Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In 1985 as a young Army Officer, I was based at Mabaruma.

Dear Editor, We write in response to the letter to the editor appearing in your publication on 10/31/2023 criticizing the administration of Good Hope Secondary School.

Dear Editor, Twenty years after the Public Procurement Commission was created it is engaged in a grotesque public display since it is specifically mandated under Section 17 of the Procurement Act, Cap.

Dear Editor, I write to express my growing concern over the recent distribution of 287 road projects in New Amsterdam, Region 6, by the Ministry of Public Works.

Dear Editor We the Guyanese people do have our differences. Yet, through thick and thin, we have managed to not only survive, but to also be on the verge of dramatic forward movement.

Dear Editor, Is there a likelihood, given Guyana’s requests to the ICJ regarding Venezuela’s proposed unlawful referendum that the holding of the referendum could be brought forward to an earlier date, before the ICJ responds to the requests of Guyana?

Dear Editor, I was astonished and as an older citizen, somewhat ashamed of the Minister of Education Priya Manikchand excusing herself from the tragedy at Mahdia, which took the lives of scores of our young citizens.

Dear Editor, I recently saw the movie ‘Guyanese Badness’. It was not what I had expected.

Dear Editor, Watching via TV, the massive protest marches around the world in support of the Palestinian cause and against human suffering as a result of the bombings of Gaza by the Israeli Defense Force, it is gratifying to know that the people of Palestine are not alone.

Dear Editor, Some seven years ago, on a visit to one of our Grade A schools in Georgetown, a senior teacher described acts of immorality and uncouth behaviour among both boys and girls.

Dear Editor, Not long after the tragedy that happened at the Mahdia dorm, pursuant to a question asked by the press, I said to a full media corps that the Report that was done on school dormitories was commissioned by the Ministry of Education, done by Deen and Partners, paid for by UNICEF and “shared with the relevant parties.”

Dear Editor, Reference is made to editorial “Caribbean Week of Agriculture” (Nov 1). 

Dear Editor, Venezuela is brewing a storm in a tea cup while Guyana briefs the international community about the actions taken by Nicolas Maduro, President of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Dear Editor, A report published by the Caribbean Development Bank on the use of renewable sources for generating electricity shows modest achievements in only three Caribbean countries, all of which have significant hydro power: Suriname, with 42 percent, Belize, one third, and Dominica, one quarter of the total electricity supply.

Dear Editor, Your editorial of yesterday’s date describes as A travesty the decision by the Commission of Inquiry into the Mahdia School disaster not to call any more witnesses.

Dear Editor,  I was browsing Facebook and recognized that the President had a visit to Region #6. 

Dear Editor, The time for the annual distribution of Old Age Pension books is around the corner. 

Dear Editor, You extracted from a press release by the Office of the Vice President in your article ‘APA withdraws from Carbon Credits appeal process’ (SN October 30, 2023). 

Dear Editor, I am writing to advocate for the inclusion of school nurses and guidance counselors (social workers) in both public and private school systems across Guyana.

Dear Editor, I was making my way along the train line in the Half Mile/ Silvertown area when I stumbled upon one of the most brutal beatings of a woman I ever experienced.