Opinion

In his most recent defence of the government’s decision to withdraw ads from Stabroek News, President Jagdeo attempted to dismantle the argument by this newspaper that its editorial independence and criticisms of the government were behind the cut-off.

Dear Editor, Your October 18, 2007 editorial made reference to measures by the Home Affairs Minister to address the irresponsible driving habits of bus and taxi operators.

Dear Editor, It is with deep disquiet that we continue to read about the carnage on our roads, hear the wailing of those mourning family members and friends, and see the agony caused by a few reckless, irresponsible drivers.

Dear Editor, My incarceration in the Camp Street prison was a terrible nightmare.

Dear Editor, I read with intrigue the intention of Stabroek News to picket the meeting of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to the faceless attack on my person by the writer of the October 20, 2007, editorial in the Stabroek News captioned “Verbal sexual abuse”.

Dear Editor, Occupational problems caused by the use of chemicals in the workplace cover a very wide range of activities.

Dear Editor, When I wrote my last letter about carbon credits and carbon footprints captioned “Does censoring our forests make sense economically?”

Dear Editor, There are many individuals who challenge the authenticity of Global Warming (G.W.),

There is clearly some move to balance the negative image of the late President Forbes Burnham by recalling his positive achievements.

Dear Editor, Five women have found precious time recently to pen their views and disgust, to varying degrees, on verbal abuse against women: Naicelis Williams ‘Women are regularly subjected to vulgar remarks and obscene suggestions’ (Stab News 07.10.07), Sharmillah (Penny) Narine ‘I don’t mind cat calls from men’ (Stab.

Dear Editor, While watching the news on television recently I witnessed Mrs.

Dear Editor, A few years ago, when my friend and colleague Walter Jordan, sought to berate us out here to “come back and put our shoulders to the wheel” instead of commenting on issues from here, I responded pointing out that a small group of five of us had then ‘shouldered’ more than 250 collective years in developing and being developed in Guyana, as against less than 50 collective years ‘over here’.

Dear Editor, I refer to Dr Suresh Narine’s letter (Virulent criticism in the media is not the way to go, Drs.

Dear Editor, The tree at “Conversation Tree Junction” has all but ceased to exist with just a few old dead or dying logs.

Dear Editor, After hearing the concerns being raised about Buju Banton by SASOD Guyana, I felt compelled to reach out directly to the Guyanese community to bring an alternate perspective and help clear up the negative propaganda being circulated about a very important artist.

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A dialogue in this newspaper’s ‘Letters to the Editor’ column recently, focused on the dynamic in male-female relations.

Dear Editor, In his column of October 18, 2007 Mr. F.

Dear Editor, My last submission to Stabroek News, captioned ‘PNC should develop a strategy to attract disaffected Indian Guyanese,’ (07.10.07) drew the attention of the Alliance For Change Member of Parliament Ms.