Opinion

A peek at history

Dear Editor, Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s article in Sunday Stabroek of May 8, ‘Indentureship and independence’ gave us a peek into a part of the history of British Guiana, now independent Guyana.

Careless descriptions

Dear Editor, I continue to see the Public Security Minister’s decision to suspend enforcement of the laws governing the opening and closing hours of night clubs licensed to sell alcoholic beverages during certain hours, as the lifting of a curfew.

Britain’s European challenge

We revert to a look at the political campaign proceeding in Britain towards a referendum promised by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative government on whether the country should remain in the European Union (EU), due on June 23 of this year.

The flooding of the coastal lowlands needs to be dealt with in a comprehensive and knowledgeable way

Dear Editor, In an SN article of May 3, it was reported that prolonged flooding of a large section of eastern Queenstown, Georgetown, due to heavy rainfall on April 30-May 1 was avoided as a result of intervention by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) and City Hall to clear blocked culverts in Queenstown, one of which was under Peter Rose Street discharging into a drainage channel immediately west of Vlissengen Road.

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