Dear Editor, Guyana is a haven for all kinds of animals and the Zoological Park must never ever be neglected. It is in fact set to benefit from a massive overhaul of its infrastructure and design. Spearheading this is an international architect. The official word is that the head of the Protected Areas Commission revealed that the administration of the zoo has employed the services of a Seattle-based landscape architect, who will design a biodiversity park area in the zoo. To this I give all of my commendation and moral…
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Recognising our sporting history
Dear Editor, Recently, I followed a most welcoming development in Berbice. Cricketing officials and enthusiasts were showcasing the 17 Berbicians who played Test cricket. This was done via a huge billboard that was handed over to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). I was hoping that this kind of thing would have turned out to be most seminal. Maybe it would still inspire similar efforts from Demerara and Essequibo and hopefully extend to showcasing sporting heroes beyond cricket. For a quick recap, the Berbician test players are John Trim, Rohan Kanhai,…
Read MoreTop CDB official praises Guyana’s economic performance
Dear Editor, Amid all kinds of economic chaos, Guyana truly stands tall. According to the vice president (operations) of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Guyana is not just withstanding downward trends, but is, in fact, faring better and better. The official flatly praised Guyana’s economic performance, which she said is continuing to withstand the effects of the global financial crisis. Please note that this view is most unbiased and external. Now why did she say this? I have a few parameters that must have been in her mind. Economic stability…
Read MoreThe calypso confusion
Dear Editor, Guyana does not have true practitioners of the art of calypso. I was listening to the radio, and it was clearly brought out – the difference between what our performers do and what the genuine traditional artistes practice. Concerning the furore of whether or not the National Communications Network (NCN) banned the 2013 entries, it seems as if no one issued any, and or at least no one wants to take responsibility or offer explanations. From an artistic and lyrical point of view, I believe the pieces this…
Read MoreHuman trafficking must be confronted
Dear Editor, Guyana is talking about nabbing people involved in trafficking in persons (TIP), but it seems as though people lack awareness of this problem. Trafficking in persons is a serious crime that has many human rights violations. It covers the very act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring, or receiving a person through the use of force, coercion or other means, for the express purpose of exploiting him/ her. News reports recently indicated that a 48- year- old man was granted bail at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on a…
Read MoreThe true cause of road accidents
Dear Editor, How can someone estab¬lish that a sleeping driver was the cause of the accident where a truck struck a school teenager in Berbice? Eyewitnesses are claiming that the truck was speeding and this seems to contradict the suggestion that the driv¬er was actually asleep. More so, it was just before dark in the afternoon. The fact that an errant truck driver killed a child, and then ran off is enough to act swiftly and se¬verely. In Barbados, accidents are not as frequent as they are here, but the…
Read MoreRallying for a good cause
Dear Editor, Help for needy children must be encouraged. I take my hat off to Comfort Sleep for donating a number of beds to the St Ann’s Orphanage. Along with the beds, came a large quantity of food items, haberdasheries and miscellaneous necessities. My mind goes back to December 28 last year when some 12 orphanages benefitted from a Gy$20 million donation by the Guyana Goldfields Inc and, during the same period, Giftland OfficeMax launched its “12 Deals of Christmas”, donating to 12 orphanages. Historically, orphanages have been defined as…
Read MoreVisually impaired students progressing
Dear Editor, I am enthused by the attitude of public relations officer for the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities, who seems enthused, as he is all about empowering members of the blind community. Notice that I am bold in using the word ‘blind’. He says that he does not care, since indeed the subject is about blindness, even if sometimes it is just partial blindness for the person. The good thing is that amidst the setback, some 17 students are preparing for the 2014 May/ June Caribbean…
Read MoreLaptop project must keep going
Dear Editor, I am so glad that that the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project is still ongoing, despite some budgetary cuts from the joint opposition. This project commenced in 2011 and I am quite sure it will take some time for complete distribution, but I really do not mind. The important thing is that the project was not aborted. As a teacher, these laptops provide convenient access to technology, which allows so many to improve their technology skills. I was told that, in some countries, laptops were a positive…
Read MoreGuyana’s debt management is better now
Dear Editor, I refer to the Guyana Chronicle headline under the caption, “Nagamootoo attempts to mislead nation once again – this time on public debt,” in its issue of Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The problem with Moses Nagamootoo of the Alliance For Change (AFC) is that he keeps on misleading the Guyanese nation. The problem with the parliamentary opposition, which has a one vote majority in the house, is that to survive politically they have to dig up matters of irrelevance just to wrongfully accuse the government. Also, the matter…
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