Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,  It’s that time of year when prices rise and everyone is cashing in on the benefits to be derived. 

Dear Editor, I would like my dear fellow Guyanese to answer the following questions. 

Dear Editor, Boat operators plying the Vreed-en-Hoop to Georgetown route who downed tools on Friday over a denied increase in the fare and passengers have unfortunately found themselves between a rock and a hard place.

Dear Editor, The Constitution Reform Commission bill, passed by Parliament on 15 November 2022 is the most momentous piece of legislation passed in a long time, given its far-reaching implications for the future stability and development of this country.

Dear Editor, For the last few months, IDPADA-G and things African Guyanese have been in the headlines.

Dear Editor, Back in mid-December 2020, I was asked by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to make a presentation in a “National Conversation on Ethnic Relations” they sponsored with UG on “How can we improve ethnic relations in Guyana?”

Dear Editor, The Rodney Family is saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Father Malcolm Rodrigues.

Dear Editor, Western Union may be misusing sections 15 to 20 especially section 15 (4) (d) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act in relation to former MPs.

Dear Editor, The VP’s securing of the sale of carbon credits is being hailed as an “initiative,” and astute leadership by our VP (See “Astute leadership delivers massive carbon credit deal for Guyana” (Chronicle, Dec.

Dear Editor, It is with sadness I read of the recent passing of Rampersaud Tiwari in Toronto, formerly of Buxton.

Dear Editor, The announcement this week that carbon credits newly approved by the Architecture for REDD+ Transac-tions (ART) Secretariat under the TREES (The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard) are being offered for sale to the Hess Oil Company raises profound questions and concerns for all Guyanese, but especially those Indigenous communities who have been protecting Guyana’s hinterland forests for millennia.

Dear Editor, Wild men trained with professional credentials (land survey certificates, ACCAs and law degrees) are filling in as social scientists.

Dear Editor, On Monday, December 5, 2022, the National Assembly debated and passed Amendments to the Representation of the People Act (ROPA), despite the Parliamentary Opposition’s agitation for the bill to be forwarded to a Special Select Committee of the National Assembly. 

Dear Editor, GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander is quoted in the December 8, 2022 edition of the Kaieteur News as follows: ‘The elections body during its statutory meeting Tuesday, also agreed on the use of electronic fingerprints at the place of poll, Commissioner Alexander said in an invited comment ….’

Dear Editor, The majority of Indigenous people in the interior of Guyana whose population is approximately ten percent have a strong worldview, supported by extensive use of the local languages and strong cultural practices.

Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of watching the One Guyana Christmas concert on Facebook. 

Dear Editor, The PPP government has been consistently dismissive of claims of ‘economic apartheid’ and ‘racial discrimination’ whenever those have been made and has responded with derision to the claims and denigration of the claimants; the production of statistics on the 6th December (MP David Patterson’s Facebook page) that show less than 8% of the total dollar value of all government contracts go to Black-owned businesses is being treated in the same manner, and that cannot be the correct approach in a country that boasts of inclusive democracy.

Dear Editor, The hard-working people, the professionals and public servants of every Ministry deserve recognition for their efforts especially in light of their continued denial of a decent livable wage.

Dear Editor, There has been a certain amount of confusion regarding the President’s announcement of an 8% increase to Public Servants’ salaries as a whole; then other adjustments to specified parties.

Dear Editor, Father Malcolm Rodrigues had an indomitable smile, a smile that endeared him to those of us overburdened with the serious task of confronting a dictatorship.