Opinion

Intervention in Syria

There can be little doubt, as the civil war in Syria has continued and virtually stalemated, and as the Alawite-led government of President Assad has seemed to hold a slight upper hand, that sentiment among Western governments has been gradually shifting towards some form of military intervention.

Isseneru villagers demonstrated because of the threat to our traditional lands and resources

Dear Editor, The Isseneru Village Council of Isseneru Amerindian Village in Middle Mazaruni kindly requests that you publish our reply to a letter written by one Peter Persaud which appeared in the Guyana Chronicle of Wednesday, August 14, 2013 captioned ‘APA demonstration had nothing to do with land titles,’ in which he made a number of unfounded allegations against the Isseneru Village Council and also included the usual nasty misrepresentations in a failed attempt to discredit our protest held on the International Day of Indigenous Peoples.

The international community should take a strong stand against the bloodshed and destruction in Syria and other countries

Dear Editor, The Muslim Community of Guyana, represented by the various Islamic organizations strongly condemns the bloodshed, destruction, violence and human rights atrocities that are taking place in several countries, such as Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Nigeria, Burma and Iraq, and calls on the international community, led by the United Nations and other powerful world bodies, to take definite and decisive action to put a quick end to this human suffering.

Syria and President Obama’s proverbial ‘red line’

Last week, the likelihood of United States missile strikes in Syria appeared imminent after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Washington was in possession of evidence that the Syrian government had, on August 21, used chemical weapons against its civilian population and that more than 1,000 people had been killed.

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