Opinion

Dear Editor, The double standards being pursued by government are providing much cause for concern in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The exchange on rape and women’s dress has of late fallen into a thicket of non sequitur and irrelevance.

This past week or so, two foreign investors, one Canadian, the other Chinese, made public some of the pertinent details of what would appear to be pretty impressive plans to invest in the country’s gold mining and forest products sectors.

Dear Editor, From the limited press reporting on this case, it seems that both the Judge and the gold miner, Joan Chang, the holder of the mining licence who is suing the Isseneru Amerindian Village Council (AVC), are unaware of the laws safeguarding Amerindian rights.

Dear Editor, “It used to be that, when discussing integrity and ethics, be it in business or politics, it would be said that responsible people need to eschew not only impropriety… but the appearance of impropriety.

Dear Editor, In a Kaieteur News letter of Jan 14, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) through its Public Relations Officer (PRO) continues to expound the case for a garbage transfer/sorting/recycling station to better manage, as claimed, the City’s solid waste before it is sent to a landfill facility.

Dear Editor, When the residents of Lethem and its environs thronged the NDC office in Lethem in May of last year to denounce the suggestion of replacing the NDC with an IMC, they knew exactly what they were doing.

Dear Editor, The WPA brought to our attention the passing of Adeshina, a very active but relatively unknown WPA activist of the 1970s and 1980s.

Dear Editor, Tobago holds elections today for control of the island’s Assembly that is responsible for internal self governance.

Dear Editor, There were very few batting positives to take from Guyana’s laboured victory against the Windwards Islands, but there were some very encouraging bowling performances worthy of mention.

Dear Editor, Like the Ancient Mariner, transformation comes slowly; then it envelops.

When FIFA and CONCACAF swooped into Guyana two weeks ago to attempt to settle the  fractious state of affairs in football, it must have dawned upon many citizens that the public disputation on any and every issue here is causing enormous damage to the inherent trust between individuals and groups and to the country’s prospects.

Dear Editor, The promises of 10,000 jobs by China’s Bai Shan Lin could turn out to be yet another bitter pill for Guyana to swallow.

Dear Editor, I received the annual report 2012, for Banks DIH entitled ‘The New Frontier.’

Dear Editor, Unusually for Guyana, Mr Charles Ramson SC uses the honorific ‘Justice’ to subscribe his letter ‘Solicited opinion that the government share of the Lotto funds does not have to be placed in the Consolidated Fund has now been given the blessing of a High Court judge’ (SN, January 15).

Dear Editor, Elsa Ann Mansell died peacefully on the night of January 17, 2013 in Oxfordshire, England.

Dear Editor, On December 3, 2012, animal lover Noreen Gaskin saw an animal suffering on the Public Road close to Vlissengen Road and asked me to assist by picking it up. 

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s column, ‘The PPP’s enduring fears‘ (SN, January 14).