Opinion

Dear Editor, I join with all Guyanese in condemning the act of terror with respect to the throwing of the grenade at the vehicle of Kaieteur News publisher, Glen Lall.

Dear Editor, Nothing could have expressed the shock I felt when I read about the death of Kaieteur News’s Dale Andrews.

Cuba hosted the Seventh meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) last week, in the current wider ideological atmosphere of the effort of normalization of Cuba-United States relations that has been welcomed by the wider hemisphere.

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Dear Editor, For those of us who have lived to experience and to celebrate the Guyana Golden Jubilee of Independence, the following poem, The Work of Christmas by Dr Howard Thurman (1899-1981) may be aptly transposed in the present context of the real work of the Golden Jubilee for all of us as Guyanese.

Dear Editor, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) compiles and releases an annual list of countries and their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita.

Dear Editor, I perused the recent list of police sergeants promoted to inspectors by the Police Service Commission.

Dear Editor, New evidence now suggests that the Indus Valley Civilisation, famous for its meticulously planned cities and impressive crafts, predates Egypt and Mesopotamia, with some signs of settlements dating back to over 9,200 years BP (before present). 

Dear Editor, Given the turmoil in West Indies cricket, and the unwillingness among the top brass to see any connection between mind and body, it seemed natural that victory in the first game would be followed by a horrible performance in the second.

Dear Editor, The world is mourning the passing of the legendary Muhammed Ali who is regarded as the greatest boxer of all time.

Dear Editor, The parallel economy, however liberally defined, should be smashed out of existence. 

Dear Editor, Reconciliation, national unity and social cohesion would require us to look into the claims of marginalization and discrimination (whether real or perceived) that occurred under previous governments and the present government.

Dear Editor, The New York Guyanese community of the Greater Richmond Hill area honoured several prominent Guyanese at a function last month for their contributions to the nation as well as to the diaspora.

Public Health Minister Dr George Norton’s pronouncement last week about an intended clampdown on the sale of ‘irregularly’ packaged and unlabelled goods is not the first declaration of its kind by government in recent years.

Dear Editor, I read the article in yesterday’s edition of your newspaper `Single mom claims CCPA staff trumped up pregnancy claim in scheme to take away only child’ and I would just like to make it clear that it is not a case of staunchly defending the officers. 

Dear Editor, Last Sunday, Mr. George Abrams, an overseas-based Guyanese, formally declared open a sewing establishment in his village, Buxton.

Dear Editor, I admire very much the writing style and obvious command of the English language of Mr GHK Lall and take this opportunity to thank him for the inspiration I get from reading his letters.

Dear Editor, The current injection into the public debate of the appropriateness of our national motto brings into question whether some understand what a national motto is all about.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that the big players in the rice industry are moving away towards the coconut industry, cultivating hundreds of acres of coconuts in the Pomeroon and elsewhere.

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