Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The matter of Ranvanlee Chan, the 10-year-old boy from Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, who was alleged to have been brutally beaten by members of the Guyana Police Force on January 1, 2008, is not to be put to rest because the administrators connected to this incident have been contacted by me in the hope that little Ranvanlee would be given a chance to overcome his ordeal.

Dear Editor, There is great confusion in your columns about the role of statistics in the pursuit of truth. 

Dear Editor, Mr Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe since the country got its independence in 1980, is refusing to give in to the will of the people.

Dear Editor, As my family mourn the passing of our gardener who touched the lives of all seven of us, I cannot help but note how in our society, obituaries seem reserved for the rich, the powerful and the famous.

Dear Editor, Vidyaratha Kissoon wrote about the term ‘napumsak’ in a letter to the newspapers (‘Minister Rohee made no reference to homophobic lyrics’ SN, 1.5.08). 

Dear Editor, Guyana’s newest season of madness is at hand. How long will the brightest minds among us be silent?

Dear Editor, It is time that the President realized that outside recruitment of leadership/some ranks at better pay is the fastest way to improve security. 

Dear Editor, I found it extremely odd that President Bharrat Jagdeo would be out of the country – one blog reported he was scheduled to appear at a social function in New York on Saturday, May 3 – at the same time when Guyanese workers publicly observed Labour Day on May 1, and at the same time when the Guyana Government sponsored a Media and Communication Conference on May 2.

Dear Editor, It is with dismay that I read the recent statements made by the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee, highlighting the fact that 74 bail petitions had been granted for perceived non-bailable offences.

Dear Editor, With reference to Freddie Kissoon’s column, ‘Is there an elected dictatorship in Guyana?’

Dear Editor, I am very happy that the government is now taking a stand against corruption by public officers.

Dear Editor, At a consultative meeting held at the Leonora Government School with Dr Ashni Singh on the food crisis, because the doctor belonged to the cabinet, I seized the opportunity to air my concern about the status of the Leonora Park cricket ground.

Dear Editor Freddie Kissoon is beginning to lack objectivity and seems to have no care about spinning wild speculations.

Dear Editor, On hearing about the demise of Mr Farouk Kalamadeen I visited your website hoping to get some details (at 14:06 Wednesday April 30, 2008) as to what unfolded that morning, but there was nothing of the sort.

Dear Editor, The entire 263 network which covers areas such as La Grange, Canal and Mocha stopped working last Thursday.

Dear Editor, May Day 2008, was a disgrace for the founder of the first Trade Union Movement in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks, the world has witnessed a massive aggressive movement by ordinary people in developing countries in response to the global food crisis.

Dear Editor, It is possible to govern unjustly and illegitimately and get away with it – for a while.

Dear Editor, Once again it is with distress and deep anger that I read of traffic fatalities caused by circumstances which are completely avoidable, to wit, the loss of 3 invaluable lives at Bee Hive on Monday (SN, April 29, 2008), on account of wandering cattle.

Dear Editor, I am a descendant of generations of parishioners be-longing to the Sacred Heart Church.