Dear Editor, Based on newspaper reports in September 2015 of a high-speed vehicle chase of three armed suspects in south Georgetown by the police (the Joint Special Operations Group- JSOG), I asked the question “What are the rules of engagement for the police pursuing escaping suspects?”
Dear Editor, The Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has made a valid and timely assessment when he stated that the people should hold all contractors responsible for shoddy and substandard work done, and he hit the bull’s eye when he further contended that each citizen has a right to demand value for money.
Dear Editor, A few years ago the western section of the East Coast corridor was a very picturesque scene at night as all the road lights were in working condition and there seemed to be a maintenance programme in place to replace any defective or damaged units.
Dear Editor, Thanks for the opportunity to clarify a complaint made in a letter published in your Monday, September 26, 2016 publication, titled ‘Baffled by GTT’s service for mobile internet users’.
Dear Editor, As a former Director of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Board I have noted the vigour with which the Minister of Communities has been moving to build apartment buildings in housing schemes.
Dear Editor, I respect Dominic Gaskin very much since I think as Treasurer of the AFC he ticked all the right boxes in running a tight financial ship in the 2011 elections campaign.
Dear Editor, Recent recruitment and procurement undertakings by UNDP Guyana bring the organization’s integrity into question.
Dear Editor, It is my belief that the newly constructed venue at Cuffy Square will now be the centre of attraction for many events in the near future.
Education month ends tomorrow and as far as annual observances go, this was a pretty interesting one with several highs and lows.
Dear Editor, I refer to a recent statement from the Guyana Public Service Union reported in sections of the media which criticizes my remarks made at an Alliance For Change press conference held on Friday September, 23, 2016.
Dear Editor, “Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on Saturday declared “I have to make an assessment by November” on the way forward with regard to the Venezuela border controversy with Guyana.
Dear Editor, A strange advertisement appeared in the weekend papers with “Mek 2 yuh limit”, stating that after two drinks you become a killing machine.
Dear Editor, I read with great humour the report quoting the Maritime Administration (Marad) as saying that there are alternate routes for boats traversing the Piremap falls.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter from Mr Aslam Hanief titled, ‘Abolishing SBAs will not re-establish the integrity of CSEC certificates’ (SN, September 27).
Dear Editor, The recent announcement by China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) that it had signed a US$7.5M contract with Suriname’s state-owned mining company, Grassalco, to supply some 300,000 tonnes of crushed stone over a twelve-month period for the CJIA expansion project (currently being executed by CHEC) has caused a public outcry from local manufacturers/suppliers.
Dear Editor, A couple of weeks ago I and several others were writing to complain of the everyday blackouts and in several areas, low voltage, but despite this GPL or the relevant ministry has not been courteous enough to issue a statement or some kind of apology to the citizens affected.
The first debate between the contenders, the Republican Donald Trump and the Democrat Hillary Clinton, has now been held.
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