Dear Editor, I have read a report in the Guyana Times newspaper that the Gy$ 5 billion approved by the National Assembly as part of an assistance package for the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) will certainly not be sufficient to help the company this year mitigate the effects of rising fuel prices on its service. Does this mean the cost for electricity will go up? Already consumers are beginning to worry that because of the added pressure on the company, this cost will be passed on to…
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KN advertisement about EZjet employee misleading
Dear Editor, I refer to the unattributed advertisement published by Kaieteur News on Sunday, May 13 under the headline “Airline business in the making”. In the Sunday section of this advertisement, which alleged that EZjet is involved in some sort of conspiracy with the Guyana government’s plans to enlarge the international airport and enable it to become the National Flag Carrier of Guyana, there is a reference to my name and employment with EZjet. Further, that I am, through evidence of my previous employment with Queens Atlantic Group which…
Read MoreAnother plus for Sachin Tendulkar, a great human being
Dear Editor, Another piece of good news for followers of Sachin Tendulkar – the international media have reported that the top class cricketer has been put forward by the prime minister for a seat in India’s upper house of Parliament. The letter of recommendation has been sent by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to President Pratibha Patel who can nominate 12 people to the Rajya Sabha. Of 250 Rajya Sabha members, 12 are nominated by the president for “special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature,…
Read MoreGuyanese in New York are eager to meet with President Ramotar
Dear Editor, I have been informed via your online newspaper that President Donald Ramotar will be visiting the U. S. to meet with officials from the United States administration and multilateral agencies. These are all very important meetings and I wish the president much success in his engagements, but I also hope that Guyanese living here would also get the opportunity to meaningfully engage him and other government officials as we believe this is long overdue. Like other Guyanese residing here, I have some very important issues I wish to…
Read MoreI was beginning to get excited about Guyana’s future in ICTs, now what happens next?
Dear Editor, As a young IT student, I am very unhappy that the government’s plan to improve the country’s ICTs-related infrastructure is now being threatened. From what I gather in the media, the fibre-optic cable from Brazil, through the border town of Lethem and which is on its way to the coast is now in limbo with the combined opposition, the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), cutting budgetary allocation to the project to Gy$ 1. I recall that the government had embarked…
Read MoreLet us step up the local tourism drive
Dear Editor, I am fully in support of the views expressed by a letter writer in your newspaper captioned; “Local tourism must be pushed” which appeared a few days ago. The letter writer was very much on target and made a simple, but strong case for local tourism to be encouraged in Guyana. Editor, it would not be unreasonable to say that quite a huge number of Guyanese have not really explored their own country. Perhaps the tourism authority would want to do a simple survey to find out…
Read MoreOpposition set on impure motives and unreasonable politics
Dear Editor, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall had recently repudiated the notion that a political party can engender transfer of budgetary allocation from the state media to another entity, and regards it as “a blow to democracy and a violation of the constitution of rights of the citizens, to receive government information”. This was Mr Nandlall’s attempt to stymie the move by Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), as they were colluding to withdraw support for the budgetary allocations, to the…
Read MoreCongratulations to the ‘Tiger’ for making Guyana proud yet again
Dear Editor, Every Guyanese should be proud of the achievements of Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Indeed this top-class cricketer’s accomplishments are a direct result of hard work, determination, and stamina. Once gain he has put Guyana on the map, as every time he is referred to in the international media, he would be identified as a GUYANA and West Indies cricketer. Editor, these are the positive things Guyanese like to see about their country. Sections of the local media have been engaging in a campaign of negativity, and persons abroad are…
Read MoreGuyanese in New York are concerned about the impact of the budget cuts on national development
Dear Editor, The discussions about the budget cuts have dominated the various media outlets and all around the Guyanese community in New York, persons are talking about the kind of impact such action by the opposition would have on the country’s future. I agree with some persons that these cuts suggest that it was a deliberate ploy to ensure that the people of Guyana fall prey of a political game. Why would the opposition want to take such an action that would see ordinary people on the breadline? I…
Read MoreLocal tourism must be pushed
Dear Editor, The fact that several international, regional and local media operatives were given a tour of the mighty Essequibo River is very noteworthy. The tour was facilitated; compliments of BK International, and it redounded in a lot of positives. The exercise was the first event to usher in the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s 13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-13), which was held from April 15 to 18. Now one of the first benefits I can think of is that the BKs of Guyana can offer these kinds…
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