Opinion

The US LEAD project has alerted suspicions

Dear Editor, The dialectic approach adopted by A A Fenty in reaching a questionable conclusion on the matter of sovereignty has nothing to with his false claim regarding the merit of the position adopted by Dr Roger Luncheon in criticising US ambassador Brent Hardt for what can only be described as an audacious assault on the authority of the cabinet of this country. 

Muri’s withdrawal

The announcement on Saturday by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc (MBVI) that it would no longer pursue its controversial Permission for Geographical and Geophysical Survey (PGGS) in the New River Triangle in southeastern Guyana has to be seen as a positive result for society’s struggle for openness and accountability in governance.

Why not admit to opening mail if it is for a security purpose?

Dear Editor, The response from Ms Whyte, PRO of the Guyana Post Office Corporation to the letter by Ms Cynthia Nelson gives the impression that this practice of opening mail has only occurred in relation to mail arriving in Barbados from Guyana (‘GPOC has not received any report from Barbados Post Office of Guyana’s mail being cut open and taped,’ SN, January 4).

The presidency

President Ramotar has now completed two years in office with a complement of ministers largely inherited from his predecessor. 

After the storm

Four days ago the temperature in Winnipeg fell to -31°C (with a mind-numbing -48°C wind chill), the city’s coldest day in 80 years and colder than surface temperatures at the North Pole and on Mars, according to the Manitoba Museum. 

New Year wishes

Dear Editor, Please afford me some space in your letters column to express my wishes for peace and prosperity to my fellow men at the dawn of this New Year, and ask all of them to join with me in this expression.

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