Opinion

Dear Editor, Harking back to Diwali during childhood days in Guyana, one recalls a celebration that was about fostering community, camaraderie and caring relationships.

Dear Editor, Now our garden city’s drains are de-silted and clean and parapets are cleared of bushes and we now have a free flow of the waste, stagnant, smelly, putrid water, I wonder if consideration would be given to the concrete pavements which were raised selectively and unofficially without permission, in front of some businesses in America Street.

Dear Editor, There is no moral defence to a claim for reparations for the damage done to enslaved people and their descendants.

Soon it will be crunch time again for rice farmers who will be expecting payments for their bumper output.

Politikles

Dear Editor, The United Nations and the Red Cross have jointly issued a statement reprimanding world leaders for their inaction and accusing them of “disturbing paralysis” in the face of serious conflicts.

Dear Editor, The much anticipated report from the Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry has been submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and was due to be tabled at a Cabinet meeting this week.

Dear Editor, I must say that I am very flattered that Mr Abu Bakr was prompted to complain that “..a

Dear Editor,           A healthy and vibrant sporting environment has the potential to breed a successful and proactive society.

Dear Editor, I was recently driving through McDoom, East Bank, delivering supplies of dog food donated by my Guardian Angel from Toronto, Ian Tenneesee.

The week before last former President Bharrat Jagdeo opened a little window onto the nature of the negotiations his government had been pursuing to resolve the boundary controversy with Venezuela.

Dear Editor, Is it the end for West Indies cricket? It could very well be, if W.I.

Dear Editor, I commend the GWI, and its Customer Service Manager, Mrs.

Dear Editor, The rice industry in Guyana plays a vital role in the country which contributes greatly to the GDP.

Dear Editor, The celebration of Diwali as the “victory of good over evil” refers to the light of higher knowledge dispelling all ignorance, the ignorance that masks one’s true nature.

Dear Editor, As far as the issue of corporal punishment goes, I support the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) position on corporal punishment.

Dear Editor, Ever since the hefty salary increases for the ministers of the present government who have spent less than five months in office there has been an outcry of foul amongst the grassroots citizens of this country.

One way to gauge the enormity of China’s one-child-per-family policy — which is now being terminated after more than 35 years — is to consider the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Dear Editor, I write with a feeling of total disgust at the spiralling crime rate and more so the way bandits have been violently desecrating our women folk, it would appear that when bandits enter a house their intention is not just to rob people of what was hard earned but to violate and disgrace their victims.