Opinion

Dear Editor, I was, frankly, amazed to see the Guyana Chronicle carrying the letter from Red Thread last week expressing its concern, anger and frustration at the AFC’s statement on the VAT, in which Raphael Trotman indicated that a letter had been sent out to a number of stakeholders, who turned out to be the usual lineup of political parties and trade unions (with the exception of Eileen Cox, tireless consumer advocate), and which completely bypassed Red Thread and indicated a most worrying tendency to conduct business as usual.

Dear Editor, The disclosures by the head of the Criminal Investigation Department Mr Seelall Persaud are something new.

Dear Editor, I am gravely concerned about the way in which leading political figures use our roadways with little or no regard for the lives of others.

Dear Editor, SN’s headline (11.17.07) titled, “Venezuela invades Guyana’s territory – military blows up two dredges” struck with all the sound and force of those explosions.

Dear Editor, During my last discussion with Cheddi Jagan around 1990, he said that the PNC government was preparing the Afro community to fail.

Dear Editor, Mr Mike Persaud, in his letter captioned “Mr Burke and others fail to understand the need to develop a genuine multi racial democracy” (07.11.14) does not recognize the power of culture in achieving cohesiveness among races in the battle for dominance.

Dear Editor, Democracy means more than just ‘winning’ elections. However, in Guyana it appears as though democracy ceases to exist immediately after elections have been held – this is done in order to accommodate the new king to the throne.

Now that new leadership is in place in the Guyana Defence Force the environment has been created for a fresh approach in the way the army interfaces with the public on matters of national interest.

Dear Editor, Digicel advertised that GT&T is charging 225 % more on calls to the USA than some other countries.

Dear Editor, I read Diane Lee’s letter captioned ‘Police should not question children in the presence of alleged abusers’ (16.11.07) about child abuse in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The school bags that our children tote to school seem to be too heavy for them to carry comfortably without endangering their health.

Dear Editor, I read two letters by Alicia Martin and Kimberely James in the Guyana Chronicle.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Tajpaul Gainda’s letter captioned ‘Two of these were wanted men.’

Dear Editor, According to rule 3((a)ii) of the Guyana Trades Union Congress’s constitution a criterion for becoming an affiliate is the submission of a copy of the union’s balance sheet and its annual returns and a copy of its current Collective Labour Agreement.

Dear Editor, In August of 2008 the people of Guyana will once again be given the opportunity to host the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (Carifesta).

Dear Editor, I listened attentively to the Acting Police Commissioner’s press presentation and instantly agreed in principle with many of the ideals of policing he eloquently advocated.

Dear Editor, I read with accustomed interest your editorial of November 4, headlined ‘Municipal drama’ addressing some of the problems attending that modern-day enigma operating under the official name of The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown.

On Thursday, Venezuela made incursions into Guyana’s territory – again. On this occasion two dredges were destroyed in the Wenamu/Cuyuni, and helicopters intruded into our air-space.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Mr Dennis Wiggins’ letter captioned “Armed struggle is not an option; peaceful co-existence is our only hope” (07.11.04).

Dear Editor, I have been following the letters about the agri promotion that was done in Florida.