Dear Editor,
I would like to thank Bro Frank Fyffe for his sentiments expressed in his letter of advocacy on my behalf: ‘Desmond Moffatt’s contribution should be acknowledged’ (SN, April 29) and at the same time correct some inaccuracies contained therein.
Dear Editor,
Whenever I strike a foreign match I curse those responsible for closing the Guyana Match Factory.
Dear Editor,
The relevance of trade unions should not be de-emphasized given the level of exploitation by employers against non-unionized employees.
Many of the shires (counties) in the UK have web portals which begin with the words ‘This is,’ and what they do is provide a wealth of information on the area.
Dear Editor,
In 1976 at a proceeding of the International Seminar on Hydropower and the Environment held at the University of Guyana, the late Forbes Burnham, then Prime Minister of Guyana in his delivery of the feature address to that august group, stated that he was perturbed to hear that the first phase of hydropower generation of electricity in Guyana would be completed only in 1982.
Dear Editor,
The messages from the cleanly conducted Trinidad and Tobago elections are simple and straightforward.
Dear Editor,
Guyana is nearing the celebration of the 44th anniversary of its independence from Britain.
Dear Editor,
Perhaps there is precious little to actually celebrate, so let me say that as we observe the arrival of the day Guyana attained political independence from Britain forty-four years ago, it is apposite at this juncture that we ask ourselves whether we are really better off as a result of being politically independent of Britain.
Not too long ago the Government of Mexico was host to Latin American and Caribbean heads of states and governments at a meeting which resulted in agreement to establish a Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Dear Editor,
Late last year the central business district in Linden experienced the worst flooding in recent history.
Dear Editor,
I should like to thank SN for publicizing the very agonizing issue of domestic violence and the wanton murder of women by their husbands.
Dear Editor,
The most obvious advantage of vending is the generation of employment and income by small ‘entrepreneurs.’
Dear Editor,
I know it was with a heavy heart that Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding rescinded his earlier decision to delay or avoid the extradition of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the notorious crime lord wanted by the US.
Dear Editor,
Of the Amaila Falls hydropower project Sithe Global noted, “Our environmental and social standards have been certified by our partners including multilateral lenders, such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and other institutions well-known to have the world’s most exacting environmental, social and safety standards.
Dear Editor,
If we are honest with ourselves we can ask the following question: What have we achieved as a nation after 44 years of independence and political struggle?
Dear Editor,
In the last century, there were many just wars for freedom , and one cannot help but recognize Vietnam, Algeria and Afghanis-tan, to mention a few. Many
The Guyana government’s record on human rights and public security collided with the reality of its international obligations and the vigilance of the developed democracies a fortnight ago in Geneva.
Dear Editor,
I wish to append my views to that of Lincoln Lewis, in his letter captioned ‘The racial issue has to be frontally addressed’ (SN, May 24).
Dear Editor,
The article in the Stabroek News of Monday, May 10 reported former GDF aeronautical engineers as saying that the GDF Air Corps at Timehri needed to be upgraded.
Dear Editor,
I can only speculate whether it was a momentary lapse that caused Ms.