Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The much anticipated report into allegations of torture, committed by members of the Guyana Defence Force on citizens is soon to be made public, according to Secretary to the Defence Board, Roger Luncheon.

Dear Editor, I had the opportunity to read the Guyana Police Force web page at http://www.guyanapoliceforce.org/.

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s story about the low pass rate of 17% for the entrance exams of the GDF should have caused some raised eyebrows but on reflection I asked myself the following questions.

Dear Editor, Lowell was perhaps rather perceptive when he observed  “Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne”.

Dear Editor,   Unless we are fair in observing and remarking on the pattern of violence in Guyana, or anywhere for that matter, we shall make little progress.

Dear Editor,  Your editorial of Monday, April 7, 2008, captioned “Walk-out”  adverted to the stalemate which led to the Opposition Parties’ recent walk-out from Parliament, and discussed the justification therefor. 

Dear Editor, It is perhaps useful to continue the commentary on global warming.

Dear Editor, I see (S/N April 5 –Pg 12) that there has been an increase  in reported cases of dengue fever in the region  and that we are advised by the Ministry of Health to take the necessary precautions.

Dear Editor, In purchasing two dino-saurs, Dr Luncheon disagreed with the opinion of Mr Gouveia, noting that the administration had sought the advice of Lex Barker from Instant Security Service.

Dear Editor, I cannot understand the statements that our president makes sometimes… I do commend Captain Gerry Gouveia for his outspoken com-ments/criticism of the recently purchased Bell 206 helicopters.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Allsopp’s letter captioned “If the pattern of erosion is studied it is possible to predict where it will occur and plan maintenance accordingly” (08.04.06) on the subject of  my earlier response on the recent sea defence overtopping and to state that I joined the Hydraulics Division as a Civil Engineer in the 1960’s and not as a Structural Engineer as claimed by him.

Dear Editor, Mr Prem Misir in the Chronicle assails us with statistics and figures in his quest to challenge those who accuse the PPP administration of marginalization along ethnic lines.

Dear Editor, The recent heinous acts committed by bands of terrorists have not only stunned the nation but also exposed what harm an ineffective and lax security apparatus can do to a country.

Dear Editor,  Please forgive the late commentary, but it is only now that I have been able to re-read the article in the  latest issue of the Guyana Review on the cartoons of Paul Harris.

In  a  letter by Philip Allsopp in our Sunday paper  captioned “If the pattern of erosion is studied it is possible to predict where it will occur and plan maintenance accordingly” the following passage occurs: “It is wrong to state that the cycle of erosion is now starting – it has been going on as long as the Amazon discharged mud into the Atlantic, and it is wrong to state that the cycle is 40 years – it is closer to 38 years”.

Dear Editor, The flame of the “Olympic torch” was snuffed out in Paris and zealous protesters in other countries and cities are awaiting their turn to rebuke the Chinese administration (unless the International Olympic Committee cancels the relay).

Dear Editor, One is particularly disappointed in the presentation published in the Sunday Chronicle of March 30, 2008, titled: Where is Marginali-sation?

Dear Editor, It has been more than a week since elections were held in Zimbabwe and the people still don’t know the outcome giving the impression that the dictator Robert Mugabe plans to change the result which by all accounts show he was handily defeated.

Dear Editor, Sunday marked the fourth day since residents of Cumberland and Canefield in East Canje have not been getting a supply of potable water.

Dear Editor, I am so happy that Gerry Gouveia is bringing the helicopter issue to the forefront.