Opinion

Dear Editor, It is heartening that Dr. Ashni Singh, the Minister of Finance has finally addressed the Press on matters concerning his Ministry, even though he was less than forthright on the matter involving the President, Mr.

Dear Editor, The problem with polygraph testing (lie detection) is that a lie can only be detected after it has been told or acted out.

Dear Editor, Mr. Bisram in his letter titled “Statistical analysis of polls showed Clinton beating McCain” (SN (08-18) made the point that “It is too early (because of the inconsistent nature of early polling) to identify a trend on which candidate has a better chance of winning a majority of electoral votes (270) to win the Presidency.”

Dear Editor, The recent letter by Mr.Vishnu Bisram SN, June 13 is appreciated and I would like to offer my deep regrets that he involved himself in a polemic discourse with such a political gadfly as Fred Kissoon.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter on 18th June 2008.

Dear Editor,  Please permit me to provide a brief comment on an article in Stabroek News (June 17, 2008) captioned `Suspected explosive device found at NCC -after small fire damages stage, curtains’.

Dear Editor, Recently, the Tata Group of India showcased a car that is US$2500 brand new.

Dear Editor, I am presently living at Ordnance Fortland, Lot number 361.

Eighty years ago, in a fascinating study of play in human culture, the Dutch historian Johann Huizinga noted that in many ways “there is no distinction whatever between marking out a space for sacred purpose and marking it out for purposes of sheer play.

Dear Editor, I write unfortunately, to register my concern at the functioning of our Courts and more especially the High Court.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture refers to a letter published in your Sunday, June 15, 2008 edition under the caption `Waiting for help from agri office in Anna Regina’ and signed by Mr Sohan Seemangal. 

Dear Editor, It is quite interesting to observe the discussions on the Income Tax (In Aid of Industry) Act as it relates to the concessions accrued to industries that seek to establish and develop themselves in Guyana.

Dear Editor, This is in response to a letter from Clinton Urling (SN 10-06) querying about the polls I made reference to in my letter in SN (08-06) indicating that Hillary Clinton was beating John McCain for the Presidency while Barack Obama was going down to defeat.

Dear Editor, As soon as I purchase my newspaper I rush to the ‘Letters to the Editor’ pages to read the views of ordinary Guyanese citizens.

(Trinidad Express) All Charlotte Street vendors who are not citizens of Trinidad and Tobago were on Monday refused licences to vend in the Charlotte Street Heritage Programme, which comes on stream at the end of this month.

Dear Editor,   To Raphael Trotman and the AFC, I say, way to go!

Dear Editor, The Shieldstown Nursery School has received some wonderful gifts from Shri Prakash Gossai of the Office of the President that are beneficial to both the teachers and the students.

Dear Editor, Brazil is an excellent example of how poverty and inappropriate government policies have led to massive deforestation in the Amazon.

Dear Editor, I was extremely disappointed when I was informed at the USA Embassy that the photograph I attached to my application form was not 50 mm by 50 mm.