Opinion

Systems and policies

This country is not good at systems.  Thinking is not just short term but also fragmented, and when the inevitable consequences of a disorganized or incoherent approach make themselves apparent, procrastination seems to be the preferred response.

Was involved with design of the sea defence construction in 1972

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Philip Allsopp’s letter in SN dated March 13(‘It would be improper to challenge the integrity of the Marriott foundation…’) and would like to say that I did not ask him as a soil expert to challenge the foundation design for the Marriott Hotel, but only to comment as regards the type of foundation designed by the Chinese for the project.

No mail delivery service for Potaro Road residents

Dear Editor, Among the issues residents living along the Potaro Road have been complaining of to the Bartica United Youth Development Group is the non-delivery of mail to their homes, and that sometimes when they go to the post office to uplift their mail they have to spend a lot of time searching through boxes for it.

Rwanda’s strongman politics

South Africa’s recent expulsion of three Rwandan diplomats for their involvement in the murder and attempted murder of political dissidents is yet another troubling instance of President Kagame’s willingness to use violence to silence his critics.

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