Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Guyana is the richest country in CARICOM and with massive oil resources, we can all live ever happily after, if we unite as a nation, and realize our motto of “One People, One Nation, One Destiny.”

Dear Editor, The passing of the Hemp Bill, though discriminatory in nature, offers a new crop with great possibilities for Guyana… The bill is discriminatory in the sense that Clause 23 of the Bill, “gives the Minister the power to designate geographical areas, by Order subject to the negative resolution of the National Assembly, to cultivate or manufacture industrial hemp and hemp-related products.”

Dear Editor, I notice my fellow Americans are reregistering their presence in this country, with bigger and bigger footprints. 

Dear Editor, I am writing on the team on ‘Nothing to Laugh About’.

Dear Editor, Next month September will be Amerindian Heritage month in Guyana.

Dear Editor, During the Police ‘press conference’ which was called to ‘debunk’ the explosive allegations made by detective Sergeant Dion Bascom that there is a cover-up by senior ranks of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the investigation into the murder of Ricardo Fagundes aka “Paper Shorts”, the Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner Wendell Blanhum in an effort to discredit Bascom stated that contrary to Bascom’s claim, Rondell Bacchus, one of the earlier suspects in the murder, was taken to CID HQ by his lawyer.

Dear Editor, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs declared that “MY attention was drawn to an invitation to the public, by an organisation describing itself as ‘’The Cuffy 250 Committee,’’ to a forum to be held on Sunday August 21 (that has now been prematurely postponed or cancelled), 2022, via many social media platforms.”

Dear Editor, Writing on his blog, The Conversation Tree, former Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr.

Dear Editor, Reluctantly and unfortunately, I have no other option than to attempt through this medium to get help, having exhausted all others.

Dear Editor, I read with consternation in the Sunday SN that the EPA officers were reported as excusing their unpreparedness to test for mercury at Chinese Landing by stating that they would have to carry the samples to a lab within a certain time.

Dear Editor, I deliberately withheld this perspective until the latter stages of the ongoing ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football tournament in an effort to nullify claims that I may be attempting to influence the outcome of the event.

Dear Editor, Prof Oneka LaBennett has written one hell of an essay.

Dear Editor, I have had the opportunity to watch live on TV and several YouTube replays of the recent World Athletics held in Eugene, Oregon, USA as well as the Commonwealth and European Games held in Edinburgh and Munich respectively and have been frankly amazed at the showing of some of the so called lesser nations and less known athletes at the various disciplines.

Dear Editor, The passing of the Hemp Bill, though discriminatory in nature,  offers a new crop with great possibilities for Guyana.

Dear Editor, As a Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) who has been subjected to the “Rulings” of the Chairman of GECOM, Retired Justice Claudette Singh, it would be remiss of me not to comment on her rare statement to the Press: “Anything I do, I do in accordance with the law and I try, as a former judge, I always try to uphold the rule of law.”

Dear Editor, One of the things that Exxon has not done is to stop drilling.

Dear Editor,  Please permit me space to  address  both the issue of the selection of the CDC in north Sophia as well as an appeal to the Hon.

Dear Editor, As I was busying myself getting down to my responsibility as a newly appointed commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), my attention was drawn to Tacuma Ogunseye’s letter to the editor in the August 19, 2022 edition of S/N; ‘Rohee’s message is crystal clear.’

Dear Editor,  A new nature resort has opened at Rupa Place, Bel Air Park. 

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Family of Ricardo Fagundes sees truth in cover up claims” (Aug 20) and “Police force directs Bascom to report for duty” (Aug 20).