Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I sense trouble in paradise.  Considering the ripples of unease in the PNC, it would be more on the money to say that there is possibly looming trouble in purgatory. 

Dear Editor, I learnt with sadness the passing of Ashton Chase.

Dear Editor, The headline was of hyperboles, meant to capture the loyalists’ eyes and uninformed minds—GPHC says step closer to open-heart surgery.

Dear Editor, Ashton Chase was a great man. Whenever I met him – usually in the company of his and my friend Bonnie Ramson – he was invariably polite and erudite.

Dear Editor, As a citizen of this my beloved land of birth and habitation, I continue to observe, with alarm and dissatisfaction, how the “powers that be” continue to function without adherence to their constitutional mandate, which they swore to uphold “without fear or favour, affection or ill will.”

Dear Editor, An independent impartial investigation must be held as soon as possible into the events surrounding the alleged grooming and rape of a 16yr old indigenous child by Nigel Dharamlall as Minister of Local Government and a Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Government (PPP).

Dear Editor, According to Joel Bhagwandin in his letter ‘Bulkan’s position, supported by Brandli, that the sale of carbon credit is fraudulent is preposterous’ (SN 10 July 2023), any claim that only an Amerindian Village Council has the legal authority to make decisions on leasing ‘any interest’ in Amerindian Village Lands is preposterous. I

Dear Editor, Thanks for the names and locations of the 172 young children who excelled in making the top 1% of students in the recently concluded National Grade Six (Common Entrance) Assessment for 2023 (SN, July 08). 

Dear Editor, There was a recent documentary on Channel News Asia, based in Singapore that covered the serious dangers of using mercury in gold mining.

Dear Editor, The picturesque Georgetown seawall in Guyana has long been known as a recreational spot, providing residents and visitors alike with a beautiful promenade and an opportunity to enjoy the stunning views.

Dear Editor, There has been a few articles in a particular media which is vociferously and aggressively peddling the view that the dreaded ‘oil curse’ is already upon us.

Dear Editor, It is with sadness to learn of the passing of Dr.

Dear Editor, Our Head of State has yet again spoken eloquently on a very pertinent issue, that of the mangrove situation in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The recent debate between myself and Joel Bhagwandin, which was kindly hosted by the University of Guyana Student’s Society and its Economics Society was quite an enlightening affair.

Dear Editor, Editor, recently I was privileged to visit a primary school, and with anger, I wondered who has the responsibility to make life and security better for us and our children?

Dear Editor, What authority do Janette Bulkan and Andre Brandli have on the subject of the sale of carbon credits?

Dear Editor, Guyana is in desperate need of community libraries.  Community libraries are resource hubs that connect people to information and people. 

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the report which states Guyana has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular deaths and that the Ministry of Health adequately cares for persons with cardiovascular diseases.

Dear Editor, What transpired at the BOSAI /PPP regime planned ceremony to commission Kiln #15 at that bauxite company at Linden is nothing short of gross disrespect to our leaders and elected officials at Linden.

Dear Editor, With good reasons, Guyanese are right to mostly ignore the Calls for Submissions by the PPP government on its various public laws and policies.