Opinion

Dear Editor, Some years back after doing some research. I found that all the rivers in Guyana are sub – tributaries of the ” Mighty Amazon ” hence when the Amazon is in its flooding season, which is now, since it is summer time in the Andes which is where the Amazon begins , it takes a month from the head before the waters reach the mouth of the Amazon where it deposits approximately three million tons of silt which is now on the shores of Guyana as a result of the ” Guyana current ” which flows from the east .

Dear Editor, It has almost been a year since I wrote my last letter about the African Renaissance.

The two Colombians and a Venezuelan who were held by the Guyana Police Force in connection with an airstrip near Orealla in Corentyne and other matters, were deported to their respective countries last week.

Dear Editor, The Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee, whose ministerial portfolio includes civilian law enforcement, appears not to be setting the right example on seat-belt use.

Dear Editor, As an earlier commentator on the shameful Kellawan Lall issue, I consider it my duty to point out two quite blatant errors on his part appearing in his ridiculous charge of vilification levelled against your newspaper and in his own shameless words.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Commissioner General and Officials at the Customs & Trade Administration for coming up with a simplified form for the clearance of imported personal effects items.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, December 18, the Federal Communications Commission in the United States overturned a 32-year old ban against broadcasters being owners of newspapers, citing the decline in newspaper revenues due to a changing media market.

Dear Editor, Like other traditional festivities, Christmas and the New Year are eagerly awaited and enthusiastically celebrated among the large Guyanese population in NYC.

Dear Editor, There was a great debate last Friday evening (2007-12-14) in our National Assembly.

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Christmas in the city is now synonymous with several things. Some are fairly recent traditions at this time of the year, like flooding.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your reports “Former Best Student Boycotts Tain Graduation – after Exams Division mix up” (Sunday Stabroek, December 16, 2007), and “Become critical thinkers, Tain top student tells peers” (Tues.

Dear Editor, The editorial captioned “Up North” (07.12.20) was an interesting piece on the Canadian experience.

Dear Editor, I am an attorney-at-law practicing mainly in the Berbice magisterial district and what I am seeing with regards to the judicial system in this ancient county needs to be addressed in the interest of justice.

Dear Editor, I am a resident of Charity and share the concern of many who believe that Charity still needs to be monitored, especially the Charity river dam.

Dear Editor, Jumping into the rough waters of the Berbice River this past week as I travelled on the Motor Vessel Torani seemed to be the best alternative rather than to sit and endure the pungent scent of the washroom facilities.

Dear Editor, My interest was caught by the title of Evadnie Benfield’s letter: “The entire world is moving in the metric direction, Guyana needs to catch up” (SN 20th December, 2007).

ear Editor, Much praise must be showered on the Government spending millions of dollars to upgrade the service at the Suddie Hospital.

Dear Editor, I purchased a Nokia-112 handset from Digicel (Guyana Stores branch) on the December 11.

Dear Editor, Telephone cable that was severed and stolen, was left partially completed.