The University of Guyana should be responsible for all teacher education
Dear Editor, If I recall correctly we were told by a former Senior Minister of Education that about 10,000 functional illiterates leave our school system annually.
Dear Editor, If I recall correctly we were told by a former Senior Minister of Education that about 10,000 functional illiterates leave our school system annually.
Dear Editor, I had an experience at Republic Bank Guyana recently that left me puzzled, confused and wondering who creates the policies at that bank.
Dear Editor, The EFG will be conducting its first general Neurology/Epilepsy training mission, from October 2-14, 2015.
Dear Editor, I read with a great sense of enthusiasm the letter published in Stabroek News dated October 1, bearing the caption, ‘PPP besmirched Ministry of Public Infrastructure,’ which was written by the Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson.
Dear Editor, Amidst its multiple competing priorities, I recommend that this personal wish list could become early, if not immediate, ‘To Do’ priorities for government people and agencies.
Politikles
Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent visit to Jamaica has vividly exposed how differently Europe and the Caribbean see the legacy of slavery and colonialism, especially when it touches on the question of compensation for historical injustices.
Dear Editor, Few would have heard of, or remembered, and possibly fewer would care about the fact that 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the National Personnel Officers’ Association (NPOA).
Dear Editor, Having read in our local newspapers recently about the deplorable state of the Transport & Harbours Department vessels, the dry docking plans, government’s plan to charter a vessel to ply the North West District Service and build two vessels in India, I wish to make the following comments and suggestions: In relation to the state of the vessels, while admittedly some of these vessels are very old, having been constructed more than sixty years ago in the United Kingdom, the reason for the current state of disrepair has to be as a result of the lack of routine ship husbandry and scheduled dry docking in accordance with well-established principles and practices.
Dear Editor, I’m writing in order to get a reduction in the price that I paid for my house lot located in what is popularly known as the Remigrant Scheme in Providence.
Dear Editor, Flight BW 903 arrived at the Piarco Airport from London just after 5pm on Wednesday, September 30th, 2015.
Dear Editor, The advertisement of the Terms of Reference given to the current Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service mentions, amongst others, the massive task of ‘fixing’ salaries and benefits.
Dear Editor, It is something we are used to seeing in Guyana which would be unacceptable elsewhere in the world – bald tyres on vehicles, especially minibuses.
Dear Editor, In the final paragraph of your article on page 11 of yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News captioned “‘Fresh start” GPSU wants cops, soldiers unionised’ it was reported, “Among the government members present were Minister of State Joseph Harmon, Broomes, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of Social Cohesion Amna Ally.”
Dear Editor, During my school days, I did history on Christopher Columbus and Sir Walter Ralegh, and many other historical foreigners.
Dear Editor, The area from Naarstigheid to Plantation Profit on the West Coast of Berbice, comprising three Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) has been without a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of Oaths and Affidavits for several years.
Dear Editor, I have been without telephone service (220-4153) since September 3, 2015.
Just when we thought that things could not get any worse in West Indies cricket, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) took the unprecedented step, on Monday, of suspending head coach Phil Simmons.
Dear Editor, The Venezuelan border controversy recedes temporarily from threatening escalating territory.
Politikles
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