Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A report from the PNC-R chastises the Government for management of the COVID crisis.

Dear Editor, I am one year and two months older than Professor Joycelynne Loncke.

Dear Editor, Keeping schools opened should be Guyana’s top priority. In December 2021, just last month, a report published by the World Bank titled “The State of the Global Education Crisis: A Path to Recovery” estimated that globally this generation of students risk losing $17 trillion of collective lifetime earnings due to the closure of schools because of COVID-19.

Dear Editor, When (and if) the new London High Commissioner comes out of his/her sugar-coated bubble, might I suggest we evolve a programme of post pandemic events at the High Commission for the very active UK Diaspora.

Dear Editor, The year 2022 has opened with forebodings, of which the health of large proportions of populations around the world are threatened, while the prospect of a long life may well be curtailed.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring the following to the attention of the Minister of Education, Priya Manikchand, I have a relative who is presently attending the Hope Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara. 

Dear Editor, As a citizen of Georgetown, a property owner in the ‘Garden City’ and as a businessperson in our capital, it is necessary for me to visit a number of municipal locations regularly to pay my property rates, to apply for various licences and permits and to obtain other municipal services.

Dear Editor, Amid rising cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education has reopened schools for face to face interaction at all levels with Grade Seven students returning to the classroom next week.

Dear Editor, With the passing of the Natural Resource Fund Bill, the Government of Guyana can now implement a plan to boost post-secondary education which in turn, will provide a platform for sustainable employment for all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, In his letter, “It is imperative for all Guyanese to rethink their political approach to Guyana’s new reality” (SN 1-4-22) Mr.

 Dear Editor, Too many, sadly, Alexander and the antediluvians of the PNC/WPA are living on Planet Mars.

Dear Editor, The average citizen, preoccupied with Covid and the day-to-day struggle, may well wonder at all of the fuss over the recent passage of the Natural Resource Fund Bill.

Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) is extremely disappointed that the Government of Guyana has rushed through the passing of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act without consultation with the parliamentary Opposition or other civil society stakeholders.

Dear Editor, Vincent Alexander’s criticism of the Chairman’s vote in the selection of the Chief Election Officer at Gecom (SN.

Dear Editor, With the massive surge in Covid-19 cases recently shouldn’t the authorities rethink certain measures in place, particularly the curfew period? 

Dear Editor, We, the residents of Experiment, Bath, West Bank Berbice have been subjected to the most obscene and vulgar music which is being played at deafening decibels and emanating from not only some houses armed with huge music systems but from cars with the entire trunks retrofitted and burdened with gigantic speakers.

Dear Editor,  The New Year is upon us, and please permit me space to write about new problems we have.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, it is no secret that as a patriot I offered best wishes to President Irfaan Ali as he embarked on his journey as Head of State in August 2020.

Dear Editor,  A Happy 2022 to you and your readers.  We can only hope it will be one where all Guyanese will make strides in every area of their lives.

Dear Editor, There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the delivery of education, not just in Guyana but across the globe.