Opinion
The Indo-Guyanese community leaders in Queens let this family down
Dear Editor, Three police officers are on trial in Queens for fatally shooting a Black man, Sean Bell, in a hail of 50 bullets fired by five officers in November 2006.
Given possible wheat shortages securing a supply of flour is essential
Dear Editor, Flour is a basic food item used by almost 100% of the families in Guyana.
Go on Hillary, make my day
Dear Editor, It is true that the environment we live in will condition our minds to think, act and behave in a certain way, and also shape our perception of how we view life to be.
You should have given the engineer’s name
Dear Editor, I agree that your media provides information to the public, and you do complain about not being short listed by the government for advertisements.
Caricom States have adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which requires them to ban corporal punishment
Dear Editor, I refer to the open letter to the Minister of Education published in the “Sunday Stabroek” supported by persons described as Concerned Citizens and Guyanese Educators of the “Old School” on the issue of banning corporal punishment in all its forms as administered to children by teachers and parents under the guise of discipline.
Stabroek News is aligned with the political opposition
Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ Editor’s note to my letter captioned “Your report on the resurrection of a phantom squad shows bias” (08.03.30) cleverly evaded the real argument and resorted to semantics.
Where was Caricom in the Burnham years?
Dear Editor,I was so disturbed reading your report of Sir James Mitchell’s lecture headlined “Racial tensions here cry out for redress “.
Please cut these verbose letters
Dear Editor, I would like to ask why your papers do not publish the radio schedule.
What does black nationalism mean in the Guyanese context?
Dear Editor, As an Indian Guyanese I have nothing against Black Nationalism as long as Black Nationalism sticks to promoting African Awareness.
Phantom letters in the Chronicle seem to peddle contemptuous views of Africans
Dear Editor, Again the ghost writers of the PPP, some deliberately using African names, daily use the Chronicle to further increase the racial divide in Guyana to spread hatred of African leaders and organizations that represent African issues.
The United States in Iraq – five years later
The fifth anniversary of the United States-led intervention in Iraq has coincided with an uprising of the Mahdist forces particularly in Basra, spreading to other zones.
The government will not tolerate independence from anyone even the Speaker
Dear Editor, The current “parliamentary saga” between the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Finance Minister, and by extension the government and the People’s Progressive Party Civic must remind Guyanese of the “backyardish, retarded, exclusive politics” the PPP/C is committed to.
A bill introduced by an opposition member on tax deductible contributions was recently passed in Canada
Dear Editor, It appears as if Cabinet is openly challenging Speaker Ralph Ramkarran’s ruling on the Peoples National Congress Reform debt ceiling motion.
There is an investor frenzy to make money from the prospect of climate change
Dear Editor, A relative drew my attention to the following Caribbean Net News report, “Investor buys Guyana forest’s rain and carbon,” dated Friday, March 28, 2008 at http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/index.php?news_id=6860.
The Rodney family has always called for an impartial inquiry into Walter’s death
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Stabroek News article of March 30, 2008, which reported Prime Minister Samuel Hinds as saying that the Government of Guyana has not acted on a resolution to investigate the death of Dr.
We’re ready to get to work on the Ogle Community Centre
Dear Editor, I am now convinced the newly constructed Ogle community centre has become a white elephant.
There should now be an examination of Indian fears and concerns
Dear Editor, The report recently compiled to highlight alleged marginalisation of Afro-Guyanese is a sign of a new freedom in Guyana to examine thorny issues that continue to plague the country.
MPs cannot defy the rulings of Speakers
Dear Editor, Guyana joins Trinidad and Tobago where Members of Parliament are confronting (some say disrespecting) the Speaker of the House.
Plan a trip to the Rupununi, you won’t regret it
Dear Editor, I refer to my letter captioned “In our own homeland, there are jewels like the Kanuku mountains to be discovered” (08.03.30).
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