Opinion

Dear Editor, When the AFC was formed, the two leaders, Khemraj Ramjattan and Raphael Trotman, had hoped to win over frustrated voters from both the PPP and PNC.

Earlier this month at the formal opening of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting at the National Cultural Centre, President Jagdeo must have seriously surprised some of those in his audience as he wrapped up his presentation.

Dear Editor, I had reasons to visit the passport office and must say that the new system that has been introduced is much better than what was available last year.

Dear Editor, There is nothing more disgusting than inhaling the smell of a decomposing animal upon entering a street first thing in the morning.

Dear Editor, It was one bright, sunny day in the middle of October.

Dear Editor, I respond to the letter by Mr. Flattie Singh captioned “There have been major improvements since 1992” (07.10.26).

Dear Editor, I am responding to the letter of Prof. Suresh Narine captioned “Virulent criticism in the media is not the way to go, Drs Beharry and Daljeet can offer their services” (07.10.16).

Dear Editor, Upon reading some Toshaos reports of teenage and other rape cases in their communities at their recently concluded meeting in Georgetown (SN: 10/26/07) and their urgent need for law to be enforced, I am wondering whether it is wise to enforce the law on people who may not be even aware that their actions are unlawful.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Norman Faria, Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Barbados captioned “Are the authorities in Guyana obligated to provide authentication of their claims?”

Dear Editor, I write to thank M. Bushan for his letter captioned “Mr Phillips’ statement attacking the Indians for indifference is astonishing” (07.10.25) setting the record straight for Eric Phillips on who is to blame for the criminal race hate attacks on Indians over the past 50 years.

Dear Editor, I have been following the letters about Mr Buju Banton singing in Guyana this weekend and read about the plans Minister Rohee has in store to prevent him from spreading his homophobic incitement at the reggae show.

Dear Editor, From all accounts, the Jagdeo presidency is turning out to be a negative for both Guyana and the PPP.

Developing a sense of nationhood means developing a historical consciousness. Perceptions of the past inevitably change from one era to the next, but that does not mean that each generation should not attempt to come to its own understanding of the events and movements of earlier periods, or indiscriminately sweep away the cultural remains left behind by predecessors.

Dear Editor, The debate over education policy and the quality of the contribution of the late President Burnham is a useful one and I wish to begin my own analysis by first congratulating those who have participated in the debate so far and the Sunday Stabroek editor for sustaining discussion.

Dear Editor, Europe’s demographers expect to be 20 million skilled workers short of a full workforce by 2030 and only 2 workers would be supporting each European retiree.

Dear Editor, I was once a Refugee Protection Officer (1999 – 2005) – who has acted as counsel to refugee hearing panels in more than 400 claims.

Dear Editor, The issue of the withdrawal of ads from Stabroek News was brought back to public notice by the demonstration organised by the newspaper outside the recent Commonwealth Finance Min-isters Conference, when the police saw it fit to deny the protestors the right to bear placards, which by any standard are a form of speech.

Dear Editor, The recently clarified statement by His Excellency the President Mr Bharrat Jagdeo on the offer of deploying Guyana’s approximately eighty percent standing forests in the fight against global warming, has indeed cleared the air of any ambiguity on this issue.

Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial of Oct 24 captioned “Ashes of the past” you would remember that at the time of the Abrahams family tragedy the plan x 13 was in full operation.

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