Category: Letters

Dear Editor, “Mangrove women in clean community competition” makes for a most exciting piece of reading. I think of my Sunday school days. I used to participate in Bible Quiz competitions. So it was like ‘fighting for knowledge.’ Now residents of five villages that comprise the Golden Grove to Belfield Mangrove Reserve area, on the East Coast of Demerara are expected to vie for a Gy$ 100,000 prize, this being offered for the cleanest community. The prize is actually being put up by the Mangrove Reserve Women Agriculture Producers (MRWAP)…

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Dear Editor, H.E. President Donald Ramotar, in addressing the Guyanese nation concerning the recent budget-cut crisis, stated that “my faith in dialogue remains undiminished.” These words are indicative of a responsible, reasonable and mature leader and the importance of his judicious words must be emphasized rather than trivialized if we are to indeed bridge the parliamentary gaps and work together in furtherance of a brighter Guyana, particularly in these dark hours of uncertainty. These words must resonate in the minds of both sides of the legislative battleground if we are…

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Dear Editor, All Guyanese are hoping that Guyana would indeed discover oil and gas. The general feeling is one of optimism. One can only imagine the endless possibilities that will come as a result of our country being successful in this regard. There will be massive creation of wealth, many persons will benefit from long term employment and many other related sectors, including tourism and the services industry will be boosted. Government has developed a multi-sector approach aimed at bolstering the country’s resources capacity and capability to better manage its…

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Dear Editor, It is always very refreshing to read about local golf. In Guyana, there is just one single course – at Lusignan – but it is the perfect setting for tranquillity, even while a furious course battle is taking place. An example of this was evident over the Easter weekend. This was when, the veteran, Patrick Prashad, flourished over the back nine, to record victory. It was the Woodlands Hospital Golf tournament, and it produced some great moments. Prashad, after a disastrous front nine of 42, shot a stunning…

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Dear Editor, I applaud the move made by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, through lawyers for the government, issuing a 21-day ultimatum, to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The ultimatum implores that all records, relating to the failed Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), be rectified, to reflect the interest of Guyana. Right at the onset, I categorically announce that this is the way to go. Already, Jamaica and Trinidad are following in this vein. The local and regional cricket boards must be held accountable. For too long, these offices have been…

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Dear Editor, I am encouraged by the fact that President Donald Ramotar took time off his busy schedule to attend the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Third Biennial Delegates Conference in Berbice. No doubt the union and by extension, teachers across the country would have felt a sense of comfort and solidarity that indeed the government does care about their welfare. At the conference, the president assured the delegates that the government is committed to fulfilling the teachers’ multi-year package and to fixing the glitches that have dogged the process. The…

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Dear Editor, Recently, much has been said by some of the opposition members of Parliament about the former presidents’ pension package. My first reaction to this would be; what nonsense! Only in Guyana would such a thing be tolerated. Nowhere else in the world is such petty, nasty and vindictive politics being practiced. Editor, not only were these politicians engaged in spreading lies and creating mischief about the benefits former presidents will enjoy, but they sought to give the impression that this is a “Jagdeo pension package”. I can’t seem…

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Dear Editor, I have some piercing questions regarding the state of education and youths in Guyana. All of a sudden, I want to vent my spleen. This ‘jolting to respond’ came about, after reading a letter, in one of the dailies. In summary, the writer is expressing “… concern about the heavy school bags being carried by primary students… some in backpacks and some in trolley bags.” The writer revisits his era, when there was a timetable of the subjects for each day, with this being the guide, for what…

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Dear Editor, Following the presentation of the 2012 Budget in Parliament, I held the belief that this budget would have been embraced by all simply because it is a People’s Budget; one geared to improve the lot of the working people of this country. Instead the opposition has resorted to its typical practice of insular and dogmatic politics. The leader of the Opposition has called it a bail out budget; The AFC’s Khemraj Ramjattan has expressed his disappointment with the budget without actually proffering any plausible reasons. The combined opposition…

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Dear Editor, Guyana Times and other media reports say popular Bollywood film icon Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) was detained and questioned by U.S. immigration authorities last week during a visit to New York to attend a function at Yale University. This was the second time the Bollywood superstar was detained by immigration officials and most Guyanese here in New York are upset at the manner in which this true super star was treated. The detention was unnecessary given that SRK is well known internationally and does not fit the profile…

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