Opinion

Soca

Dear Editor, Reference is made to news item ‘Prakash Ramadhar new COP Leader’ (SN, Jul 4).

One of these days, in the course of what remains of his ministerial career, Education Minister Shaik Baksh will probably do himself a serious injury if he persists in the practice of putting his foot in his mouth.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, mining is the largest income earner and the present price of gold has led to an influx of new miners into the industry.

Dear Editor, The recent US Embassy Overseas Security Advisory Council report on driving in Guyana is absolutely correct.

Dear Editor, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has introduced itself to Guyanese and is progressively taking on a definite form.

Dear Editor, The issue of Palestinian statehood being brought to the United Nations General Assembly this September is of great concern to Guyana, a member of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People since 1975.

Dear Editor, Guyana has to create the conditions for rapid economic growth without creating small groups of incalculably rich individuals and families, leaving even larger groups and whole communities behind trapped in lamentable poverty.

Dear Editor, As national awards go, Guyana has fallen down in terms of recognising its outstanding citizens/individuals/groups.

It is a good thing that we had no great expectations going into last weekend’s meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom, at Frigate Bay, St Kitts, as we cannot really complain of any great disappointment that no decisions of any consequence appear to have been taken there.

Soca Party

In a style that the power-hitting sidelined West Indian opener would surely have applauded, President Bharrat Jagdeo has come out to bat for the hapless Chris Gayle and, it seems, for Caribbean cricket.

Dear Editor, Alfred Bhulai, in a comment in your edition of July 4, mentions my letter of April 27 in which I wrote that one possible reason for the PNC’s silence on the election rigging issue may be its concern with the legal repercussions any ‘confession’ on its part may release into the judicial system.

Dear Editor, I have for many years fought against the scourge and sickness of domestic violence against men in Guyana and Canada.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that the AFC is under tremendous attack from the PNC and PPP.

Dear Editor, It is general elections season in Guyana once again.

Achar Party

It has been said that there are now more Guyanese in the diaspora than at home and while this may seem an exaggeration, the fact is that Guyana’s economic migrants are continuing to leave in droves for the Caribbean, North America, Europe; anywhere that will have them.

Dear Editor, There is a proliferation of letter writers and ‘analysts’ who apparently have one thing in common, and that is to concoct reasons why the current PPP/C administration should not be returned to office in the coming elections.

Dear Editor, First I would like to apologize for my attack on young Mr Karl Singh, and I will explain why (‘The response of the regional administration to the Region 9 flood was timely and unprecedented’ SN, June 25).