Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The current air of uncertainty that surrounds the execution of Guyana’s premier soccer event, the Kashif & Shanghai Tournament, has occasioned this letter to the press.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article captioned “Berbice drivers decry new fines (07.11.06)”.

Dear Editor, I refer to Abu Bakr’s letter captioned “Naipaul has re-invented himself as an upper class and unpredictably eccentric English-man” (07.11.02) .”

Dear Editor, In August 2006, the PNCR had its worst electoral performance in its history.

Dear Editor, I think the relatives and friends of wanted man David Leander called David Zammett and ‘Biscuit who are staging a protest at the Georgetown hospital should be arrested and charged.

Dear Editor, I would like to highlight an issue regarding the sale of spare parts for the new Toyota Carina [or the 212 Carina as they are locally known].

Dear Editor, With respect to handling citizens of Buxton, do the law enforcement arms of the state have very low standards or do they have no standards at all?

Dear Editor, With respect to “the increasing popularity of American cultural traditions like Halloween and Thanks-giving in Guyana” as stated by Mr Urling in his letter captioned “I thoroughly enjoyed Halloween and St Patrick’s day parties ” (07.11.04) “being attributed to the fact that the world is indeed “flattening” and is becoming smaller”, I beg to differ as it is nothing short of a form of cultural plagiarism by the minority Guyanese to cultivate American cultural forms in our society just to be associated with an American phenomenon.

Dear Editor, I attended a forum called: Investment Opportunities in Guyana on 1 November in Miramar, Florida.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Bharat Kissoon’s letter captioned “Had Ms.

Dear Editor , I agree with the letter writer that passengers in an overloaded minibus should be charged.

Dear Editor, I really don’t know how to respond to your (rather predictable) editorial captioned “A grouse for Mr Naipaul” (07.10.30) on Naipaul and his latest book, but I do know that a response is warranted, and for many reasons.

Dear Editor, Mr John Da Silva appears to be engaged in an endless and unenviable task.

Dear Editor, “Death and paying taxes “are the two things most certain in life, declared Benjamin Franklin, one of the most celebrated American founding fathers: statesman, businessman, scientist.

Dear Editor, I pen this letter in a vain effort to put certain incidents occurring at Homestretch Avenue and at the East Ruimveldt Police Station in which I was involved on Wednesday 31st October 2007 in proper perspective.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I would like to congratulate Mrs. Janet Jagan for taking a correct and principled stand in denouncing the government’s decision to withdraw or restrict its advertisements in the Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, A teacher of English recently questioned the term “one times three,” contending that it is wrong and it should be “one time three.”

Dear Editor, Even as the Guyana Police Force begin to enforce strict traffic laws and attempt to bring lawless traffic offenders to justice, the carnage and the disrespect for law and order continue by minibus drivers and conductors and hire car drivers.

Dear Editor, In response to your editorial of Oct. 15th entitled ‘Ten deaths’ I must refer to the story about the boy in Holland who saw a hole in the sea defence (sand dike) and plugged the hole with his finger until workmen arrived.

Dear Editor, In my recent letter on V S Naipaul I committed a grave error.