Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,  According to Wikipedia, Guyana had a labour force of some 325,000 in 2019 with 160,000 (49.2%) people employed and some 40,000 (12.2%) people classed as unemployed (people who are actually looking for work but cannot find work).

Dear Editor, Your nicely written editorial (SN June 25) highlighting the US-Soviet Union cooperation in space exploration reminds me of another example of their collaboration, relevant to these times, hence this letter.

Dear Editor, It is unfortunate that in the Land of Six Peoples an act of bipartisanship went unnoticed and unappreciated. 

Dear Editor, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.”

Dear Editor, When the PPP starts using an open list system whereby Members elect the Leaders of the party as opposed to the closed list system with the Central Executive fielding the candidates then I would be more inclined to believe that they are serious about practicing what they preach in saying that they want to be inclusive in Government. 

Dear Editor, I share the concern that the Inter-national Republican Institute’s (IRI’s) record and associations make it a poor choice for a major role in Guyana’s electoral reform programme.

Dear Editor,        Throughout our fifty-five (55) years of independence, Guyana’s political system and its economic structure have not been positively transformed to achieve a significant level of national unity and overcome jobless growth and persistent poverty.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Association of Professional Land Surveyors (GAPS) would like to address the views expressed by Ms.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, “Over 1500 children contracted COVID-19; four hospitalized” (KN July 3). 

Dear Editor,   Attorney-General Nandlall is currently on a visit to New York.

Dear Editor, The Public Service compensation structure is constituted of 14 genuine scales, actually ascribed in the Budget approved by Parliament as Bands.

Dear Editor, The GGMC finds it prudent to highlight its ongoing work performance for 2020/21 despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, we have many single parent households, of which women form the head of a significant number.

Dear Editor, The airwaves have been crackling with praise for president and PPP government in the handling of the massive flood of 2021. 

Dear Editor, I would be grateful if you can kindly publish this missive.

Dear Editor, If only those in authority could do what the Engineers and Consultants documented before the advent of the MMA-ADA.

Dear Editor, A few United States Congress people recently articulated that all Guyanese must share in their oil wealth. 

Dear Editor, Has Stabroek News changed its editorial policy in terms of how it can support suicide prevention efforts in Guyana?

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a news story “India’s top refiner buys its first Guyanese oil – source”.

Dear Editor, The progress report in the media on the CDEMA’s assessment of the impact of the flood on the 10 Regions should be a rallying cry to all concerned and affected citizens to get involved.