Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The participation of Trinidad’s professional side Joe Public, the eventual winner of the 17th edition of the annual Kashif and Shangai Knockout Tournament, had brought a new dimension to local club football, and an extremely high degree of professionalism.

Dear Editor, Is Caricom relevant to Guyana? Has it ever been?

Dear Editor, It seems that the President would enact the law of casino gambling even though all the religious bodies have signaled the woes that will follow this act.

Dear Editor, Mr. Clarke’s letter captioned “These international events will test the nation’s character” (07.01.11) is on target when he calls for better standards of behaviour and greater effort from all Guyanese to make the upcoming international events a success and not a black mark on Guyana.

Dear Editor, It was heartening to hear Mr. Robert Corbin’s position on the government’s recent effort to increase ministers’ and parliamentarians’ income (SN 10/1/2007).

Dear Editor, We felt a mixture of joy and emotion for this Hindu icon Shri Prakashji or Guruji as he is commonly called by his ardent followers when he was accepting a proclamation from the Congressmen of the city of New York and best wishes from a number of highly recognized organizations including GOPIO and ICC and well wishers for taking up a mandate he was offered to serve the people of Guyana in the capacity as advisor to the president.

Dear Editor, In her response to my letter, Ms Inge Nathoo of the National Parks Commission states that there is no burning of rubbish next to arrival benab at Kaieteur Falls.

Dear Editor, Vivek Persaud writes in his letter captioned “There is ansolutely no evidence of transfer pricing of timber” (07.01.11) in terms which are eerily reminiscent of the export log industry in Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the time of the judicial inquiry (Supreme Court Judge Tos Barnett’s 1987-9 “Commission of Inquiry into Aspects of the Timber Industry in Papua New Guinea”).

Dear Editor, The children of any nation are its most prized possession/assets.

Dear Editor, Thanks to the Georgetown Chamber for publishing the list of items which we will pay more for with VAT..

Dear Editor, As I watched Mr. Tony Vieira’s commentary aired Tuesday night (9th January, 2007) my heart sank.

Dear Editor, How else to describe the meanderings and the procrastination involved in the Main street Roman Catholic Church drama.

Dear Editor, The newspapers carried Yusuf Mohamed’s lament on the waning of Community Policing Groups(CPGs) in which he bemoaned the dormancy of officials.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Bhai Prakash Gossai on his appointment as ethnic and religious advisor to our President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dear Editor, Ever so often a column or article appears in one of the newspapers extolling the virtues of diversity, and how important its mechanics are to us as a Guyanese society.

Dear Editor, I share Mr Shawn Mangru’s urgent concern that “Dealing with sexual abuse of children should be a priority” (SN Jan.,

Dear Editor, For sometime now I have noticed that the PNCR has a new host for its Nation Watch programme.

Dear Editor, I am responding to the release from the Office of the President by Permanent Secretary Dr Gopaul (SN Jan 11) regarding Pundit Prakash Gossai’s recent appointment.

Dear Editor, A lot seems to be going wrong with the implementation of VAT.

Dear Editor, Your page thirteen article (Sunday Stabroek December 31, 2006) captioned: “Region Three community centre repairs complete”, caught my attention.