Dear Editor, Airports are always important in all developing countries like ours, for instance. This is necessary because of the number of flights, coming and going, on a weekly basis. This has forced the authorities more and more into encouraging new airlines to service our main routes. But while it is good to have more airlines and increased flights in and out of Guyana, it is also necessary for us to have adequate facilities for take-off and touch-down purposes. This kind of activity calls for proper terminals and extension of…
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Another great sporting achievement
Dear Editor, It may take a long time for Guyana to actually start winning Olympic medals. So far, it is just a boxing bronze, from Michael Parris, and this was way back at the 1980 Olympics. However, the effort to win must not wane. To this end, Guyana is ‘going the right way.’ There is now a spanking new facility – this is something to be proud of, and it is also a place for top-level training to take place. In other words, sports must not be a mere step-child.…
Read MoreFascinated by the recently commissioned Aquatic Centre
Dear Editor, As a sport enthusiast, I am always fascinated when measures are taken for the further development of any sporting discipline, especially when these enhancements go beyond the provision of simply a gym for weightlifting and bodybuilding. Sport is very important for the development of anyone; apart from making some people professionals, it helps to instil strict discipline in individuals; that would most likely deter them, from indulging in anti-social activities among other things. But the various sport disciplines cannot be carried out at street corners and bottom houses.…
Read MoreThe PPP/C’s unfettered commitment to our young Guyanese
Dear Editor, A little over a year ago, on August 5, 2010, I graduated as an attorney from Florida International University College of Law in Miami, Florida, achieving a Juris Doctor Degree. I recall, right around the same time, our President, His Excellency, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, personally reaching out to me, inviting me and welcoming me to return home to serve his government’s administration of our nation, extending to me the opportunity to carry on the work of my grandparents, the mother and father of our nation, Dr Cheddi Berret…
Read MoreElection fever running high
Dear Editor, For the past two months, I have been moving around the country, attending quite a few political meetings and rallies. In the process, I met a few interesting people, including politicians from the various political parties. As much as this is elections time and the fever is high, tempers have so far not flared. This is an excellent sign as it shows a great amount of maturity and responsibility by politicians from the various parties, as they campaign to woo voters into their various camps. While there was…
Read MoreChanderpaul is a true hero
Dear Editor, After realising that Shivnarine Chanderpaul drew alongside batting legend Sir Vivian Richards on the all-time list of West Indies century-makers, and that this puts him only behind Sir Garfield Sobers, with 26, and Brian Lara, 34, it dawned on me how important it is for any sportsman to be dedicated to his game, and to stay focused. Chanderpaul’s achievement is a living, practical lesson for all people in the world, but especially, his fellow Guyanese. First, I daringly submit that Chanderpaul is not a man of flamboyance, panache…
Read MoreThe skeptics and mischief makers will be proven wrong; it’s just a matter of time
Dear Editor, In recent times, there has been an ongoing campaign to discredit the work and the progress that have been made so far in Guyana’s sugar sector. Some persons, especially those aligned to the opposition political parties, have done almost everything in their power to try to convince the populace that the sugar industry will be closed down and as a result, persons would lose their jobs and so on. They have also been saying that the government continues to support the industry for political reasons. Far from the…
Read MoreGuyana is ever improving its image
Dear Editor, I remember the little adage which says that “two cannot quarrel, if one will not”. This refers directly to the effort to be at peace and not argue stupidly. Now if one were to turn this little proverb around and apply the positive side of it, imagine what would be the results. Well, this is exactly so with United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID) in Guyana. Thursday, November 3, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy’s creation of USAID, and what a creation it…
Read MoreThe bigger picture for health care
Dear Editor, ‘If’ and ‘but’ are two very sad words in human existence. This came to my mind when I read about the plight confronting the Gravesande family in the Guyana Times newspaper. The family and relatives need money and plenty too, to pay the bills for the brain surgery patient, Jada Gravesande. The cost is staggering: US$25,607 (TT$ 153,640). In Guyanese dollars, this is around the six million mark; in other words, a near impossibility. So the hope is that a lot of help will come forth in time.…
Read MoreRegion 10 gets fair share of national cake
Dear Editor, I write this letter to let the people know that contrary to what is being peddled by some politicians, there is no race, hate or discrimination against the people of Region 10. Some groups want the nation to believe this. Editor, I know for a fact that in the past, large sums of monies, intended for developmental works, especially in Linden, were returned to the government’s coffers by the PNCR-dominated Regional Democratic Council. This was a carefully executed plan by the PNCR to deliberately stagnate the development process…
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