Opinion

Dear Editor, So Wordsworth McAndrew has passed away. Mr Paul Harris in the Stabroek News of April 27 assigns to him an appropriate term: A National Treasure.

Dear Editor, I couldn’t agree more with the statement by Rakesh Rampertab in his letter captioned “The kick-down-the-door banditry in the eighties was brutal and debilitating” (08/04/27) that with respect to East Indians, “the devastation caused and the extent of the psychological dominance resulting from years of criminal attacks  have unfortunately been ignored or taken for granted at times”. 

Dear Editor, The two successful protest marches, organised by the main opposition party the PNCR, under the banner “Freedom March against dictatorship” in solidarity with Mr C N Shama and his workers(over the government closure of Ch 6 for 4 months), the rising cost of living, the crime crisis and the bogus charges against Mr Oliver Hinckson – should put to rest any question about  Mr Corbin and his party’s capacity to get their supporters back to street marches after a protracted withdrawal from that form of protest.

Dear Editor, According to Abu Bakr “The discourse on marginalisation needs to elevate itself from statistics” (08.04.70).

Dear Editor,  I am very happy for my fellow Guyanese farmers at Buxton who are benefiting from free land clearing, drainage and irrigation and access works together with compensation on top.

Dear Editor, The public affairs office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would like to compliment the Guyanese media outlets for being careful to distinguish between the 13-million-member international church and a small polygamous sect, which was raided by Texas state officers a few weeks ago.

The Federative Republic of Brazil has embarked on one of the most ambitious strategic initiatives in its history.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Mohan Singh captioned “Marginalisation requires detailed analysis, it can’t just be asserted” (08.04.20).

Dear Editor, My sister-in-law, Mrs Lilowtie Sookdeo, attained the age of 60 years on November 20, 2005.

Dear Editor, Many of us were at the official launch of Carifesta X.

Dear Editor, I notice that my good friend David De Groot contends that during the previous regime only 550 houses were built in its 28 years.

Dear Editor, April last year Radika Singh wandered into Bare Root in her unsound mind and was beaten to death by people there.

Dear Editor, I wish to make some observations on the current discussions in your letter columns on who is a good researcher and who is guilty of plagiarism.

Dear Editor, I wish to voice my support of the President’s move to have the Customs Department investigated.

The recently launched consultations by the government on the cost of living are useful insofar as they make a real attempt to gauge from the grass roots the items that produce sticker shock and the structural problems that result in undue price increases.

Dear Editor, Big time contractors, especially those who have a lien on government are taking advantage of the workers.

Dear Editor, It is a matter of grave concern that we appear to have a multi category approach in responding to calls for justice in our legal system.

Dear Editor, As most of the world and our Caricom partners begin to run out of domestic food supplies and imported substitutes increase in price, all eyes will be on Guyana to pick up the slack.

Dear Editor, Guyanese families have been feeling the effects of the global food crisis as the cost of living rises severely.

Dear Editor, During the 80s, kick-down-the-door crime (under Mr Burnham’s tenure) affected the East Indian way of life, even more than an irrelevant PPP under the Jagans.