Opinion

Let us pick up where our editorials of last Friday and Sunday left off in their discussion of the warm glow caused by the maritime award and the way forward with respect to our foreign policy in general and more specifically, the management of the border controversy with our western neighbour.

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Dear Editor, Mr P Singh, in his letter about the absurdity of making ‘Jonestown’ in the interior a site for ‘dark tourism’, is absolutely right.

Dear Editor, It had not been our intention to offer any response to a recent letter from Mrs Bernadette Persaud in which she commented on the Guyana Prize for Literature and its Awards Ceremony, partly because it is not our policy to entertain discussion about the Judges’ decisions.

Dear Editor, The supreme gift of multi-ethnicity adds spice to flavour and in no ordinary way was this divine phenomenon more perfectly blended into a complete oneness than in Washington DC, on Saturday last, when Guyanese met, greeted, embraced and again endorsed the true sprit of our national motto of one people, one nation, and one destiny.

Dear Editor, Reference to the article in the Stabroek News dated Wednesday October 3rd 2007 titled “Barama formulated MOU on use of roads by miners”.

Dear Editor, I write to support the letter sent to you with information that the students living at the Annai Dormitories are experiencing a food shortage which led to your investigation and report.

Dear Editor, With reference to your published solicitation of the views of a number of PPP persons as to their choice of the PPP’s presidential candidate for 2011, it was interesting to hear what came out of their mouths.

Dear Editor, On a brighter note, it was the local craft exhibitors who to my mind stole the show namely Jah Works and Burrowes School of Art graduate from a few years ago, Stonewall Michael who specialised in ceramics craft.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that in a press release issued by the PNCR it has been alleged that the Freedom of Information Bill tabled by me in the National Assembly was in effect a bill that was to be tabled by the PNCR, which in effect I took away with me to the AFC.

Dear Editor, I am elated over the decision of the maritime border issue with Surname.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter by the Minister of Amerindian Affairs captioned “Consultations were held and agreements reached with every Amerindian community which received an Absolute Land Grant (07.09/14) in reply to an AFC press statement.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Labour Union (GLU) is scheduled to hold its Conference on October 21-23.

Dear Editor, Local news outlets must stop making headlines and captioning figures as the “Guyana/Suriname Basin” when referring to oil exploration in Guyana’s territory.

Dear Editor, It is always an outrage when someone dies. The outrage is even more if it could have been prevented or responded to sooner.

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According to the BBC the government in the UK recently unveiled a new 10-year youth strategy in order to tackle teenage delinquency.

Dear Editor, Several rational persons advise that there is little wisdom in responding to public statements made by Mr Frederick Kissoon, and they would never be drawn regardless of what he writes.

Dear Editor, It is incumbent on the Minister of Home Affairs, the Commissioner of Police and the Traffic Chief to inform citizens what are their rights relative to minor traffic infractions.

Dear Editor, Paul Harris should have let your comments (‘Cartoon was inappropriate’ SN, 25.9.07) associated with his cartoon (SN, 22.9.07) suffice.