Opinion

Dear Editor, A few days ago, I stated that we should continue to pen our pain in response to Lusignan and Bartica.

Dear Editor, Perhaps Mr. Paul Kokoski (“Secular humanism loses its capacity to rise to the truth of being” March 3, 2008) doesn’t know it, but in many previous letters to the press I have already refuted the so-called ‘genius’ of that “non-democratic cabal of doddering old ecclesiastical celibates.”

While there is no country on the continent which can afford not to denounce Colombia’s violation of Ecuador’s territory in pursuit of FARC’s number two man, Raúl Reyes, there must have been at least one or two Latin leaders who indulged themselves with the private thought that had they been in President Uribe’s shoes they too might have done what he did.

While there is no country on the continent which can afford not to denounce Colombia’s violation of Ecuador’s territory in pursuit of FARC’s number two man, Ra

Dear Editor, Mr Clive Fredericks’ letter captioned “The original intention of the Hinterland Scholarship Programme was that students live with families in Georgetown”, (08.03.07) is not an opinion shared by all hinterland scholarship awardees, both present and past.

Dear Editor I probably was one of the first persons to write ( emailed) the Minister of Amerindian Affairs on the idea of a hostel/dormitory for people (Amerindian/Non Amerindian) of the hinterland who are attending technical colleges/teachers’ college/University of Guyana a few years ago.

Dear Editor, Mr. Vishnu Bisram’s reply in his letter captioned “I did not intend to cast aspersions on Dr Jagan” (08.03.07) to Janet Jagan’s accusation against him of gossip was downright pathetic.

Dear Editor, When all the rhetoric, confetti and euphoria (much akin to a circus) of the US Democratic nomination contest is over, the post mortem will reveal whether the US passed the “democracy” test.

Dear Editor, There was the time when we noticed two and three boys late at night preparing themselves for sleep on the sidewalk or in the passage way of a store in downtown Georgetown.

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On Wednesday last, the Goldman Sachs Group, Incorporated, launched a US$100 million five-year global initiative to provide 10,000 underprivileged women – predominantly in developing and emerging markets – with a business and management education.

Dear Editor, I read with keen interest Ravi Dev’s column of Sunday March 02, 2008 published in Kaieteur News under the caption, “Politics and Crime”.

Dear Editor, It was indeed refreshing and heartening to note that two of our most esteemed Indigenous personalities, Honorable Minister of Amerindian Affairs and Dr George Norton, have agreed in principle that there should be consideration for scholarships for hinterland athletes (SN 6/3/08 “Aid to Amerindian communities for development not handouts – Rodrigues”).

Dear Editor, I am writing in relation to a letter by Frank Fyffe captioned “This schoolgirls’ steel band deserves support” (08.03.02) which refers to the Wismar Christiansburg Multilateral Schoolgirls’ steelband.

Dear Editor, Apparently there is a shortage of priests in Guyana which explains why so many well established parishes are today without resident priests and so many of the smaller communities are left without any priestly assistance.

Dear Editor, Mr F Skinner in his letter captioned “Not all Guyanese Americans vote Democratic” (08.03.06) marred his otherwise valid arguments by unnecessarily side-tracking down the traditional, corrosive Guyanese route of seeing things racially.

Dear Editor, It would be appalling if the administration were to deem it fit to increase the NIS pension age to 65 years as recommended in a recent report.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to learn that F Skinner liked my ball by ball commentary on the U.S

Dear Editor, Today, I read with great happiness a report that the Christian Community will host a ‘Mass Good Friday Service’ entitled “Atonement 2008” on March 21st at 5.30pm at the Cenotaph.

Dear Editor, I wonder whether I should feel pity for the likes of Mr Vishnu Bisram on the subject of wanting the “white man” to rule them as indicated in his letter captioned “Elderly Guyanese say they preferred colonial rule” (08.03.04).