Opinion

Dear Editor, Something is seriously off balance when the gift of a bridge for public use in the burial of the deceased is reportedly criticized ‒ for what? 

Dear Editor, January 20 marks the day when the American people, indeed the entire world, reflect on the life and work of the late Dr Martin Luther King who was a strong advocate for equal rights and human dignity especially with respect to African-Americans  in the United States.

Towards the end of last year, the Barbados Minister of Finance, Chris Sinckler indicated to the citizens of the country that it had become clear that the country was faced with a reduced ability to meet its financial commitments.

Politikles

Dear Editor, I have noticed that of late the Minister of Housing is a TV star acting in the PPP administration’s housing drive.

Dear Editor, I join with others in welcoming the appointment of Justice Winston Moore as Ombudsman. 

Dear Editor, I write to publicly thank one of Guyana’s medical officers, Medex Gouveia, for the kindness and professionalism he showed me when I needed his help on Monday, January 14.

Dear Editor, With respect to the doctors who have studied in Cuba and have since returned to practise here, mainly to fulfil contractual obligations, if and when any of them have to leave Guyana, even if it is to go to neighbouring Suriname, they have to go through the process of getting a release from the Ministry of Health or the Public Service Ministry. 

Dear Editor, At the Kitty-Campbellville bus park just next to Demico House runs a drain between the road and the pavement parallel to the St Andrew’s Kirk fence that every commuter knows about, an area where a hive of activities go on daily. 

Dear Editor, The failure by the Charity police to enforce the law by prosecuting perpetrators of noise nuisance emanating from business places just under the nose of the station, is responsible for an escalation of the problem of which we are the victims.

Dear Editor, In a week that has hopefully clarified the good Minister of Culture’s unfortunate misconception that I am his “lone critic,” it seems that Dr Frank Anthony has disappeared from the public eye. 

Additional material resources allocated to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) ‒ including additional ranks, arms and ammunition, vehicles, computers and police stations – are unlikely to yield any commensurate improvement in the quality of policing unless, somehow, the allocation of those resources can be accompanied by a corresponding enhancement of the Force’s public image.

Dear Editor, My landline residential telephone has not been working since the start of the New Year.

Politikles

Dear Editor, Please allow me to make some comments on your Business Page of January 5.

Dear Editor, The ideas we have proposed in the paper justifying Unity and Human Development (“UHD”), can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/18odYmG.

Dear Editor, Caribbean nationals were surprised to learn last week that there is no mechanism to enforce all judgments made by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of reading the book, Hendree’s Cure, written by Moses Nagamootoo, Guyanese attorney and politician.

Dear Editor, I waited with great patience for the executives of the Guyana Teachers Union to bid New Year greetings to the teachers they serve, but I’ll wait no more.

Dear Editor, How is it that the alleged sexual assault on Colwyn Harding is still being investigated two months after it is said to have occurred, whilst Mr Harding remains hospitalised?