Opinion

Dear Editor, A very close look at what Guyanese have become can be narrowed down using these two words − greedy and selfish.

Dear Editor, I watched in amazement at the vigour, tenacity, and effort exerted by the Minister Irfaan Ali as he mustered up every ounce of his being to criticize and flay the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill, during the January 25, 2013 sitting of Parliament.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank those media houses which saw the merit of publishing my letter of Saturday, February 1, 2013 and also those readers whose e-mails and phone calls indicated that the contents had resonance with them.

Dear Editor, Bartica is one of the richest regions in terms of natural resources yet we are plagued with the following: 1)  The road from One Mile to Five Miles is repaired twice yearly.

Dear Editor, Although Saxacalli is in Region 3, because it is only ten miles north of Bartica, residents of Saxacalli have always looked to  Region 7 for certain amenities. 

Dear Editor, First, as a concerned citizen of the town of Linden, I must congratulate the police traffic department for painting and highlighting the traffic signs around our town, that must be interpreted as a plus for them.

Two days ago, a man who pleaded guilty to beating his wife to death, after which he gruesomely degraded her corpse was sentenced to 22 years in prison, but will serve just 14 years.

Dear Editor, ‘The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, and political belief, economic or social condition.’

Dear Editor, I read with great interest, the Notice To All Miners by order Gary Best, Commodore, Chief of Staff and Chairman of Joint Services Coordinating Council (Stabroek News January 31).

Dear Editor, The reports about ‘vagrants’ attacking persons has led, as is usual when the vagrants attack persons, to some discussion about ‘what to do with the vagrants.’

Dear Editor, Carl Greenidge stated as follows: “Without a majority in the House the party with the plurality of votes and its cabinet can have no automatic claim on the executive, let alone exclusive powers of decision-making.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Government has at least two ministries and one agency that should have an interest in the physical environment of the City of Georgetown and the quality of life of its citizens. 

Dear Editor, With reference to a letter by Mr Taajnauth Jadunauth in the Stabroek News, on February 2 entitled ‘How is any government to be blamed for failures/mishaps arising from the nonsense we do?’

Dear Editor, I am asking the President and Finance Minister to kindly reinstate music royalties for Guyanese recording artistes.

Dear Editor, There may be good news for undocumented Guyanese and other Caribbean immigrants in America.

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Barbados has eventually called the long-awaited date for general elections in his country and the citizens go to the polls on February 21.

Dear Editor, I read with some amusement, to a letter published in the Stabroek News of February 4, captioned ‘Attorney General has no role in bills awaiting assent’ written by Christopher Ram.