Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Dr Anand Daljeet captioned “Our scientific institutions cannot develop without the proper equipment” (07.10.21).

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Eric Phillips’ letter captioned “Widespread indifference to the plight of Africans in Guyana” (07.10.13) where Phillips declares that “The Indian population is indifferent to African needs”.

Dear Editor, I would like to refer to the GLU’s upcoming elections at its 5th Triennial Delegates Congress for the post of President General.

Dear Editor, I have taken up permanent residence at Diamond Housing Scheme two months past.

Dear Editor, I was at the World Cup Games in March and was very impressed with the toilet facilities in the Western stand.

Dear Editor, Prof. Rory Westmaas in his letter captioned “Moving our capital to a higher location is the only solution” (02.10.22) makes a good case for moving our capital and indeed all the residents of our low lying coast to higher ground.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Mr. Robert Persaud for his stand on the forestry fraud including the fines and suspended concessions.

Dear Editor, Permit me to tell my fellow Guyanese of my concerns with the most generous offer by the government of leasing land at US$5 per acre to our Caricom brothers.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Emile Mervin captioned “Unlit parked trucks on the highway present a tremendous traffic hazard” (07.10.17).

Dear Editor, It is no surprise to me that our democratically elected government has not responded to what was quite a crude ultimatum that was issued by Special Rapporteur, Ignacio Alvarez in his letter of June 13, 2007 addressed to the government.

Dear Editor, It is being rumoured that our 4 miles community at Kaituma will be established as an Amerindian reservation, which would be quite a surprise to the majority of residents.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force over the years produced a number of stalwart committed officers and ranks.

Dear Editor,I refer to Mr Eustace Harlequinn’s letter captioned “Mr Mc Allister’s behaviour was immature and irresponsible” (07.10.18)and wish to differ with him on some of the issues he posited.

Dear Editor, An editorial published on Sunday, October 21st, 2007, in The Guyana Chronicle – a state controlled newspaper, is a fitting example of lack of journalistic integrity and the problem inherent in state controlled media, especially in countries which experience regular human rights violations.

Dear Editor, Professor James Watson’s statement that he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours – whereas all the testing says not really” is really the irony of the ages and a sign of the darkness of the world in which he lives.

Dear Editor, Just read your Sunday editorial captioned “Burnham and education”.

Dear Editor I refer to Mr David Burgess’s letter captioned “Conversation tree seems to be dying” (07.10.22).

Dear Editor, I have observed that the Home Affairs Minister has made rash and unsubstantiated statements about Canada’s refugee system, especially the one that relates to my client who was successful in his refugee claim.

Dear Editor, I read the letter headed “Gail Teixeira is losing her credibility, her present job appears to have shifted her loyalty from the party to the President” (07.10.21), about the withholding of ads from SN.

Dear Editor, Myself and others have been keenly following the recommendations put forward by the Minister of Social Security and Human Services to make perpetrators of female sexual abuse more accountable.