Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern about the ongoing bidding process for the construction of hospitals in Guyana, particularly in West Demerara, Linden, and Bartica.

Dear Editor, The listening and grounding walkabout seems focused on the hinterland.

Dear Editor,   Endowed with several natural resources (bauxite, gold, diamond, manganese, pristine forest, arable land, and an abundance of fresh water) and now oil, Guyana moves to extract these in a sustainable way, and not only for the benefit of Guyana but also for Caricom.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement by President Ali, in collaboration with the Prince Charles Foundation, to restore Georgetown to its former glory is an exciting initiative that could reshape our capital city.

Dear Editor, St. Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, is getting a little too intimate with what is good for Guyana.

Dear Editor, Just to add to what Ravi Dev penned (SN Sep 15), Mr.

Dear Editor, On behalf of our entire family, we were pleased to see the Place of the Seven Ponds look resplendent during yesterday’s solemn funeral for Sir Shridath Ramphal.

Dear Editor, I was intrigued and interested in the piece on September 8th about the return of distinguished British educationalist Sir Dexter Hutt to the land of his birth last month.

Dear Editor, I have been following, with much interest, the exchanges on the Guyana Constitution between Attorney General Anil Nandlall and former Chancellor of the University of Guyana Dr.

Dear Editor, After reading Prof. Nigel Westmaas ‘comparative perspective’  of Sept 8 between the Berbice rebellion of 1763-64 and that of the Haitian revolution of 1791-1801, it became clear ‘history repeats  itself’, and I felt another comparative perspective is required between the then Haitian revolution and that of current events in the Middle East, specifically the on-going brutal responses on the Palestinians in the Gaza and West Bank by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant  following the attack by Hamas fighters who attacked a music festival in Israel on October 7, killing hundreds.

Dear Editor, I take note that the Minister of Health, Dr.

Dear Editor, The US government seized Venezuela’s Air Force One used by Nicolas Maduro.

Dear Editor, The recent allegations of the firing of both a production manager and head lab technician at GuySuCo’s Rose Hall Estate raise disturbing questions about the potential for coordinated fraud within the company.

Dear Editor, In response to Mayor Mentore’s letter dated 15th September titled – “Paltry Central Government Subvention to City is Insult to Citizens” – I seek to clarify and highlight the missing facts regarding the government’s interventions for the city of Georgetown. 

Dear Editor The Chief Citizen is at it again.  This time speaking from the other side of his mouth about the paltry government subvention, labelling it ‘an insult to the residents’, allocated to purchase a garbage truck and a dump truck (SN September 15).

Dear Editor, The Georgetown City Council is compelled to address recent developments regarding the allocation of a meagre subvention of GYD 30 million from the central government’s budget.

Dear Editor, Happening to be in New York earlier this year I was asked to offer some remarks at  the 40th anniversary of Indo Caribbean Federation –which had launched its flagship activity, the annual “Indian Arrival Day” commemoration, at Smokey Park in 1984.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ Editorial of August 17th, 2024 had, as its opening paragraph, “In an August 11th letter brimful of nostalgia and social history, Claudius Prince outlined elements of the self-help housing scheme which had been pioneered under the Forbes Burnham administration in the 1970s and 80s and which resulted in several well-developed settlements.”

Dear Editor, `The police and the Matthews Ridge bust’ editorial (SN, September 14, 2024) stands as a gem in tapdancing. 

Dear Editor, Fuad Rahaman’s comment in the online edition of SN is as follows: “Surrendering of our sovereignty has nothing to do with the PPP Gov’t.