Letters to the Editor

As big men squabble the nation’s business and people’s welfare will continue to be stymied

Dear Editor, If President Irfaan Ali could not have spoken with Leader of the Opposition Joe Harmon last Wednesday evening to resolve the impasse in Linden where healthcare workers and those seeking care, who have not had the COVID-19 vaccine, were prevented from entering their place of work and accessing care, then it shows his unconstitutional plea to be publicly recognised by Harmon before engagement is a matter of political convenience.

When the fear of crime persists statistics become meaningless

Dear Editor, I am again getting wary of reading and listening to the print and electronic media about the police and the Ministry of Home Affairs presenting crime statistic to create the impression that reported serious crimes are on the decrease and that crime is under control.

The Environmental Assessment Board has responded

Dear Editor, Re my letter ‘I have not heard from the Environmental Assessment Board’ published in Stabroek News, August 13, 2021, in relation to an appeal made to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) in objecting to the ‘Non-Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc.

I have not heard from the Environmental Assessment Board

Dear Editor, Sometime in June of this year, I wrote a ‘Letter of Appeal’ to the Environmental Assessment Board and copied it to the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minister of Health, on behalf of residents of Coverden on the East Bank of Demerara, expressing our objection, relative to EPA’s ‘Public Notice’ in relation to ‘Non-Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc.

This was the backlash from the heated rush

Dear Editor, The backlash from the heated rush to implement the new Covid measures, has now seen, in the midst of the implementation, the authorities relenting and granting a two week reprieve to some categories of employees.

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