Opinion

It was not so long ago, indeed during the last presidential campaign in the United States, that President Obama felt that he could congratulate himself that his decision to pull American troops out of Iraq had proven to be right; and that Iraq as a major issue in American, and indeed global foreign relations, had been removed from the limelight.

Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen living in the New Diamond Scheme on the East Bank, I write to inform you that there are three empty house lots near to my lot that have not been weeded for two years or more.

Dear Editor, Well known and boisterous political personality and host of the TV programme ‘Under the Microscope’ Mr Ian Halls is never weary of telling ad nauseam which roads are the responsibility of the local authority and which of the central government.

Dear Editor, I would like to point out an error in the article about me in the June 13 Stabroek News, on page 14.

Dear Editor, It is indeed heartening to hear the evaluation by the Head of State, which equates the current condition of the Mayor and City Council to a ‘disaster,’ albeit, if not appearing to do so, distancing the administration from any negative contribution to the situation.

Dear Editor, Has the charge of perjury become obsolete? I cannot recall it being applied for the longest while.

Dear Editor, I followed a letter about proofreading and what it entails (‘Too many proofreading errors’ SN, June 11).

Dear Editor, There seems to be a multi-pronged approach to a new propaganda blitz involving the PNC.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Gokarran Sukdeo in SN of June 14, headlined, ‘Green and the PPP are the problem not the solution.’

Dear Editor, It is encouraging to see Guyanese in the mainstream and social media, expressing concern about the terrible effects of Guyana’s ethnic-political divide.

Dear Editor, There have been expressions of concern over the apparent freedom of Mr Gates, witness in the Walter Rodney COI, while a resident of the penal system.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, June 1, the Kaieteur News published an article captioned ‘Man shoots policeman’s dog.’

Last Saturday’s issue of the Barbados Today newspaper published an article in which it sought to discuss the nexus between the behaviour of children in that Caricom country and the quality of parenting that they receive.

Dear Editor, Political parties should screen their members before selecting them to be members of Parliament.

Dear Editor, It literally pains me to respond to President Ramotar’s reckless assertions regarding accountability within the GCB, but my professional reputation and integrity demand that I pen this response.

Dear Editor,   It is not an exceptional practice. One is therefore pleased to learn of the public enquiry into the ‘Expressions of Interest’ (and versions thereof) exclusively enjoyed by the Guyana Chronicle in particular; and the feigned unawareness of this insulation (described bluntly in other media as discrimination) of responsive and responsible officials.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Guyana Times on Friday, June 13, 2014 under the heading ‘Anna Regina man accuses Policeman of brutality.’

Dear Editor, I am extremely surprised by all the brouhaha over the call for the PNC to state whether certain policies of its dictatorial rule were ill conceived.