to develop their own hydropower potential and in turn produce a less costly, more reliable supply of electricity.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in  Sunday Stabroek May 16, 2010 captioned ‘Raphael Trotman denies accusation he scuttled “third force” before 2006 election.’

Dear Editor, I have a suggestion for the Prime Minister and citizens concerned with the state of roads and other infrastructure that affect us in rainy seasons.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Ms Dianne Lewis Baxter for responding and addressing the issues raised in my letter of April 22, 2010 informing pensioners that should the first Monday of the month be a public holiday, pensioners can cash their cheques on the next working day, ie, Tuesday.

Dear Editor, In a recent letter (‘Heavy rains wash away the best structures all over the world’ SN, May 20), the Prime Minister claimed bias by Stabroek News in “rushing to the judgment of poor quality roads” in South Rupununi.

Dear Editor, Lincoln Lewis claimed that: “The elephant in the room no one wants to talk about but remains the source of most of our conflicts and underdevelopment, is racism” (‘It is the primary responsibility of the people to bring about the change they desire’ SN, May 17).

Dear Editor, I wholeheartedly support any measure from any source that legitimately addresses and fights the drug scourge.

Dear Editor, The appeal hearing in the Pink Suitcase High Court hearing continued on Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 1.30 pm before the Honourable Justices George and Ramlall.

Dear Editor, The latest findings from the NACTA opinion tracking poll up till Thursday show a dead heat, making it difficult to call the elections although pollsters and political analysts have come out predicting a victory for one or the other party. 

Dear Editor, I refer to the call by so many countries for an independent probe into the so-called phantom squad and human rights violations and torture here in Guyana as reported in your newspaper.

Dear Editor, The Guyana government is moving ahead towards integration with Brazil.

Dear Editor, I essentially agree with Freddie Kissoon’s take on the recent sexual allegations issues, that Indians who are opposed to the PPP are being targeted.

Dear Editor, I refer to several articles in the press recently about the proposed 150 megawatts Amaila hydropower project and would like to comment as follows: Using a figure of US$4000 per kilowatt (presently used for a plant in developing countries) the developer would price the Amaila plant and transmission line at around US$600M to construct.