Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News of Saturday January 12, 2008 reports a case of torture of a child in police custody in Berbice.

Dear Editor, There is much talk about our country’s literacy level as is evident in the discussions in the daily newspapers and academic circles.

Dear Editor, I wish to applaud the Minister of Education for making possible a day of public consultation on our local university.

Dear Editor, I was driving west along Regent street, when I obeyed the traffic light at the junction of Regent Street and Ave.

Dear Editor, Events taking place in other countries within the region, especially Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, should serve to guide our actions here in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Isn’t it ironic that the accountant at Parliament is fired for the loss of Minister Manniram Prashad’s October $321,000 salary but senior government officials, contractors and friends of the government are allowed to keep their jobs, promoted and given more contracts though millions of dollars were lost in scams, corruption and bad projects?

Dear Editor, Those dear barrel-loving, belly-filling Guyanese who seem to be quite ambivalent on the issue of the torture of arrested crime suspects are in dire need of a basic primer in human rights education.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Roy Ramroop’s letter captioned “Some other issues that concern the workers” (08.01.11).

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “I was not impressed with the service at this restaurant” (08.01.12).

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon writes “First, there is no such thing as political science.

Dear Editor, I refer to Samantha Ali’s letter captioned “The male labour leaders talked a lot but achieved little” (08.01.10).

Dear Editor, I read Samantha Ali’s letter captioned “The male labour leaders talked a lot but achieved little” (08.01.10) in response to mine (08.01.07) to TUC President, Ms.

Dear Editor, As a former Extension Officer of the Guyana Rice Producers Association (G.R.P.A.)

Dear Editor, One of the bases for opposition to the original draft of the US constitution, was that it appeared to place too much power in the hands of the Central Government, and this was seen as a prescription for potential abuse of the citizenry.

Dear Editor, There needs to be a law that requires a status report on government investigations or pending action by the DPP or others after every 30 days to an appropriate governing body(commissions, ministers etc).

Dear Editor, Wasn’t Woman’s Liberation Day observed sometime in 1975. Sometime between November and December of that year I wrote a letter, which was published in the Guyana Chronicle (there was no SN at that time).

Dear Editor, Contrary to what was reported in the print media and what was stated on national television by Mr Winston Brassington, the chairman of GPL, about the employees of the power company being awarded 9% across the board salary increases, no employee of GPL has received a 9% salary increase.

Dear Editor, Like so many others, I am a regular viewer of the TV Programme “Law and Order”.

The editorial in yesterday’s edition captioned “The necessity for power sharing in Guyana” was a guest editorial.

Dear Editor, One of the areas that was getting a rationed supply of water has not been getting any for the past couple of days.