Opinion

Dear Editor, On Friday, August 24, about 7.30 pm, I watched a call-in programme aired on RCA 8 called ‘Let’s Talk Essequibo’ hosted by Mr Romel Roopnarine. 

Dear Editor, I am not sure what criteria were used for Stabroek News to bestow the crown of Guyana‘s most “renowned” coach on the Guyana Police Force coach, Mr Lyndon Wilson.

Dear Editor, The political elite running the PPP and PNC do not make decisions in the interest of their constituencies, party and the nation.

Dear Editor, We watched with disgust the spectacle of corruption scandal after corruption scandal over the last decade, and when we thought it would have gone away with new leadership in government, oh what a surprise:  Corruption is here to stay.

Last week, there was a lot of sadness surrounding two Americans, both called Armstrong.

Dear Editor, Mr Patrick Fitzpatrick‘s letter in KN of August 28, titled ‘Linden complains but Aishalton suffers,‘ has highlighted some of the sufferings in the Rupununi.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your timely editorial on the meeting of the Permanent Council OAS on August 22, 2012.

Dear Editor, The NCN online radio broadcasts have been ‘dead’ for weeks.

Dear Editor, On behalf of his several close former GuySuCo colleagues, congratulations are extended to Narvon Persaud for being recognised, however belatedly, by the administration, as a competent professional worthy of chairing the Technical Team recently appointed to investigate the Linden power crisis.

Dear Editor, I am appealing to the Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Teachers‘ Union to pay attention to a very important issue that is being discussed by teachers, especially the senior ones, and that is the issue of duty-free concessions to senior masters/mistresses (SM) and heads of department (HOD) in the teaching system.

Dear Editor, It is now evident that the National Sports Commission headed by Director of Sport Neil Kumar is not satisfied with the leadership of the President of the Guyana Olympic Association K Juman-Yassin.

Dear Editor, Regarding your news item about the T&T Prime Minister dismissing Junior Minister of National Security Colin Partap (SN Aug 28), most Trinis I spoke with  in New York and in Trinidad feel the PM did the right thing to discipline her Minister, although some feel she acted in haste not waiting for a report on the entire episode. 

Just about a week ago, the New Opportunity Corps (NOC)—the juvenile detention facility at Onderneeming on the Essequibo Coast—saw a mass breakout of inmates followed by rampages that included fires and which carried over into the next day.

Dear Editor, The ongoing live debate on corruption on NCN on Sunday night is welcome – moreso because many prefer to look at TV rather than read the newspapers.

Dear Editor, In August 2010, the Juvenile Offenders Amendment Act and the Training School Amendment Act were passed in the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, The case of the contract award pertaining to the construction of the specialty hospital already begins to assume the silhouette of the Amaila Falls project. 

Dear Editor, As part of the larger community improvement programme in Georgetown and other municipalities, I have joined many others in noting the enormous, concerted efforts over the years by government agencies, NGOs, diplomatic community groups, private citizens and, more recently, a clean-up campaign orchestrated by an “implementation committee” headed by Mr Keith Burrowes.

Dear Editor, The ferry crossing from Manhattan to Staten Island in New York is a very important service on which millions depend each year.