Opinion

Dear Editor, With the present unrest in Tibet and the China Olympic celebrations just a few weeks away, I think I ought to let readers have a follow-up of my recent experience, particularly those intending to visit that part of the world in the near future.

Dear Editor, At this stage in our country everyone should support the efforts of the members of our joint services.

Dear Editor, Ideally, I do not venture into areas in which I am ignorant.

Dear Editor, Despite my many years of residence in Guyana, I have never been able to determine whether the name of the tree and the delicious fruit which it bears is ‘downs’, ‘dungs’ or ‘dunks’!

Dear Editor, Community Polic-ing Groups is a bright idea but as I have said before the concepts have to be widened.

Dear Editor, Some time in the 70s, Justice Ivan Churaman, took evidence at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court from persons living in the Mahaica area and made them surrender their transports for their properties and Titles were issued.

Dear Editor, I support Dr Roger Luncheon’s view that GECOM must “come clean” about the reason for their rejection of identity documents, principally previously issued national identification (ID) cards.

The federal wiretaps that led to the resignation of New York governor Eliot Spitzer have been a godsend for the US media.

Dear Editor, Since Independence, the theme of racism/ethnicity has dominated our national dialogue and our common culture.

Dear Editor, A now familiar state of “normalcy” graces Guyana. The inklings of a soft peace abound in a number of forums.

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) is clearly entrenched in using destabilizing tactics in relation to security matters in this country.

Dear Editor, The Jagdeo Administra-tion’s facilitated convergence of parliamentary representatives and civil society’s stakeholders, which resulted in last Wednesday’s setting up of a parliamentary standing committee on national security with ministerial representation, should be treated as the final effort by non-government participants to resolve longstanding worrisome issues.

Dear Editor, I hope the political parties, Critchlow Labour College , trade unions, the media, and other stakeholder bodies will continue to demand that the government engage in equitable distribution of the State’s resources.

The second meeting of the national stakeholders with President Jagdeo at the Office of the President on March 12 produced the following agreements: i) Establish as a matter of urgency a new parliamentary standing sectoral committee on national security; ii) Expedite the appointment of the six constitutional commissions “which are key features of the governance framework within 90 days”; iii) Activate the parliamentary constitutional reform committee; iv) Ensure the effective participation of civil society in these parliamentary processes; v) Explore a mechanism for the continuation of the national stakeholders forum.

Dear Editor, I don’t know much about religion but a few years ago I met a wonderful woman, her name is Sandra, who preaches the word of God and belongs to the Jehovah Witness Church.

Dear Editor, One of the great things about competition is that it benefits the ordinary person.

Dear Editor, Add another name to the list of the massacred victims.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Jean Ramroop’s letter in the Guyana Chronicle (13.03.08) captioned “Teaching hatred and bitterness” and wish to begin by saying that this is just another unjustified attack on “Walter Rodney Groundings,” the WPA and HBTV Channel 9 that is intended to silence views that are critical to developments taking place here in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Not being a journalist myself, I suppose it is easy for me not to succumb to the temptation to publish a “human interest” story about someone who may be endangering species of our wildlife population and who, by his own admission, is breaking the law.