Opinion

Dear Editor, Where it all began, Christmas was cancelled this year in Bethlehem, the biblical birth place of Jesus, the bubbling place where traditionally, the world would visit at this time of the year. 

Addressing an audience at a recent Private Sector Commission event, President Irfaan Ali was reported as saying that the unity of the nation and the surge of patriotism this year reflected a conscious effort by government to address not only external challenges, but also to instil a strong sense of national values.

Dear Editor, I read an article written by a Terrence Blackman (Guyana’s tribalism and competence) who posed an interesting question.

Dear Editor, The response by Opposition Member Mr. Roysdale Forde SC on the issue of a service of a summons on Rickford Burke (letter published 25th Dec, 2023) offers no solutions but seeks to confuse by raising ‘red herrings’. 

Dear Editor, By the time my missive reaches you we would have arrived probably at the 5th or 6th day of Christmas.

Dear Editor, To serve or not to serve, that is the question; now that the lawyers have had their say and are no doubt engaged in endless hours of research on the issue of whether a summons issued by a court in Guyana can be served in another country; that, in a nutshell, is the issue at hand.

“Respect” is the title of a song, originally written and recorded by Otis Redding in 1965, but taken and transformed by soul legend Aretha Franklin into a women’s empowerment anthem.

Dear Editor, I write to express my grave concerns regarding the recent attempt by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to serve a summons on Rickford Burke, a Guyanese citizen residing in the United States.

Dear Editor, It was shocking as it was painful, similar to the Mahdia fire, that early Christmas morn fire in the mining town which claimed three lives.

Dear Editor, The upcoming presence of HMS Trent off-shore Georgetown with its 65 crew and cannon aboard is reassuring for all.

Dear Editor, I recently read the article by Ramnarine Sahadeo that was published in the Guyana Times and in Kaieteur News on December 19th honoring helicopter pilot Michael Charles, a true patriot of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde has written in opposition to the service of “summons” to a member of the diaspora in New York and said, it is illegal.

One of the facets commonly listed for the decline of West Indies cricket over the last three decades is the poor level of talent available and hence the low quality of what actually rises to the top tier to play Test cricket.

Dear Editor, Inevitably, there will be sport politics, but there is no place for politics in sport.

Dear Editor, Southeast Asian nations as well as neighbouring China grew astoundingly from the 1980s (some even from the 1970s) and came to be known as “miracle economies”.

Dear Editor, I read a letter in the Stabroek News newspaper today.

Dear Editor, I have seen a rather strange letter purportedly written by Mr.