Letters to the Editor

Alcohol abuse continues to be a major problem in Guyana

Dear Editor, For decades alcohol use has been a problem in Guyana, several individuals have shared their views on this issue by way of the media or over a buckman, grenade, half  or large, or the many promotions be it happy hour or the new happy two hours, buy one get one free, get six beers for the price of five etc. 

More seats needed at this health centre

Dear Editor, On a recent visit to the Rosignol Health Centre  I was disheartened to witness the factthat there is a lack of seating accommodation for persons awaiting an HIV test; many of these being pregnant mothers in various stages of pregnancy.

Opposition walkout sent the wrong message to the nation

Dear Editor, It is with great concern that the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FUTUG) an organisation which represents the majority of unionized workers in Guyana, has noted a recent decision by the opposition parties to walk out of Parliament on March 27 2008 under the pretext that their amendment to the motion on a stakeholder’s decision was not accepted by the ruling party.

Has the farmer been marginalised?

Dear Editor, The Guyanese ‘farmer’ and the Guyana ‘rural areas’ occupy a moral, productive and rather intellectually dishonest space in our city folks mental programmes.

Go on Hillary, make my day

Dear Editor, It is true that the environment we live in will condition our minds to think, act and behave in a certain way, and also shape our perception of how we view life to be.

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