Opinion

Dear Editor, I would like to express frustration at the unconcerned attitude of GT&T for not fixing the telephone services of dozens of residents in the East Canje area, particularly  Cumberland Village.

It should concern all of the people of Guyana, not only Region 10, that a multi-faceted agreement to address the origins of the unrest on July 18, 2012 that claimed three lives and sparked mayhem in Linden is yet to produce a single tangible result.

Dear Editor, In all the debates on the various issues which are attracting our attention and interest from time to time, whether it be the opinion-makers in feature columns and readers’ letters in our newspapers, between leaders of rival political parties, or among members of the public, we can see clearly that everyone is so convinced of the rightness of his/her own position, and so intent on converting everyone else to his/her own views, that people are simply not listening to one another.

Dear Editor, Two years ago there was a furore in some quarters when employees of the Guyana Energy Agency were being dismissed after allegedly failing a polygraph test.

Dear Editor, Amidst the allegations and defences in the unfolding Colwyn Harding matter, I reserve judgment. 

Dear Editor, The Harding allegation of torture by means of a baton pushed into the anus of a prisoner is an act of sheer brutality.

Dreadful things happen in this society, but nothing quite appalled the nation as much as the allegations which were publicized last week concerning Colwyn Harding, who is currently in the Georgetown Public Hospital under treatment. 

Dear Editor, I refer to my column, ‘Righting the wrongs: the role of the Ombudsman,’ (SN, January 18) in which I inadvertently stated that the role of the Ombudsman was enshrined in our Constitution in 1996.

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Dear Editor,   I have noted your reports on a proposed incinerator for Georgetown and would like to point out in this internet age it is not rocket science to carry out ‘due diligence.’

Dear Editor, It is already very painful that the remains of family, relatives and friends entombed for several years cannot be visited because their last resting places are covered with bush, but now we are confronted with another situation.

Dear Editor, ‘Why y’all out here? Was it your sons/brothers/fathers that got killed in Linden?’

Dear Editor, Firstly I must commend the President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for affording the football fraternity some level of insight into the selection process of the technical director, head coach and players for preparation for national duty.

Dear Editor, The Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, Kingston was the venue which facilitated the semifinals doubleheader in the Kashif & Shangai KO Tournament/Inter-Secondary Schools Championship.

Dear Editor, The Auditor General’s reports should be noted in relation to the performance of Region 10 for the period 2000-12 (13 years).

Dear Editor, Another good Guyanese has gone. Farewell Terry Holder ‒ he always had a smile and a twinkle in his eye.

Earlier this week the government of Mexico sent thousands of federal police and military troops into the western state of Michoacán, hoping to arrest suspected members of the Knights Templar drug cartel.

Dear Editor, We sometimes take for granted the extent to which we enjoy religious freedom and tolerance in Guyana.