Year: 2015

Dear Editor, Commissioner Benn in his response to my last letter signalled that he will not engage in last lick. Indeed, he cannot enjoy the last lick since he has now descended to crass misrepresentation, in an attempt to further his cause. The truth must prevail. His entire last letter is unworthy, since it makes him incredible. GECOM minutes of the 461st meeting states: “The Commissioner said that he further found it strange that both Commissioners Benn and Shadick, who were on the PPP/C’s Candidate list at the 2015 General…

Dear Editor, The security services – Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force and Guyana Prisons – have all joined in providing information from these agencies that are misleading and, in many cases, outright fictitious. Firstly, the APNU/AFC Government security measures implemented so far have not put a real dent on the serious crimes committed on innocent Guyanese. Many of these crimes are committed by active members of the Army, Police and Prison Services. These agencies in the eyes of the general public have been lenient with these lawbreaking security men…

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Malcolm Alves’s letter: “The debate on corporal punishment” in which he defends its use and this prompts my letter. I fully support a ban and respectfully disagree with Mr Alves. Firstly, Mr Alves pointed out that 19 States in the United States of America are currently using corporal punishment and these includes Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. It is to be remembered that 31 States, mostly affluent…

Dear Editor, West Indies, on tour in Australia for a three-test series, is without its most prolific run scorer Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who has been left out of the team because of underperformance. Yet, almost all the others on tour have performed worse than Chanderpaul in recent matches. The team lost its two warm-up games performing badly and the test performance is not expected to be any better. If Chanderpaul were with the team, he would have strengthened the middle order and be a psychological boost to the youngsters to stand…

Dear Editor, Let’s not fool ourselves; marijuana was made illegal because of economic control of the plant by the USA. America did not have the expertise to mass produce this plant on a scale and quality that other countries did, so in the 1930s they launched an aggressive campaign to make marijuana illegal across the globe through high-level political manoeuvring and “strong arming” other countries. Today, America stands as the leading example for making this plant legal again, now that they have the expertise to effectively profit from it. And…