Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The media has reported the murder of Bibi Naseefa Baksh.

Dear Editor, It was not surprising, pensioners complaining of the long wait they endured (SN July 5), on the first day of the aligned old age pension payments system rolled out. 

Dear Editor, The President recently told the nation of his exploits and benefits to the nation in the important area of Foreign Affairs.

Dear Editor, Kindly advise me whether there is such a word as “WAIT” in the dictionary.

Dear Editor, Over the past weeks, we have been disappointed, hurt and angered by the mishandling of investigations into the allegations of rape brought against Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, by an Indigenous Guyanese girl.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Joel Bhagwandin’s letter entitled `The sale of carbon credits to offset carbon emissions does not breach the Amerindian Act’ (see Stabroek News, July 4, 2023).

Dear Editor, I hope that Joel Bhagwandin knows that plants/trees convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into leaves and wood and roots, and also respire carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere as they generate their energy for survival and growth; see his letter ‘The sale of carbon credits to offset carbon emissions does not breach the Amerindian Act’, SN 04 July.  

Dear Editor, I am not a tree-hugging environmentalist; I believe in the responsible development of our resources.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Community, Caricom, is fifty.  How time flies. 

Dear Editor, Drainage and Irrigation was always under the Government’s microscope, especially in support of the agriculture sector; and the continuum of interventions included, but was not limited to: •   Significant improvement in the operation and implementation of the flood control structures; •  Construction of additional drainage outlets countrywide; •  Major rehabilitation of approximately 600 miles of canals and drains, as well as the Dawa Pump Station; • Rehabilitation of pump stations, structures and drainage outlets; •  Negotiations for financing to optimize efficiency and capacity of the conservancies, especially with the objective to maximize the availability of arable lands for farming activities; •  Installation of the Doppler Weather Radar; • Expansion of the hydro-meteorological monitoring network •  The Hope Canal; among others.

Dear Editor, It is for the better that a political luminary, a legal stalwart, spoke. 

Dear Editor, In a recent letter, Jannette Bulkan argued that the sale of carbon credit by the Government of Guyana is fraudulent.

Dear Editor, I note with considerable alarm the letter from Tamukke Feminists titled “A mockery of justice system” (SN July 03). 

Dear Editor, Nobody comes out of the first part of the Nigel Dharamlall affair with any glory.

Dear Editor, Recently, I read in the press about the rebuilding of three schools among others, namely, Christ Church Secondary, St.

Dear Editor, It remains true that the prosperity of every Caribbean country depends mainly on the growth of internationally competitive tourism, exports and other sources of foreign exchange.

Dear Editor, Guyanese, in and out of Guyana, are fuming that the complainant does not wish to pursue the matter in relation to the allegations against PPP/C Government Minister Nigel Dharmalall and are asking on what basis did the complainant, a minor, withdraw the charges against  Dharamlall?

Dear Editor, It’s over a week now and garbage has not been collected at Success, East Coast Demerara on the 8th street.

Dear Editor, All this hullabaloo about the Dharamlall case! In reality, it is only the public profile of the accused that has made this a story.

Dear Editor, Although the pursuit of an oil refinery is admirable, we must consider the necessity of scale for operations to be profitable.