Letters to the Editor

Wash bays on bridges still in operation

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in Stabroek News on Thursday, February 2, re ‘Queenstown wash bays told to shut -city in moves to standardise sector’, which in part reports Town Clerk Royston King as stating “wash bay operations would no longer be allowed on bridges”.

Intermittent phone service in North Rupununi for last four months

Dear Editor, Since the launch of GTT’s cellphone service in the North Rupununi a couple of years ago, the quality of service has been far from perfect, but we the residents of Annai and surrounding villages were grateful because at least we could make immediate phone contact with Georgetown and Lethem and other places with access to cellphone service.

Why was Phagwah date announced so early?

Dear Editor I was somewhat bemused to see the notice in SN of February 21 from the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) declaring Sunday, March 12 a public holiday in respect to the Hindu Festival of Phagwah.

Why did so many institutions buckle when they fell into our hands?

Dear Editor, One Sunday last year I heard a radio programme on the Fire Service whereby a senior officer was saying that he had paid a visit to Linden, and being informed of the type of system that was used by the Fire Service many years ago when it was managed by the Demerara Bauxite Company (Demba), thought it the ideal system they would like to put in place.

Granger’s salary should be taxed

Dear Editor, Since assumption to office as president, David Granger would have taken home approximately $50 million in terms of salary, a sum which excludes any of the additional significant sums he would have obtained from frequent overseas trips.

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