Dear Editor, In another section of the press, Freddie Kissoon has bemoaned Guyanese Muslims (and Hindus) for not supporting a militant anti-People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) movement in Guyana aimed at toppling the legitimately elected government. As Freddie rightly pointed out, the then leaders of the Christian establishment opposed the Dr Cheddi Jagan government during the 1950s and 1960s because of the socialist views he espoused. During the People’s National Congress (PNC) ethnic dictatorship, all the religious groups supported the anti-dictatorial movement because they were all persecuted. Since 1992, Guyana has…
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Hinterland education
Dear Editor, I commend Food for the Poor Guyana and the Amerindian Affairs Ministry for their efforts to complete and furnish the dormitory at the Sand Creek Secondary School located in Region Nine. Sand Creek Secondary School was built with intentions of providing education to students from both Regions Nine and Eight. When it comes to managing schools in remote areas, the process of providing meals and sleeping quarters is often the least of our worries and there are in fact other areas of concern that we should place emphasis…
Read MoreQuality and timely execution of projects
Dear Editor, The establishment of the US$4 million Chinese shipyard located at Coverden, on the East Bank of Demerara has managed to capture the attention of many individuals in Guyana. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds expressed his overall delight for the establishment of the facility and further expressed his enthusiasm for the construction of the barge. The project was a great indication of Guyana’s accomplishments. The overall establishment and eminence of the facility should inspire Guyanese businessmen and women to aim for and adapt higher standards when undertaking small or large…
Read MoreThe PPP at 64 this month – a good case study of effective leadership
Dear Editor, This month marks the 64th year of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), the first as well as the largest multi-racial and progressive mass movement that awakened the political consciousness of Guyanese in particular and Caribbean nationals in general. To this day, the PPP still remains the oldest, best-loved, and most cohesive political party in this country. Demonstrating effective leadership ever since it was founded in January 1950, it has the distinction of winning every free and fair election held since 1953 under both electoral systems – first-past-the-post (1953-1961)…
Read MoreThe Citizens are behind Sooba
Dear Editor, I refer to a recently published letter from the People’s National Congress (PNC)/A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) protesting against the confirmation of the appointment of Town Clerk of Georgetown Carol Sooba. Many citizens who yearn for our city to be run without corruption, without the disorderliness of street vending, without the massive garbage accumulation, and without the flooding causing business to contract, citizens including the old and sick to suffer terribly, house foundations to be weakened and people’s furniture and equipment to be damaged, citizens were utterly…
Read MoreThe U.S. embassy must discuss the governance project with Guyana gov’t
Dear Editor, I read with sadness the story of the American democracy project, the government of Guyana, the U.S. embassy, and the opposition. My sadness is based on the fact that the United States and Guyana, much over 20 years now, have enjoyed very friendly and respectful relations, growing closer as the years went by. But now this democracy project confusion seems to be negating all these close relations and diplomatic gains won over the last 20 years, without any vital interest of either Guyana or the United States being…
Read MoreAPNU again missing the point
Dear Editor, I refuse to pay any attention to anything that leaders of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) are saying. They were enraged with the late 2013 crime spree, yet they were the ones who adamantly opposed the firearms amendment bill. This piece of legislation brought forward by the government was all about implementing tougher penalties for gunrunners. It was tabled by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, but was not supported by the opposition because of a personal vendetta against the minister. It…
Read MoreThe simple joys of softball cricket
Dear Editor, The former Barbadian parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley recently declared that, as the foundation of all forms of cricket, there is urgent need for the re-emergence of softball cricket on the island. With that said, I personally believe that softball cricket should be promoted in Guyana. Records show that people like Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall, Carlisle Best, and many other top Bajan cricketers all played softball cricket quite frequently. Softball is a fun and safe game that can provide indulgence for all age groups. All that is needed is a…
Read MoreBisram’s reduction of the PPP/C to an electoral machinery is flawed
Dear Editor, In a letter published in a local newspaper on December 23, written by Vishnu Bisram, the writer raised certain issues which require a response. In that letter, Bisram purports to polemise on the electoral chances of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the next elections and expresses the view that the PPP/C is labouring under some delusion about winning those elections. He argues that among the bases for this delusion are that the PPP/C has neglected its constituency, many officials have erred, the PPP/C’s campaign style is lewd,…
Read MoreNegligence caused Airy Hall Conservancy breach
Residents and farmers on the whole have become disillusioned with the regional administration of Region Two, for as they put it, a demonstrated failure to be a militant organisation to protect their interests. The flooding of 200 acres of rice in the Airy Hall area by intermittent heavy rainfall which caused a breach of the Conservancy Dam was due to no maintenance and no proper monitoring on the part of the drainage and irrigation rangers. I would hasten to add that if the regional administration is to succeed in holding…
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