Opinion

Dear Editor, In today’s world beset with allegations and perceptions of corruption by political leaders, I thought it prudent to extract a quotation by the late Dr Cheddi Jagan: “I first wanted to be a doctor.

September marks the beginning of the new school year and it is also the time when Education Month is observed.

Dear Editor, Women work.  They work in all spheres of life. 

Dear Editor, In any society, following the rule of law is always the optimal course of action to take. 

Dear Editor,   My grandchildren attend St Margaret’s School and are excited to be going  back to school.

Dear Editor, I write regarding an article published in the Guyana Times (Sept 4) about rice milling in Essequibo and request some space to publicly clarify some issues on behalf of Imam Bacchus and Sons Ltd.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to notice that government ministers are learning. 

Dear Editor, Firstly, I would like to say thank you to the people who had opportunities to leave but remained, and those who returned to live in Guyana.

Dear Editor,   Broadcaster Ian Bishop, I believe, is the only well-known cricket person who has publicly commented on the recurring failure of the West Indies team to win back to back (successive) encounters.

Dear Editor, In reference to your local news item ‘SVN student tops CAPE’ (SN Aug 23) for 2017, Vamanadev Upendra Hiralall’s stupendous achievement is worthy of the highest commendation and praise.

Tomorrow morning cricket fans from around the world will tune their radios, whether it be via analogue, digital or over the internet (where broadcast rights will permit, perhaps) to the world renowned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Test Match Special (TMS).

Dear Editor, Here’s what NBC News had to say about the terrible devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey: “…[A] consequence of all the growth in Harris County [Texas] is more concrete…All that development and pavement has led to less exposed ground, meaning the area was less able to absorb the tremendous amount of rain it received this past week.”

Dear Editor, The storms and the obvious tornado that hit Madewini were ‘spawned’ by Hurricane Irma presently whirling away in the Atlantic and heading for the Caribbean: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goe

Dear Editor, Less than a week after foreign ministers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Guyana, Mexico and Peru had met in Lima, the capital of Peru where they condemned the “breakdown of democratic order” in Venezuela and declared that they would not recognize any action taken by its “illegitimate” new Constituent Assembly, President Donald Trump remarked on TV that he was “not ruling out a military option” in respect of US involvement in Venezuela.

Dear Editor, Over the last several months ago I have found myself reflecting on and writing about the dangerous road our economy is taking and how the Granger regime has misclassified its priorities. 

Dear Editor, I have serious concerns about the regulation of traffic at the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Dear Editor, Sports remain an integral element in boosting the fitness, morale and confidence of a wide cross-section of Essequibians.