Dear Editor, I am a resident of Grove, East Bank Demerara, and I am thrilled to hear of the four-lane highway to be constructed from Providence to Grove. I have every reason to be happy, because I work in Georgetown and am required to be at my workplace at 08:30h every morning. But, believe me, Editor, at the moment, it takes me about one hour — sometimes longer, depending on traffic — to reach my work place. I was told about the difficulty in getting into Georgetown from any point…
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Embracing the democratic process
Dear Editor, This is election year, and although the date for the holding of national and regional elections has not yet been announced, we as a peace loving people should start putting mechanisms in place to allow the democratic process to play its role. We should have learnt from our lessons of the past and endeavour to uphold and protect the democratic values of our society before, during and after the upcoming elections. This must be done, not only at the level of the various political parties which will be…
Read MoreProud of developments in my region
Dear Editor, I am an Amerindian youth from Region Nine, but I am temporarily residing in Georgetown with some friends. I must say that I am extremely happy that the government has found some money to help improve conditions as a whole in my village. Lethem is an important place in my region. In fact, it is the most important place in my region, as it is like a town, with everything: police station, hospital, airfield, and is the gateway to neighbouring Brazil. Monies spent to develop my region will…
Read MoreSharief Khan – a short tribute
Dear Editor, Death has ruthlessly plucked my good friend, Sharief Khan, from this mortal world at the relatively young age of 59, but such divine intervention must visit us all at some point in time. Sharief was the epitome of journalistic competence and excellence in Guyana and the Caribbean, and he must be placed very high on any journalism hall of fame which we may establish. In fact, I think we ought to move very swiftly and establish the ‘Sharief Khan Hall of Fame’ for journalists who have excelled. I…
Read MoreGuyana has been gradually rising from the ashes of its past
Dear Editor, ‘Absolutely transformative’ must be the term describing the pivotally-visible changes that the entire nation has been experiencing, especially since the beginning of the current millennium. Just go back to, say, twenty years ago, the following can be said of the national social status quo: pot-holed roads throughout the capital city, for example, that gave the appearance of a crater-holed moon surface; houses that were generally in need of repair and general rehabilitative works; very few taps that allowed in-residence water flow; run-down schools; scarcity of residential phone lines;…
Read MoreMuch more of the Guyanese ethnic mix in this year’s Mash celebrations
Dear Editor, After all, the heavens stayed its hands; and the much predicted continuation of the early week’s heavy deluge did not occur on the night prior to Mash. Then came February 23 (Mash Day), the sun shone in all its tropical glory and Guyanese were allowed to celebrate what has been described as the biggest Mash observance to date, with a jump-up that exhibited colour and spirit with the noted GT wine! What a huge city fete it became, especially as nightfall descended, with Vlissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue,…
Read MoreThe future belongs to technology
Dear Editor, I see that the Guyanese government is holding good to its word of delivering 90,000 computers to Guyanese households around the country. I know that, over the years, our Education Ministry has made Herculean efforts at improving the standard of education at various learning institutions, and has even put the brakes on illiteracy among some sections of the population. We are living in a time of advanced global technology, and we cannot afford to be left behind in this world trend. PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar, who was…
Read MoreDemocracy does exist in Guyana
Dear Editor, Ever so often, the question as to whether Democracy, and what type, exists in Guyana does arise in letters and in the general print and electronic commentaries. Suffice it to say that there are varied views, depending upon which quarter a view emanates from. There have been descriptions ranging from “nonexistent” to “limited” and “fragile”, all attempting to describe the existence of the democratic ideology as such a process particularly relates to Guyana. Mike Persaud, in his “Guyana is a fragile democracy says Dr. Misir”, gleefully posits that…
Read MoreThe West Indies and the World Cup
Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your letters’ columns to add my piece to the upcoming World Cup Cricket, which begins on February 19 with all matches being played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This World Cup will undoubtedly be the battle of the giants; and when I say giants, I mean teams like India, England, South Africa, Australia and Sri Lanka. While the battle is expected to be among the teams that have been listed above, I do not rule out our very own West Indies, who…
Read MoreMore needs to be done about domestic/sexual violence
Dear Editor, 2011 has started very badly for women and children in Guyana. Two women have already been murdered by their male partners; another woman lies in hospital seriously injured from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her partner; an 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a police officer at the BV Police Station; a nine-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide; a male and a female student from one of the prestigious schools in Guyana were filmed having sex; a teacher has been charged for sexually assaulting female secondary school students; and…
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