Opinion

Dear Editor, Could somebody please enlighten me as to who pays for the advertisement/ announcement on NCN radio every day regarding a lecture at the Dr Cheddi Jagan Research Centre in Kingston, “this Thursday 5 pm.”

Dear Editor, We Guyanese have come to accept low standards. Take the sitcoms for example, they are shown with such frequent repeats that it is pathetic – Golden Girls; Raymond, Jim, Family Matters, Friends, My Wife & Kids, King of Queens, Seinfeld, Cosby Show.

Politikles

In a response to the mindless criminality that shook London and other cities in England last month, Boris Johnson, the colourful and sometimes outspoken, Conservative Mayor of London, writing in the Daily Telegraph on August 14, proffered the view that, in addition to the necessity for robust policing, a way had to be found to give young people moral guidance and hope.

Dear Editor, A letter bearing the caption ‘Unjust policy‘ was published in the Stabroek News dated Tuesday, August 30, 2011.

Dear Editor, Was 2006 a trend or an aberration? Thirty-one per cent of the electorate stayed home in 2006 despite the presence of a new party promising change.

Dear Editor, In response to the letter ‘Denied NIS pension‘ which was published in Thursday, August 18, 2011 Stabroek News, please be informed that Mohamed Hoosein was paid an Old Age Grant of one hundred and thirteen thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six dollars ($113,926.00).

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Karran Persaud’s letter enquiring ‘Why are schoolchildren not allowed to go out in the lunch hour?’

Dear Editor, Over a year ago, I had levelled what I believed to be a serious charge of nepotism and discrimination against the Ministry of Culture in its selection of literary contingents for Carifestas 8 and 9, held in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. 

Dear Editor, September 11 marks ten years since the destruction of the World Trade Center.

Dear Editor,     While the county of Essequibo has not gained sufficient recognition in sports despite its huge landscape and its abundance of untapped human resources, the latest indication of corporate support for the Charity sports ground is indeed an exciting prospect.

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Dear Editor, Beverly Roberts’ description of the government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme as an election gimmick is most amusing (‘The energy of youths needs to be channelled to developing a just, equitable and developing society‘ SN, Sept 5), especially coming from a spokesperson of the Alliance For Change (AFC). 

Caribbean Airlines, formerly BWIA, has had a near monopoly on the Guyana air travel market for over a decade now.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published on September 5, 2011 in the Guyana Chronicle titled ‘Wikileaks exposes real Glenn Lall’ that mentioned my name.

Dear Editor, I just would like to pen a short letter to register my disappointment over the quality of reporting by your sports writer Mr Marlon Munroe.

Dear Editor, I thank you for the tribute to Mr Rachpaul in your editorial of Thursday, August 25. 

Dear Editor, For over ten years I have been trying unsuccessfully to have the powers that be in the City Hall remove a bush truck business next to my residence in Anira Street.

Dear Editor, I wish to take this opportunity to salute our Amerindian brothers and sisters on the occasion of Amerindian Heritage Month.