Dear Editor,
It is with a great deal of sadness that I learned of the passing of Cde Rohit Bisnauth Persaud, a former Chairman of Region Six (East Berbice) who rose to that position in 1992 after fair and free elections that were absent for nearly three decades.
Dear Editor,
Governance is filled with challenges; the recent retender brouhaha is a good example.
Dear Editor,
The Ministry of Human Services has published its advisory for the distribution of the one-off 25k old age pension and 2022 pension books, at centres across the country.
Dear Editor,
I write this letter as an alternative to, and prompted by the Demerara Waves article of September 27, entitled “New PNCR executive needs to get rid of maximum leader approach”, written by my former Cabinet colleague and still friend, Dr.
Dear Editor,
I have followed with deep interest discussions in the media concerning the use of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit at Dartmouth, Essequibo and elsewhere between 2015 and 2019.
Dear Editor,
I write this letter with a heavy heart as I watch with anguish, disappointment, and, unfortunately, anger, at the deteriorating COVID-19 situation both in Guyana and farther afield.
Dear Editor,
Let me begin by commending the Government of Guyana and the Minister of Health for their efforts thus far in managing the COVID-19 situation in Guyana.
Dear Editor,
Help & Shelter would like to respond to a statement appearing in your newspaper published on Sunday 26th September, which states that contact was made with us in September 2021 with regard to shelter services and that the persons were told that we do not accommodate women with children at our home for battered women.
Dear Editor,
Please allow us a little space in your newspaper.
Dear Editor,
I have said repeatedly that the forces of evil are at work in this Guyana of ours.
Dear Editor,
Ian McDonald says “one of the most serious aspects of life today is the widening gap between talk and action” in his piece on disunity in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek; the same can be said of Guyana’s Local Content Policy (LCP).
Dear Editor,
The police have a critical role in addressing gender-based violence.
Dear Editor,
Guyana is undergoing another long déjà vu moment. Indeed, it has been the exact same story in other parts of the world.
Dear Editor,
This may well be my last letter to the Editors of both Kaieteur News and Stabroek News, given my state of health.
Dear Editor,
An article titled, “GWI exploring `Hope Canal’ for East Coast Demerara water reservoir” appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Chronicle.
Dear Editor,
I write to you to express my gratitude to His Excellency, Dr.
Dear Editor,
Just after Judge Fidela Corbin-Lincoln whacked the PNC unions for their lawsuit opposing vaccinations, Mr.
Dear Editor
As a lifelong teacher who has taught both in Guyana and the US, I applaud the recent measures announced recently by the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, to wit low cost health and life insurance coverage, a revolving mortgage fund for teachers to access up to $12 million in financing, discounts at over 150 businesses, and the establishment of a Teacher Benevolence Fund.
Dear Editor,
Permit me a space in your letters column to voice my concern about the state of the Georgetown Cricket Club and the management or should I say the lack thereof.
Dear Editor,
I recently completed an assignment under the Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women and girls.