Opinion

Dear Editor, If one were to find out the reasons for the delay in completing roads in some communities, then sometimes the contractors should not be blamed.

Dear Editor, We endorse Swami Aksharananda’s sentiments expressed in his letter `Dipavali should not be used as an occasion for attacking one another’ (SN November 16, 2012) and his appeal for messages on religious occasions to be generous and charitable as well as the need for extending open palms rather than clenched fists.

With its urgent tone, the draft Eighth Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has again lifted the veil into the country’s troubled social security system. 

Politikles

It would be hard to imagine former President Jagdeo giving away 90% of his salary and living on a ramshackle farm when he was in office, let alone now that he has retired.

Dear Editor, The actions by Clement Rohee functioning in the capacity as Minister of Home Affairs after the passing of a parliamentary no-confidence motion are sending ominous signals.

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Dear Editor, Many Guyanese were happy that GT&T were successful in launching their submarine cable allowing access to affordable bandwidth.

Dear Editor, I am writing to ventilate an issue which I see as being of very serious concern.

Dear Editor, Unless the executive of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has applied to its affiliates and obtained by way of a 2/3 majority an extension of its administrative life in office, it may well be treading on dangerous ground by seeking an additional two years at the AGM.

Politikles

The Supreme Court of Brazil’s decision to sentence Jose Dirceu, former chief of staff of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to 10 years and 10 months in jail is a landmark moment in regional efforts to combat a culture of corruption and impunity.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in your November 15, 2012 edition regarding the imbalance in “NIS investments.”

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to your article dated November 3, 2012 under the caption ‘Concerns raised over TB prevalence in Linden, poor conditions at hospitals.’

Dear Editor, Ms Oluatoyin Alleyne, in her article ‘Women miners’ organization finds eight-year-old in mining pit,‘ published in the Sunday Stabroek, November 4, 2012, has given us an account of some of the activities in the Puruni Backdam as told by Ms Simona Broomes.

Dear Editor, The CEO of SLM Surinam Airways said some time ago that the success of its investment in Guyana and future expansion from Guyana to Toronto and New York City depend on the cooperation of the Government of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Every year the head of state, government, the opposition, political parties, and trade unions, business houses, etc, send out Dipavali messages to the Hindu community and the nation as a whole. 

Dear Editor, In recent proceedings in the National Assembly on a no-confidence motion against the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee, much emphasis was placed on the concept of ministerial responsibility as that concept is applied in Britain.

Dear Editor, There is a perception that the government is making very little effort to curb criminal activities, including an upsurge in corrupt transactions involving the regions, other politicians and some contractors.