Opinion

Dear Editor, We wonder if the powers that be at GTT could give us a precise, pellucid and benign explanation as to why the internet service they provide is very slow ‒ ie slower than a lame cockroach crawling over a thick spread of molasses!

Dear Editor, Often times, except one is a natural, one struggles to write well. 

Dear Editor, If there is one issue that most people can agree on, it is the issue of the urgency of putting mechanisms in place to eradicate poverty and create an enabling environment for every individual to enjoy the good life.

Politikles

It should come as no surprise to anyone that last month’s fire at the Drop-In Centre in Hadfield Street, which took the lives of Joshua and Antonio George, was a tragedy waiting to happen.

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Dear Editor, It is completely unacceptable that the river dragger in the Mazaruni, which sank over two months ago at a critical access point along the river, has still not been removed and that no authority has as yet taken the bull by the horns and mandated that it be removed.

Dear Editor, After giving a talk at a school in the hinterland, a teacher shared with me that one of her students was being repeatedly raped by her grandfather, even though the grandmother and mother are aware of it.

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate the Deputy Registrar of Deeds, Ms Zanna Frank, for challenging the unlawful interference by the Attorney-General in attempting to frustrate and prevent her from discharging the duties of her office.

Dear Editor, A letter by Mortimer George in Kaieteur News of August 2 refers.

Dear Editor, If we restrict the export of logs we are going to drastically affect loggers.

Dear Editor, Marian Academy, the Roman Catholic run educational institution, participated for the first time in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in the 2015-16 academic year. 

Dear Editor, It was very painful to take note of the well prepared article in KN dated August 15, titled ‘Is Guyana’s manufacturing sector dying ?’

The decision by the government of the United Kingdom, resulting in a referendum that produced a 52%-48% decision in favour of departure from the European Union (EU) and the resignation of David Cameron as Prime Minister of the country, continues to provoke agitation in British politics.

Dear Editor, The following communication was received from the St Lucia National Reparations Committee: “…As you will have learned by now (hopefully), the Saint Lucia NRC will on August 17 host a special event to commemorate the 129th Anniversary of the Birth of Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Dear Editor, Well, the Town Week and Jubilee celebrations have come and gone, and we the folks of Linden/Region 10 are back to business as usual. 

Dear Editor, Initially, I had no intention of going to the Alkaline show for a number of reasons—the venue, some lingering questions about the content of some of his songs and some gender-based and personal safety concerns, to name a few.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I wish to clearly state that no one is perfect.

Dear Editor, To date Guyana has not won a medal ‒ gold, silver or bronze ‒ at the ongoing Olympics Games now underway in neighbouring Brazil.

Dear Editor, We were made to believe that the new government is way above board and can do no wrong; that because the cabinet members and a few others are paid super salaries they will not be tempted to be dishonest.