Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The call that the late Basil Butcher belongs in the Hall of Fame, though laudable, begs the question why wasn’t the call made during the lifetime of this cricketing great?

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Rice Development Board wish to make known several facts in response to an otherwise misleading article published in the December 17, 2019 edition of the Guyana Times Newspaper titled `Rice Farmers stand to suffer major losses’.

Dear Editor, I write today with a heavy heart, burdened by what the media is attempting to do to Dr.

Dear Editor, The recent flooding that occurred in Region # 2 and # 3 is certainly cause for all residents to be concerned, and while I am not in a position to pronounce on the cause, effect and cure or remedy for what occurred in Region # 3, I am in a position to say that the grave situation in Region # 2 was in no small way man-made. 

Dear Editor, The decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to verify the names of new registrants emanating from the House to House registration is a positive step.

Dear Editor, I have been reading and listening, quite ardently, to the many viewpoints of our citizens and other Ministers, concerning the Honourable Minister of Education, Mrs.

Dear Editor, The unveiling of the `I Love Guyana’ sign and tourist park is a step in the right direction for both Guyanese and for tourists.

Dear Editor, On December 13, 2019 I phoned the Court of Appeal Registry for an update on my case.

Dear Editor, I have since 2013 been writing letters to the press engaging Guyanese on a host of economic matters which affect them,  and have been offering ideas and solutions to our national welfare problems.

Dear Editor, In his New Year’s Day message of 1974, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham announced the imposition of a special tax levy (called the sugar levy) to extract a portion of the huge profits that accrued to Bookers McConnell (Bookers) and the others in the plantocracy as a result of the high price for raw sugar on the world market.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness that I learnt of the passing of Basil Butcher.

Dear Editor, As Guyana is about to trade its portion of First Oil another red ants’ nest is being raised as to its transparency.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Department of Energy (DE) still hasn’t explained how they decided on which companies to bid in a process for selling the first 3 crude oil cargoes to be lifted from the Liza field [https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/12/15/news/guyana/dept-of-energy-defends-plan-for-sale-of-first-three-lifts-of-oil/];

Dear Editor, Young people are increasingly becoming more aware of what is happening in our communities and ultimately the country we are living in.

Dear Editor, Last weekend I drove to Linden and back. The surface of the Linden highway has deteriorated appreciably and it is definitely not safe on a number of stretches to drive in excess of 80kph.

Dear Editor, As the Ministry of Natural Resources continues its engagements with the mining bodies representing the various categories of miners, it welcomes the Manifesto for Mining published by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the National Mining Syndicate.

Dear Editor, GECOM claims there are 20,556 new registrants from the questionable house-to-house (HTH) registration and they want to merge this list into the Official List of Electors (OLE).

Dear  Editor, The nation had high hopes in the new GECOM Chair recommended by President Jagdeo but she has so far turned out to be a big disappointment.

Dear Editor,  I would like to congratulate President Granger and the coalition for their creative approach in stabilizing the AFC presence in that coalition – it cannot be overstated because unity against the communists who control the PPP is vital and has to be enduring – too much is at stake in this upcoming election.

Dear Editor, Mayor of Mabaruma, Chris Phang and his Councillors, need agonise no further over the decision as to whether they ought to cut down the century-old rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue in Mabaruma.