Dear Editor,
The forcefulness with which this government defended the ministerial salary increase, even as the overwhelming majority of this country across the entire political divide condemned it demands closer analysis of the reasoning behind it.
Dear Editor,
Before this government took over the country they were aware of the hardship facing the citizens and went around the country convincing people that they would make life better for us.
Dear Editor,
I am hoping that the Guyana Teachers Union soon sees it fit to support the call from various sections of our society for the total ban on corporal punishment in our schools.
Dear Editor,
It would be remiss of me not to place on record my appreciation to the management and staff of John Lewis Styles on Waterloo Street, Georgetown for affording me a pleasant shopping experience.
Sweeping proposals by the Caricom Cricket Review Panel for a revamping of the governance of the game in the region will undoubtedly resonate with the millions of West Indian fans both here and in the diaspora who have wallowed in despair for too long over the fortunes of their team.
Dear Editor,
Every Guyanese of the present and past generations, especially Hindus, knows that Diwali is a ritual festival of the ancient Indo Aryan Rig Vedic and Adivasi Puranic cultures of Ancient India.
Once in a while a press statement is fired off from one or the other of our political fortresses that lands in the public arena with all the explosive force of a cruise missile.
Dear Editor,
I refer to an article which appeared in your newspaper of Monday, November 2 last under the caption ‘Ramotar expresses regret for pardon of child killer.’
Dear Editor,
The news of the passing of Swami Vidyanandaji has brought back fond memories for me of my high school years as a student of the late swamiji and the pioneering role the Hindu College of Cove and John played in bringing secondary education to students in the rural areas of Guyana.
Dear Editor,
In a letter published in the Stabroek News Mr Dwight Larson of Isseneru village Region 7 made a plea to various government agencies and ministries to intervene and stop the operations of a river dredge that was given permission to mine in close proximity to the village (‘GGMC has granted permission for river dredge near Isseneru’s residential area,’ Nov 3).
Dear Editor,
Last Wednesday evening I had the (mis)fortune of listening to Pandit Jagmohan, Vice President of the Dharmic Sabha, on GTV trying to explain or prove that Diwali should be celebrated on the 11th.
Dear Editor,
Recently, a person on Facebook asked two questions of me:
(a) Who is responsible for Guyana being blacklisted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)?
Dear Editor,
As another Armistice Day, (Veterans Day) or Remembrance Day approaches we will all gather around the Cenotaph to pay homage to those who served in global wars and those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.