Dear Editor,
A Commission of Inquiry into the presence of an illegal aircraft found some weeks ago at an illegal airstrip near Yupukari Village, Central Rupununi, opened yesterday at the Indigenous Conference Hall, Amerindian Hostel, Lethem.
Dear Editor,
The presence of the Vice Chairperson for Region 2 and the Chairman of the Riverstown/Annandale Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) was not at all helpful in preventing the escalating lawlessness that is a common occurrence every Sunday morning at the Suddie Market Square.
Dear Editor,
Permit me to thank Mike Persaud for his attention, as he seems to have gone to great lengths to formulate a rather curious response to a letter I previously penned, and to questions I didn’t even ask (‘Correia does not understand the context in which the US intervened in Guyana’ SN, October 3).
Dear Editor,
They are assigned the responsibility to mould the nation and keep doing a fantastic job despite the challenges.
Dear Editor,
The move by the government to compulsorily acquire a piece of private property at the corner of Middle and Carmichael streets, in the heart of Georgetown, under the Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Act, has sent chills down the spines of right-thinking Guyanese, especially property owners.
Dear Editor,
I read that Mr Peter Persaud claimed that the Regional Democratic Council, Region 9 is not in favour of the proposed bridge across the Tabatinga Creek (‘Tabatinga bridge not needed’, SN, October 3).
Dear Editor,
This is a public appeal for the relevant authorities to intervene in a situation of gross negligence in South Ruimveldt Gardens.
Dear Editor,
It may be opportune while government procurement is topical, to remind all stakeholders that the Small Business Act No 2/2004 of the Laws of Guyana (Section 11(1) provides (inter alia), that government shall use its best efforts to ensure that at least twenty per cent of the procurement of its goods and services is obtained from small businesses, annually.
Dear Editor,
I hear that diaspora members are disappointed at not being called by the government.
Dear Editor,
I do not agree with the conclusion of some experts that unproven legalities and a supposed lack of sustainability within our forest sector is why Guyanese timbers cannot be used in government procurement projects in the UK.
Dear Editor,
It was roughly 15 months ago that Mr David Granger became the first member of the military to become president of Guyana.
Dear Editor,
I cancelled my December trip to Guyana with Dynamic after seeing many complaints from customers on Better Business Bureau (BBB) websites.
Dear Editor,
I note with interest, our President’s observation to the effect that more resources are needed to fight the drug/narco business.
Dear Editor,
As a bouncy, past three-score-and-ten citizen, I was delighted to read the nicely written letter by Everette De Leon, Chairperson of The National Commission for the elderly.
Dear Editor,
Without the consent and cooperation of the board of directors, the dissolution of the WICB is a very long-term proposition.
Dear Editor,
While I wholeheartedly laud the recent efforts of acting Police Commis-sioner David Ramnarine regarding the combatting of corruption in the Police Force namely, the dismissal of thirty officers, my optimism was somewhat short lived.
Dear Editor,
As a feedback to the editorial `Speechless in Syria’ of October 1, 2016 I would like to share with you the Russian vision of the recent developments in Syria in the last interview by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the BBC.
Dear Editor,
Blackouts continue to paralyse the entire Essequibo Coast, affecting production in the various sectors, especially the rice millers who are buying farmers’ paddy and milling it for local and overseas markets; their entire operation has to close down when blackouts strike suddenly.
Dear Editor,
I want to highlight a long and probably the most prolonged issue to date that has plagued the people of Kwakwani, Ituni and Linden.
Dear Editor,
There is not much in the columns and letters written over the past months by Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran and others on facts and conclusions that does not invite a contradictory response, which has now become necessary for the public record.