Opinion

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On December 10 last year, a year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was launched by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour.

Dear Editor, I wish to alert the relevant authorities to the uncontrollable lawless situation on King Street.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Michael Parris’s letter captioned “Many of Dr Jagan’s problems were caused by his own actions and attitudes” (07.12.19) In that letter Parris wrote: “When Dr Jagan appointed a history teacher from Queen’s College, as his Permanent Secretary, above a host of persons far senior to him, questions were asked of him by journalists”.

Dear Editor, On New Year’s day 2008 I watched a horse cart overloaded with concrete blocks.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Ms. Gillian Burton, the first female president of the Guyana Trades Union Congress.

Dear Editor, I refer to Vishnu Bisram’s letter captioned “Benazir Bhutto had been corrupt but was a patriot and a leader” (08.01.04).

Dear Editor, I found the article headlined `Guyanese more concerned with food, shelter than torture – Rohee’ on Tuesday, January 1st 2008, as shocking as it is disturbing and disrespectful.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the letter of Ms.

Dear Editor, Government must provide adequate protection for foreign workers on development projects.

The year 2007 provided little cheer for Guyanese, although it did have two major high points in the form of World Cup Cricket and the decision of the International Convention on the Law of the Sea Tribunal.

Dear Editor, The Chief Justice of Trinidad, Sat Sharma, should never have been indicted for perversion of justice or referred to an international tribunal for possible impeachment and removal from office.

Dear Editor, I am once more advocating the setting up of a National Criminal Intelligence Unit headed by a rank no less than an Assistant Commissioner who reports directly to the Commissioner.

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to respond to the letter titled “This woman took the blows and did not run to the police for help” (08.01.04).

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission’s statement that it supports the retention of the 16% VAT, given the comprehensive reform in the tax system, is in my opinion irresponsible and inimical to the interest of the Private Sector.

Dear Editor, I noted with great interest the explanation of an incident by my most Honourable Minister Kellawan Lall, in the media.

Dear Editor, Thank you for sending us a copy of the letter published in the Stabroek News of December 18, 2007, from an anonymous writer asking the question “When will Ogle become a regional airport”.

Dear Editor, I refer to recent articles in the press re the flooding in the Mahaicony supposedly caused by heavy rainfall in the upper reaches in the Mahaicony (85 ins in 7 days) and to state that the rainfall data quoted is quite abnormal and appears to be inflated.

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and its Thirteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 13) held in Bali, Indonesia from the 3rd -14th December 2007, agreed on a Road Map which requires Parties to the Convention to take individual and collaborative action during a two-year negotiating process 2008-2009, which seeks to finalise a post – 2012 successor Protocol Kyoto, that is reflective of the need for urgency in addressing the several core issues.