Opinion

The extent of the Guyana economy’s dependence on the gold mining sector is set to grow significantly when two news investors, Guyana Goldfields Inc of Canada and Troy Resources Inc of Australia come on stream here in 2015.

Dear Editor, In response to your article, `Rodney COI starts hearings tomorrow,’ (April 27), permit me to express my mixed reactions to this exercise.

Dear Editor, The halfway point in the Ramotar administration term in office has now passed.

Dear Editor, I respected Dr Suresh Narine for the work he is doing in IAST.

Dear Editor, The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) wishes to clarify the use and caption of a photograph that showed a section of the Parika Ferry Stelling on Kaieteur News’ front page on April 26, 2014.

Dear Editor,   As a past member (not active) I know that the Everest Cricket Club is observing its centenary anniversary this year with different events.

Whichever way it is twisted and turned, what the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Mr Nigel Dharamlall was recorded as saying at a meeting last week of Toshaos and Community Support Officers (CSOs) at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.

Dear Editor, We live in a dynamic world where change is inevitable.

Dear Editor, We condemn without reservation the attack perpetrated on members of the transgender community on the night of Monday, April 7.

Once in a while the government does something which no one can find fault with.

Dear Editor, GT&T expresses our appreciation to be afforded an opportunity to respond to Captain Gerry Gouveia’s email, which has been circulated in the public domain, captioned ‘GTT must fix the 911 system.’

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) wishes to respond to the letter in your Thursday edition dated April 24 2014 titled ‘The laying of sewer pipes is leaving roads in abysmal state.’

Dear Editor, I read with great interest about the jury system debate in Guyana and the proposed suggestions by Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran to abolish it, on the grounds of a number of cogent points.

Dear Editor, Most residents of Chateau Margot were this morning shocked to learn that Selena, a 46-year-old waitress, who was alleged to have been involved in an argument with a group of patrons at the Country Club bar in Chateau Margot, ECD, was fatally shot after one of the men pulled out a firearm.

Dear Editor, There has been great resentment from the local cricketing fraternity following the inexplicably disastrous performance of the senior national cricket team in the just concluded regional four-day tournament.

Earlier this month, after an investigation that lasted five years and cost more than US$40M, the US Senate Intelligence Committee’s 6,000-page analysis of the CIA’s use of torture concluded that the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” was unnecessary.

Dear Editor, With reference to ‘India’s Modi condemns anti-Muslim remarks …’ (SN, Apr 24), appeals on caste and religion would not have a significant effect on the outcome of the Indian election though such comments may cause Muslims to reconsider how they vote that could help defeat candidates of Modi’s BJP.