Opinion

Dear Editor, Reading Oppenheimer’s Latin View column in the Stabroek News of October 5 made me stop to think.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Michael Lester Hackett’s letter captioned “Although religion and violence often occur together the former is not the real cause of the latter,” (07.10.09).

Dear Editor, On behalf of all Essequibians I congratulate His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo for taking the bold step of going to the UN tribunal on the law of the Sea to resolve the Guyana – Suriname border dispute.

Dear Editor, I recently noticed a promotion for the music festival organized by GT Entertainment which will include Buju Banton as one of several entertainers, though I use this term lightly.

It took British High Commissioner Mr Fraser Wheeler only a year after arriving here to discover that “Guyana has a lot of strategies” for dealing with its intractable security situation.

Dear Editor, After reading the article headlined ” Annai School students had food problem on one day” (SN 6.10.07), I feel it would be remiss of me if I did not comment on the statement by Regional Chairman Lucas that “Kissoon (a contractor) does not have access to a telephone”.

Dear Editor, I have noted that a lively controversy has arisen in the public domain concerning the origins of the proposal that a Freedom of Information Bill be tabled for debate and passage in the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, I was troubled by a letter by David DeGroot captioned “PPP has been and remains multi-cultural and working class” (GC 07.10.09) in which Mr.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate both Ministries of Sport and Education for introducing the game of Chess in schools.

Dear Editor, I write about the deplorable state of one of the most important streets in my village of Cummings Lodge, Sixth Street, which is one of the two access roads to the University of Guyana which lies along the route used by the minibuses serving Ogle, Industry and Cummings Lodge.

Dear Editor, It is good to know that my letter attracted a response from Dave Martins which makes me wonder whether it is the popular Dave Martins from the Trade Winds.

Dear Editor, I read a recent letter in the Chronicle titled “Finally the courage to tell the truth”.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s letter captioned “I had previously corrected Mr Kissoon’s erroneous statements” (07.10.07).

Dear Editor, As if to demonstrate the accuracy of the viewpoint Mr.

Dear Editor, 1 am pleased to report that I passed last Saturday by the Ogle Community Centre and observed that the ground has taken on a new appearance.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter captioned “Why was this road in Mahdia positioned over a mineral deposit?”

Dear Editor, It is difficult to comment, without anger, on the article in Stabroek News of October 7th, headlined “Local government reform: First draft bill almost complete.”

Dear Editor, I refer to Ms. Naicelis Williams’s letter captioned “Women are regularly subjected to vulgar remarks and obscene suggestions” (07.10.07).

Pity Marion Jones. Now that she can no longer deny using steroids at the 2000 Olympics, the sprinter formerly known as the most successful female athlete in history has admitted cheating and announced her retirement from track and field-probably as part of a plea bargain in the ever-widening BALCO scandal.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Hon. Minister P. Manickchand I would like to acknowledge the receipt of your correspondence dated 28-07-2007 enclosing a letter from K.