Opinion

Dear Editor, In an article titled ‘Upper Corentyne Chamber says private cane farmers face ruin’ (SN, July 15, 2014) you report on the woes facing Skeldon cane farmers.

Dear Editor, There have been complaints about the wanton spending of government funds without proper accountability.

Dear Editor, Mr David Granger’s stated commitment to inclusionary democracy is most welcome.

Dear Editor, The letter (‘Lateness has become a way of life’) by Rev Gideon Cecil in SN of July 14, is timely, and I have to add to it.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate E-networks for doing a magnificent job in putting on the reality TV show ‘Emerging Voices’ singing competition.

Dear Editor, I refer to Iana Seales’ column ‘The Right to Equality’ (SN, July 12).

Dear Editor, Everyone knows that Guyana is facing a political crisis.

Two weeks ago, as we drew readers’ attention to the struggle that British Prime Minister David Cameron was having to get his way in the European Union (EU), we observed that that struggle was part of a wider domestic political one being forced on the British public by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), perceived as essentially a fringe of the ruling Conservative Party, but opposed to membership of the EU.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement that a new development bank to be financed and administered by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is welcome news, especially for developing countries such as ours.

Dear Editor, There is an old saying in Guyana when people show up late for a function, job interview, appointments: “Better late than never,” and they joke about another Creole adage they use, “This is Guyanese time.”

Dear Editor, Ambassador Hardt’s public urging of the Government of Guyana (GoG) to hold long overdue elections has met with a lot of condemnation from official government sources, and notably from retired AG Charles Ramson and Justice Duke Pollard.

Dear Editor, It appears that the Bureau of Statistics’ recently released census figures are being used as an open invitation for power-sharing calls.

Dear Editor, The contrast in the practice of diplomacy between one and that of the majority begs the question: If every country were to get itself involved in each other’s internal affairs what would the world be like?

Dear Editor,   Kaieteur News on July 8, reported extensively on the commissioning of the $91M floodlights project at the Albion Sports Complex in Berbice.

Dear Editor, Since the letter of July 11, 2014 to SN one discovers that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recognised many of the deficiencies referred to, concerning the current mis-management of road traffic and mis-utilisation by ‘traffickers’ in this country.

Dear Editor,   The situation in Gaza is becoming extremely volatile with an increasing number of deaths.

Dear Editor, National unity is an absolutely critical prerequisite to any country’s development.

Dear Editor,   I am very sorry to learn of the reported health condition of Mr Navin Chandarpal.