Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Some brief comments on SN Editorial on ‘Mindfulness’ on 30 June 2022 and news article that the Ministry of Education will be seeking the assistance of religious leaders to address students’ behaviour.

Dear Editor, I note that within a day of the beating, robbing and burning of properties of innocent Indo-Guyanese resulting from the protest by Afro-Guyanese for the shooting of Quinton Bacchus by a policeman, sixteen individuals were charged for riotous behaviour and appeared in court.

Dear Editor, My friend Suresh said, “Imagine if all those people were protesting for oil renegotiation, how that could change our country dramatically in a big way and solve poverty.

Dear Editor, In the aftermath of the mayhem at Mon Repos on Tuesday 16 persons were charged and one pleaded guilty.

Dear Editor, What is the proper forum for political debate, discussion and disagreement?

Dear Editor, Some days after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had decided to defeat a motion requesting the Commission to conduct a review of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, His Excellency President Irfaan Ali announced the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the same 2020 Elections.

Dear Editor, Red Thread stands in solidarity with the family of Quindon Bacchus, the young African-Guyanese man and father killed by police.

Dear Editor The SN Editorial on ‘Mindfulness’ on 30 June, 2022 is a useful contribution to the general discussion in Guyana about healing from the continued trauma of living in an ‘oil rich’ country. 

Dear Editor, Your editorial on Friday (July 1) asserted incorrectly that: “There has been no substantial comment from APNU, but while one assumes they will condemn police actions, they should not ignore the violence directed against the vendors of Mon Repos market in particular.”

Dear Editor, The recent protest and looting of Mon Repos Market vendors must be strongly condemned by every right thinking Guyanese.

Dear Editor Please allow us a little space in your newspaper to highlight two very important issues relating to the above subject.

Dear Editor, There is a clip from Mr. Aubrey Norton’s most recent press conference circulating on social media.

Dear Editor, The burning, unanswered question in the case of the nineteen year old, which the PME found died by drowning with no marks of violence, is how did she end up in the river?

Dear Editor, Recently, I read a report prepared by SPHEREX Analytics, an accounting firm that produced the 2020 and 2021 financial statements for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

Dear Editor, The system of industrial relations is informed, influenced and functions within the norms of national legislation, international labour standards, and regional labour policy of CARICOM.

Dear Editor, I recently returned to Guyana. As I exited the airway bridge at Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport, like all other incoming passengers, my eyes were greeted by an unflattering portrait of Mr.

Dear Editor, Are we naive to accept lawlessness as peaceful protest in a democratic society?

Dear Editor, Street protests has historically been a manifestation of Guyanese social/ political culture – more so by the African community.

Dear Editor, The Guyana United Artists categorically condemns the use of the right to peaceful protest to rob, loot, and beat innocent civilians and the willful destruction of property.

Dear Editor, Guyana is poised for economic transformation and development after moving out of the period of the pre-condition for takeoff mode.