Opinion

Dear Editor, I am a Guyanese living in the USA and I have been shocked by the three mass murders that have occurred in Guyana in the past six months. 

Dear Editor, I really don’t get what is the big deal about the cartoon portraying Mr Obama as a black man who wants to play a game of basketball.

Dear Editor, At long last, the Government of Guyana, or at least the Ministry of Health seems to have recognised the contribution which alcohol use makes to increase levels of domestic violence and road accidents.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by J Kadaru entitled, ‘There should be a moral education programme in the schools’ (SN, 21.6.08).

Long before the Lusignan, Bartica and Lindo Creek massacres, the Government Information Agency in September 2007 had reported Lieutenant Colonel Jawahar Persaud of the Guyana Defence Force as expressing satisfaction with the maturity with which the Joint Services had been able to coordinate their operations.

Dear Editor, The June 2008 newsletter of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children reported that “Costa Rica is about to join the list of countries that have achieved equal legal protection from assault for children by prohibiting all corporal punishment.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana through the Ministries of Education, Health and Human Services and Social Security, has committed itself to the development of policies, programmes and activities that will empower and protect persons within society who are deemed to be vulnerable or socially disadvantaged.

Dear Editor,A friend visiting from Toronto came by my house on Wednesday June 18, 2008.

Dear Editor, One is left to wonder what GWI is playing at.

Dear Editor, I write to clarify any possible misunderstandings by Clinton Urling (‘I am baffled that Mr Bisram would imply NYT infallibility,’SN 19.6.08) and others about a comment in my letter (SN 18.6.08) that Senator Hillary Clinton would beat Republican John McCain for the presidency whereas Barack Obama would not.

Dear Editor, I have observed with great interest the recent comments, mostly adverse to the judiciary and magistracy in Guyana by members of the Guyana government. 

Dear Editor, I heartily support Mr Roger Williams’ call for the re-introduction of Religious Education in the school system (SN 24.6.08).

Regardless of who the Camp Lindo murders point to there is one stark and accusing fact that will haunt the government, law enforcement and all of society.

Dear Editor, What was an interactive programme that gave Berbicians an actual voice on the airwaves in airing matters of concerns to them is now a one-sided conversation that is called ‘Let’s Talk Berbice’ aired on Channel Fifteen.

Dear Editor, Caricom leaders will be meeting for their summit next week in Antigua & Barbuda.

Dear Editor, I am a frequent reader of your papers and reside abroad.

Dear Editor, With the recent controversy about pit bull attacks, why don’t some owners understand that failing to enclose their dogs by a fence in a yard with a gate, or keeping their dogs on a leash will prevent these terrible attacks on people.

Dear Editor, We are continuously bewildered by the way the government deals with information and how the Guyana Police Force operates. Partial

Dear Editor, Are we indeed about to resume our discussion on a “Georgetown Development Plan still to take off after six years”?