Opinion

Dear Editor, The recent military action by Venezuela against Guyanese mining operations in the area of our common border is deeply troubling.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter captioned “Calls from the BVI are much cheaper than in reverse” (07.11.19).

Dear Editor, To Mr R Tiwari’s query: “Is there no one else to speak up for Arthur Abraham?”

Dear Editor, I have nothing but the highest regard for Red Thread, its members and moreso Alissa Trotz, who incidentally brought honour and prestige to all Guyanese, West Indians and women in particular, when she delivered this year’s annual lecture in honour of Dame Nita Barrow, entitled ‘Caribbean Women Catalysts for Change’ at The Centre for Gender and Development Studies, UWI, Cave Hill, last week.

Dear Editor, In my letter captioned, “African Guyanese leaders must be much more development oriented” (07.11.20), I had written that “Not even those who are critical to the PPP’s government and political arrangements are grounding and grooming their communities developmentally”.

Dear Editor, It was very pleasing to hear the announcement by the Guyana Police Force that zero tolerance would be applied to all traffic violations, in order to make our roadways safer for use by all.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “A war hero wannabe” (GC 07.11.19).

Dear Editor, I welcome Mr Clinton Urling’s response to my article in Stabroek Business of November 16, 2007 captioned “The payment systems in Guyana are still too cash based” in his letter captioned “Guyana is not ready for electronic commerce, few have computers” (07.11.18).

Dear Editor, I cannot believe the naivety of Mr Clarence F Ellis.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Mr Mark Benschop’s letter captioned “Rulers must be accountable to the people” (07.11.20).

Dear Editor, Ms Geralda Dennison’s recollection of an unreported case of child abuse in the early 1950s (Letter: “Child abuse is not new in Guyana,” SN Nov.

There is a sad sameness to several recent rape-murders. In two of the most savage, the victims were innocent schoolgirls in small rural villages.

Dear Editor, Why on earth is the argument about the Abraham family tragedy still going on the Wednesday Rambler asked in a short `editorial’ at the end of his column of Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

Dear Editor, Osafo Modibo makes useful observations in his letter captioned, “Some AFC leaders seem not to care” (KN 07.11.12).

Dear Editor, I agree with Jeremy Gravesande’s letter captioned: “Put aside PR and go back to the constituency system” (02.11.17).

Dear Editor, I am very disturbed by the stories I read almost every day about children being molested.

Dear Editor, The festering problems in the Guyana Labour Union and the management of it by Mr Duncan, its General Secre-tary, are finally coming apart at the seams.

Dear Editor, How are friends of a patient allowed to break down a door in the public hospital without an arrest to deter similar action?

Dear Editor, Rickford Burke in his letter captioned, ‘My main criticism was that the current PNC leadership has no plan’ (07.11.17) says that the PNC is a multi-ethnic party; thinks I am preaching only to the PNC; believes I support what he calls “Indian triumphalism” and most importantly chooses to ignore my main thesis which is that Guyana cannot evolve into a genuine multiracial democracy unless the ethnic parties first transform themselves into genuine multiracial parties.

Dear Editor Before the Government and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) become too excited about recent nominal fines on serially-offending logging concession holders, may I suggest a review of some facts: The GFC has had an obligation since its 1993 concessions policy to audit loggers at not more than two-year intervals.