Opinion

Dear Editor, On May 26, 2012, Guyana acknowledged 46 years of independence.

Every city, rather like every citizen, has parts that do not reflect well on it; eyesores, ramshackle bits, the odd carbuncle or blemish.

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Politikles

Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News editorial of May 28 you highlighted the destruction of the riverain communities‘ livelihood by the passage of shipping too close to the banks of the rivers, as well as the death of persons in the Berbice River probably caused by shipping.

Dear Editor, On more than one occasion it has been drawn to my attention that letters have been written to the Guyana Times in particular commenting on controversial topics and signed by one ‘Raymond Trotz.‘

Dear Editor, I was about to write a letter on a totally different subject matter when a letter penned by Lurlene Nestor in the Stabroek News of May 28 caught my eye (‘We should do research on teen violence’).

Dear Editor, I went to the Sonu Nigam live stage show at the National Stadium, Providence, and while the show was an enjoyable and entertaining one, with Sonu singing for three hours non-stop, Guyanese Indians see Sonu Nigam as a reincarnation of the late Indian playback singer, Padma Shri Mohammed Rafi, so we Guyanese were expecting him to sing the old (golden) hits made popular by Rafi.

Dear Editor, As dancehall music continues to strive for international recognition among the mainstream genres, it apparently remains blemished by crime, homophobia, and violence.

Dear Editor, Undoubtedly most nations are proud to celebrate their independence at the appropriate time.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article ‘Ramkarran calls for decriminalizing of same sex lifestyles‘ (May 28).

The intensity of what can now be called a civil war in Syria continues unabated.

Dear Editor, Those of us who have been following developments in Burma cannot but breathe a sigh of relief now that the military junta has freed Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest and granted permission for her to travel out of the country after over two decades in confinement.

Politikles

Dear Editor, My first meeting with Philip Moore was actually in the 1940s through his carvings which were on show at the League of Coloured Peoples’ Fair held annually in the Promenade Gardens.

Dear Editor, What took place in Kwakwani this past week makes quite clear that politics is raising its ugly head in the government of local communities.

Dear Editor, In SN letters of May 10 and 22 respectively, Mr Hergash and Ms Bacchus have expressed what I may argue are some conflicting and contradictory perspectives with respect to the historic development of Indian-Guyanese education over the years (‘Indian-Guyanese have been keen on education since the 1920s and 1930s’; ‘The PNC’s policies made education accessible for all’).

Dear Editor, I was enjoying my read of Sunday Stabroek weekly columnist Ian McDonald.

 Dear Editor, On May 16 my letter was published Stabroek News, complaining that an auto dealer has about 100 vehicles parked on the Enmore Blossom Scheme playfield and is preventing children from having use of the field.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank the writer of the SN editorial, ‘IMCs,’ (May 27), for helping to define President Donald Ramotar’s reference to “village economies,“ which the President uttered during his Independence Day speech.