Opinion

Dear Editor, Many thanks to Ms Ameena Gafoor ( ‘Tarra tell tarra’ SN, 2.10.07) for exercising her vigilance on the question of tara (tarra).

Dear Editor, I read the recent letter by GHK Lall (‘A segment of the nation believes itself victimized and demonized’ SN, 2.10.07), written in very sophisticated language, stating that a section of the nation sees itself as being victimised and demonised, leaving it seething and burning with anger.

Dear Editor, Many who contribute to the rich discourse and interaction which your column facilitates, are not quite as adept with the cultural nuances of law enforcement organizations as my dear friend Mr Robert Gates (‘Did not claim to be able to do the work of police’ SN, 26.9.07) and Mr Berkeley Van Bowen (‘Comment could exacerbate morale problem in the police force’ SN, 27.9.07), just to name two.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News would most likely argue that the media is a link between the people and the government and as such the newspaper is well within its rights to highlight the negatives in Guyana’s society.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to note that the main access road to the University of Guyana is much safer to traverse since it is now fully repaired.

Dear Editor, A careful reading of letters in some daily newspapers betrays a primitive motive-envy.

Dear Editor, I congratulate the newly appointed Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best on his promotion to the rank of Commodore, and on his appointment as Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force.

Dear Editor, Each day one can read in the newspaper how people cannot afford to buy daily products at the markets, supermarkets, stores, etc, and each time, the VAT team tells the various unions and concerned citizens that they need to educate themselves more about VAT.

Dear Editor, The US presidential race appears headed to a contest between two New Yorkers – Democrat Hillary Clinton versus Republican Rudy Giuliani.

Dear Editor, We the residents of Good Hope Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara would like to thank the management and staff of GT&T – especially those at the BV exchange for giving us the much needed landline telephone in our area.

Dear Editor, One person recently said to me that this fasting should be embraced by the United Nations in order for humanity to return to its roots of community living and empathising with the less fortunate.

The seemingly unsolvable security situation on the East Coast of Demerara needs more than arrests, detentions, interrogations, searches and joint police-military operations.

Dear Editor, Since writing our last letter to Stabroek News, we read your report on the torture of two young men from Buxton.

Dear Editor, No town-planning and no zoning are messing up Georgetown’s beautiful layout.

Dear Editor, We don’t have to go looking very far in Guyana for ‘dark tourism.’

Colonels in the Guyana Defence Force have had a hard year.

Dear Editor, With reference to the caption in the Sunday Stabroek dated September, 23, 2007 (‘Human rights body presses for restart of coroner’s in-quests’) I wish to inform you that from 2006 to the present 71 inquests were held by magistrates in Guyana.

Dear Editor, With all of the scams that are being exposed under this present government, including the forestry/timber scam, there is a more urgent need now for support for the Trotman/AFC Freedom of Information Bill.

Dear Editor, The history of contemporary Guyana is still to be written and I agree entirely that we should press on in pursuit of the truth, possibly through first-person testimonies of those who suffered or those who were close enough to the many victims and witnessed the traumas of our post-colonial period.

Dear Editor, I wish to write regarding an article entitled, ‘Church services raise curtain on Prison Week,’ which was carried in the Guyana Chronicle on Sunday, September 30.