Opinion

Mosquitoes!

Dear Editor, I am availing myself of the facility of your columns to comment on two issues of national interest highlighted recently in your columns – (a) The funding of the Guyana Elections Commission: In this connection, I refer to Mr Eusi Kwayana’s letter published in your issue of Wednesday July 20, 2011 captioned ‘Gecom’s reliance on the government for funds undermines its independence.’

Dear Editor, The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has reported to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) that “many of Guyana’s lesser used species of lumber continue to catch the attention of the overseas markets in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and North America” (ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report 16-14, 16-31 July 2011, page 11, and Stabroek News ‘Forestry Commission moving to upgrade wood-processing capacity – report,’ August 5 2011). 

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Timehri, or the CJIA as it is now known, has been fortunate in that it never had a major air crash prior to last Saturday morning.

Dear Editor, Guyana is a difficult country economically, and when persons in the legal profession become indistinguishable from the common confidence trickster it invokes the worse considerations about how such matters should be dealt with.

Dear Editor, We need to compliment the parents and students of President College who protested outside the Ministry of Education.

Dear Editor, The Toshao of Arau, Region Seven, Devroy Thomas, was very clear in his submission that the just concluded National Toshaos Conference achieved or offered very little or nothing to his community (‘Toshaos say land issues being ignored’ SN, July 30).

Dear Editor, The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation wishes to issue the following statement in response to the article published in the August 4 edition of the Kaieteur News captioned, ‘Distraught mother cites negligence in toddler’s death.’

Dear Editor, Mr Malcolm Harripaul’s missive (‘The taxi drivers cannot be blamed for charging US$20… SN, Aug 5) contains inaccuracies and value judgments different from mine and those of most Guyanese.

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Six months into the Arab Spring, the ongoing carnage in Syria is a tragic reminder of how far parts of the Middle East have yet to travel on their putative journey to democracy.

Dear Editor, Does a certain segment of this nation suffer from debilitating moral sickness?

The word on the street is that APNU throw out de Brigadier idea ‘bout a female running mate.

Dear Editor, It is so sad to know that tragedy struck Guyanese and foreigners visiting Bartica on Monday, August 1.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to deal with the nonsense being peddled by the PPP regime and its propagandist Vishnu Bisram as regards the crash landing of the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane at Timehri.

Dear Editor, On August 1, 1834 the British law putting an end to chattel slavery came into force.

Dear Editor, I never cease to be amazed at the depths to which this government will sink to ensure that only their side of the story is told.

Dear Editor, The political line-up for the upcoming elections is now clear to the voters out there, and the first casualty in these elections will be the AFC and its presidential candidate who will be left with nothing much to shout about. 

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by Mr Christopher Ram and published in Stabroek News on August 3, under the caption ‘Has Mr Nandlall offered cautionary advice to his client?’