Opinion

Dear Editor, Is the spat between David Dabydeen and Ruel Johnson over the Caribbean Press a strictly private one or can others join in?

Dear Editor, Another Independence anniversary has just passed. I need to remind fellow Guyanese citizens and other observers that independence is merely the achievement of political freedom by a country in order to pursue and establish its own socio-economic and cultural goals and objectives.

Dear Editor, The situation in Guyana certainly makes us a rather unusual place – just look at events in Guyana over the past two decades.

Dear Editor, After 47 years of managing our own affairs of state, Mr Walter Alexander is moved to remind Guyanese that “we still have a nation to buiId!”

Politikles

Guyana is reportedly examining a proposal to set up a PetroCaribe Economic Zone (PEZ), made by Venezuela at the PetroCaribe summit held earlier this month in Caracas and attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

Dear Editor, The socialist political heritage of the PPP when they were in opposition was parked temporarily by a very aware Cheddi Jagan, who recognized that the world had moved on to one where there was only one superpower ‒ the USA. 

Dear Editor, It was brought to my attention late last year that Kenneth Joseph of NAACIE has been attacking me for months during his media engagements.I

Dear Editor, With the present global warming going on all over the world Guyana is not left out.

Dear Editor, Since my last letter in which I lobbied for the Oliver Tambo award to be given to President Burnham, I have been castigated by some people who called and asked me how I could take such a position.

Dear Editor, Guyana is not unique in having among its population persons who, one day can be quite rational, and seemingly even progressive, yet occasionally these very folks set off into unreasonableness and flights of sheer fancy.

Dear Editor, Please grant me a space in your newspaper to continue to highlight my predicament with gaining access to potable water in Good Hope, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, In which part of the world, as far as the media is concerned, has there been a ‘stellar performance’ by law enforcement agencies or the head of the department that formulates policy for these agencies? 

Dear Editor, Someone once said that youth is wasted on the young, but I would like to add some other disadvantage that youths suffer through no fault of their own.

Dear Editor, Ever since the inauguration of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in April 2005, and even before that, after its establishment in February 2001, I have been calling on regional leaders to abolish appeals from the Privy Council and accept the CCJ as the final court, but unfortunately the pleas are unheeded and so far only three countries, Guyana, Barbados and Belize have joined.

Thursday’s Cartoon

Last Thursday night, a bloodied 14-year-old and her parents go to the Turkeyen Police Station to report a crime; the child has been brutally raped.

Dear Editor, Much has been said by many about whether or not the South African Government should confer the Companions of O R Tambo Order on the late President of Guyana LFS Burnham.

Politikles

Dear Editor, There has been much publicity, at least in the media, about the “mega investments” of Bai Shan Lin.