LETTER: GRA only responsible for administering the law
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has made note of a letter (in the September 28, 2017 edition of another newspaper) titled “Why does...
LETTER: President Granger should make a statement addressing the Rohingya crisis urgently
Dear Editor,
Many Guyanese are perturbed by the offer of free land to victims of the recent hurricane in the Caribbean whereas refugees who have...
LETTER: There is a difference between being ‘brilliant’ and being ‘qualified’
Dear Editor,
In recent reports in the local media regarding workers of the Georgetown Municipality again not receiving their salaries on time and not yet...
Friendship man charged for fraud
Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Watts appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts, accompanied by his lawyer, to answer to a charge of...
LETTER: Is the legal system benefitting perpetrators of sexual offences?
Dear Editor,
Assuming the accuracy of the statistics provided (in another section of the media on 10/1/17), Demerara High Court trials are in a state...
Letter: Days after procurement tampering, corrupt practices unearthed Govt still mum
Dear Editor,
It is now 48 hours since the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, addressed the media corps and provided operatives with documentary...
Letter: Sugar value chain being affected by GuySuCo’s mismanagement, not GAWU
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) again finds it necessary to correct inaccuracies being spewed by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc...
LETTER: Justice can be delivered only by a court of law, not social media
Dear Editor,
I refer to an article captioned, ‘Carl Parker the alleged sexual offender must be judged’ (GT, Sept 3), in which several misleading and...
LETTER: Society must share blame for brutal rape, murder of Berbice teen
Dear Editor,
People all over Guyana are struggling to understand the level of depravity that enabled those who committed the brutal rape and murder of...
Letter: Lack of antenatal HIV testing in the hinterland is a travesty
Dear editor,
I read with horror the fact that pregnant women in the hinterland of Guyana are not receiving HIV tests. Before anyone accuses me...
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Full statement below:
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GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...
Full statement below:
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Minister of Trade and...
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This...
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