Opinion

Dear Editor, A minister’s son killed a young student and the `settlement’ of the charge was accepted by the police, the DPP and the courts.

Dear Editor, The President is surrounded with advisors and selected officials who continue to embarrass him and the country.

Dear Editor, I write to fulfil a long overdue promise to publicly congratulate Minister Priya Manickchand for her courage and commitment displayed in tackling the scourge of sexual violence at this most precarious time.

Dear Editor, For the last week or so I have observed small groups of women gathered on the Atlantic shore behind the wall near the sluice at Plaisance beach.

Dear Editor, I was excited when I saw the headline in the Stabroek News edition of Wednesday October 7 “Public transport system policy being developed-Benn.”

Do nations compete? There has been a long-standing, ongoing controversy in the literature as to whether nations compete internationally, or is it the case that only individuals, firms, business units, and enterprises located within national boundaries compete with each other internationally?

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On Thursday most Guyanese in America – or Guyanese Americans, as they should probably be more correctly called – whether ignorant of or ignoring the minor fuss in our letters column about cultural erosion or cross-fertilization and copycat behaviour, would have tucked into their Thanksgiving turkey, with or without cranberry sauce, but certainly with great relish.

Dear Editor, Thanks for the opportunity to respond to the letter written by Mr Ragnauth captioned “Updated maps of Georgetown are not available” (07.11.20).

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to the story that appeared in Stabroek News (11/22/07) under the caption “Group up in arms over alleged removal of mangroves at Corentyne: businessman, others deny claims.”

Dear Editor, An unfortunate incident that fortunately took neither life nor limb occurred in the early morning of Tuesday, November 13 on the Linden highway.

Dear Editor, I received my light bill on November 10 and noted that the payment due date is November 15.

Dear Editor, In the November 20 edition of the Kaieteur News, columnist Mr Freddie Kissoon wrote a very insightful article concerning the minister who allegedly used his personal weapon during an altercation with another individual on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

Dear Editor, I refer to “Sense Apoplexed” written by Mr Ian Mc Donald, May 13, 2007 and I quote “the retired man who has given forty years of life and work for Guyana, but saw his pension shrink to a pittance

Dear Editor, I refer to an article entitled “Professor Seecharan delivers intriguing Rodney Lecture at Warwick” which appeared in the Tuesday, November 20, 2007 edition of the Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, Venezuela’s recent invasion of Guyana’s territory shows a blatant disregard by the Chavez administration for our sovereignty.

Dear Editor, Can’t we just engage in civil discourse in this country?

Dear Editor, I drove to Georgetown on Thursday November 8, to enjoy a holiday weekend with my relatives, but this was curtailed when I was stopped by a traffic officer on Sunday, about one mile from where I was staying.

Dear Editor, The reason given by ‘C’ Division Commander Mr Leroy Brumell, for the police non-response to a crime scene was pathetic.

Dear Editor, I read with interest, Mr Michael Sinclair’s missive (KN ‘Questionable happenings’ 2007-11-17, SN `The teachers’ union has no collective labour agreement with the ministry’ 2007-11-19) regarding Mr Lance Baptiste.