Opinion

When Mrs Vanessa Wilson-Johnson accepted the position as headmistress of the Mahdia Secondary School, she would have done so cognizant of the fact that she would have to leave her home, family and familiar surroundings.

Dear Editor, Today, nine weeks since the National Assembly last met, marks the official end of the recess of the first session of the 10thParliament following the November 28, 2011 elections.

Dear Editor, It was just a few days ago that I had cause to  comment on the state of the Guyana Police Force and call for  drastic reforms in the operations and management of the Force.

Dear Editor, It seems strange to me that persons who encourage and or promote corporal punishment come out strongly against physical abuse against women and men for that matter.

Dear Editor, During the NCN “so called” TV debates on corruption, the people finally saw some shocking and distasteful revelations from the Ministers on display as the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime attempted to cover-up and distort the truth about corruption.

United States elections, and especially presidential elections, elicit a natural fascination from citizens of Caribbean countries, and with the victory of President Obama this has certainly increased in recent years.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article `Uneven progress on Linden agreement’, SN, October 8, 2012. 

Dear Editor, Twenty-year-old `Sule‘ Brian Assannah  of Alberttown  “was killed on  Sunday after he attempted to assist  a police officer who was arresting another man” as reported by Stabroek News  on Monday 8 October 2012”.

Dear Editor, So the Police shot and killed a young man who was seeking to celebrate his birthday in Georgetown outside a fish shop.

Dear Editor, It is with great consternation that I pen this letter condemning the obvious disregard for human life by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Dear Editor, According to Presidential Advisor, Gail Teixeira, “October 5th 1992, saw the hosting of the first free and fair general and regional election in Guyana”, she also extolled the virtues of  the PPP/C’s “outstanding democratic leadership that championed the cause of the working class” over the past 20 years of uninterrupted power.

Dear Editor, The realization that corruption is a major hindrance to development is widely held by most international donors, development practitioners and most importantly the citizens of Guyana.

Dear Editor, I had to choose between going to Church and viewing the W.I.

Setting aside the importance of finding out the truth about the circumstances that attended the killing of the three men at Linden during the July 18 protest in the mining town, the ongoing work of the Commission of Enquiry is important for another equally good reason, which is that it brings us – and more particularly the Guyana Police Force – face to face with the principle of accountability as an important tenet of democracy.

Dear Editor, There was lots of pre–tournament speculation regarding who will emerge victorious in this year’s Twenty/20 world cup and not surprisingly the West Indies received a plethora of nominations globally owing to the calibre of players and their ability to demolish teams expertly in this format as we have seen from tournaments held around the world.

Dear Editor, I should like to refer to the area around Stabroek Market – South to Lombard Street, East to the Avenue of the Republic, and North to GPO building as Confusion Square.

Dear Editor, Delivering the feature address last week (Wednesday, September 26, 2012) at the launch of the Guyana Diaspora Project in New York, President Ramotar explained the deterioration of newly built roads and other infrastructure in Guyana as that which results from local contractors being “swamped” and unable to get materials on time and within their budgetary allocations.

Dear Editor As the National Assembly prepares to deal with the legislation which discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Guyanese, we will be expecting strong and vocal opposition from religious groups – many of whom are normally silent on other matters of injustice in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a recent article regarding the development of the Marriott Hotel and its impact to boost tourism, appearing in the Sunday Times on the 23rd of September 2012 (“CJIA expansion, Marriott Hotel will significantly boost tourism”).