Opinion

Dear Editor, From time to time, the returning diaspora attracts deep-seated misunderstanding and malice. 

When Paul Arjune, a father of eight, appeared before a city magistrate charged with escaping from police custody his explanation was as simple as it was profound: “I escape out of frustration,” was his telling retort.

Dear Editor, The number of homeless animals ending up in the shelter is staggering.

Dear Editor, The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) was established during the PPP/C administration.

Dear Editor, I support the Georgetown City Council’s tough decision to stop street vendors from blocking pavements, parapets and the entrances to homes and businesses in Alexander Street and anywhere else.

Dear Editor, I have noticed a series of write-ups in the dailies on Indian arrival day, which although admirable, have missed the narrative of the return of Indians to their homeland.

Dear Editor, I write to add some context to the matter on the issue between Mae’s school and some of its customers (parents).

Dear Editor, With regards to your photos and commentaries on Indian Arrival Day, celebrated on May 5, should we celebrate the day?

Dear Editor, The sight of Brassington and Singh in handcuffs on callous and unwarranted charges; has left me with a hollow and empty feeling.

In April last year, South African scientist Professor Tim Noakes was found not guilty of misconduct, by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, following a hearing after a report made against him in 2014 by then president of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, Claire Julsing-Strydom for advising a mother on Twitter to wean her child onto low-carb, high-fat foods.

Dear Editor, I write to express my utter dismay and disappointment with an article published in the Sunday 6th May edition of the Guyana Chronicle; this has caused grave embarrassment not only to me, but also to my family, relatives and friends the world over. 

Dear Editor, It is quite apparent that former ministers and senior officials of the then despotic PPP/C regime, have absolutely no shame in their public utterances as they chime in on numerous topics of good governance and democracy in order to score cheap political points against the current ailing and seemingly defenceless APNU+AFC regime.

Dear Editor, Political patronage is now adorned with a new disguise.

Dear Editor, The local media world can get more than monotonous and boring. 

Dear Editor, My colleagues have never quite understood how I have remained stubbornly ‘incomputerate’. 

Dear Editor, I have only just read the media report of the speech delivered by His Excellency, President David Granger, at the celebration of Indian Arrival Day at Highbury last week-end.

Dear Editor, As I continue to examine the Guyanese society in an effort to identify the gaps and hindrances to our growth and development, I would like point out that one of the major gaps which is also a hindrance; is the absence of a wider sense of ‘shared values’.