Opinion

Politikles

There has been relatively little comment in our regional press about the change of government which took place after the general elections last week in Mexico.

Dear Editor, One week ago, I visited the cemetery for a close relative’s interment.

Dear Editor, In the late ’70s as Coroner in the twin island state of St Kitts-Nevis an inquest was held by me into the shooting death of a civilian by two members of the police force.

Dear Editor, I refer to the recent KN Sunday editorial, titled ‘Higher education at UG?’

Dear Editor, In the midst of the ongoing debate or discussion over the appointment of the Finance Minister’s wife, Mrs Gitanjali Singh, as Audit Director in the Auditor General’s office, we have HPS, Dr Roger Luncheon, saying there is “no conflict of interest in [the] appointment of Audit Director” (SN, July 8), even though the fact stares him in the face the same way pervasive corruption does, yet he is in denial about it.

Dear Editor, As I congratulate your Sunday leader-writer on yesterday’s wise and necessary editorial, I have to add a meditation on the issue, personal and sentimental, maybe, but from our shared patriotism.

Dear Editor, Recently I was made aware of a decision by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) that baffles me on many fronts, and is a terrible precedent in terms of Olympic coach selection.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Chronicle editorial (July 2) characterizes the racial enmity which has been destroying the cohesion of our diverse nation and it recklessly analyses our ethnic differences in irreconcilable terms.

Politikles

It took the Egyptian military establishment just over sixteen months to restore itself at the apex of the country’s political ladder.

Dear Editor, An editorial in the Guyana Chronicle, dated July 3, 2012, elicited a fierce public reaction.

Dear Editor, Lest it be perceived that some segments of the Linden society do not see dire consequences for the electricity hike I wish to add my voice to the discussion on the matter.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned ‘No man should be afraid to stand up for justice because others might mistake him for a woman‘ (SN, July 7).

Dear Editor, At the Caricom meeting in St. Lucia, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of T&T essentially said it will not be possible for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to replace the Privy Council (PC) as the final court of appeal at least for this year. 

For journalists in Latin America the direst threat in recent years has emanated from the drug cartels and the gangs that proliferate particularly in Honduras.

Dear Editor, In the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) report for 2011 titled ‘The changing face of innovation‘ that focused on the growing trend of creation and exchange of intellectual property rights (IPRs) among both developed and developing countries, it was  disclosed that there was a growing demand for IPRs.

Dear Editor, This letter is intended as a commentary on Resolution No 13 of the First Session (2012) of the National  Assembly passed on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

Dear Editor, The vicious assault on African Guyanese in the taxpayer funded Guyana Chronicle editorial dated July 2, 2012 was not only racially offensive but it served its main purpose which was to continue to drive fear and division among the races in Guyana who have managed to work and live together peacefully for many years.