Opinion

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, 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, 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, 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.

Dear Editor, November 28 is dedicated Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow Day. On November 30, 2005, by an act of Parliament, Critchlow became Guyana’s second national hero.

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Nothing quite characterises the contradictions in the current ‘Operation Safeway’ as the success in arresting hundreds of petty offenders on the one hand, and the comparative failure to arrest the spiralling toll of road fatalities, on the other.

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Dear Editor, “A girl child ain’t safe in a family of men,” says Sophia in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to the letter by Kassa Barnett captioned “Eric Williams did not get the idea for capitalism and slavery from CLR James” (07.11.16) which was in response to that by Abu Bakr on November 7, 2007.

Dear Editor, Under a dictatorship the king does whatever he wants, and so, many of those ministers, advisers and other paid officials become mere rubber stamps.