Opinion

In recent weeks developments have taken place that show a new United States interest in furthering liberalization of trade relations with hemispheric countries.

Dear Editor, Exporting Guyana’s timbers to create wealth in India: I refer to your article ‘Indian company controls 1.82M acres of forest -plans to export logs for furniture manufacture’ (SN, April 9).

Dear Editor, I have noted with much anxiety and disbelief that the WI selectors have opted to radically shape what appears to be a team in transition, apparently in response to disgruntled Caribbean fans, including some of the WICB directors, who have publicly called for such changes including the sacking of some senior players after the World Cup debacle.

Dear Editor, Today marks a year since my grandmother Ursilla Nelson was killed.

Dear Editor, I refer to SN’s editorial of April 10 captioned ‘Concensus’ commenting on the PPP’s selection process of its presidential candidate.

Dear Editor, I have disagreed with Dr Randy Persaud’s attack on Dr Arif Bulkan’s criticism of the President’s real estate involvement and the manner of that defence.

Dear Editor, Below is my response to Harry Hergash’s letter about me in SN (‘A teachable moment,’ April 9).

Dear Editor, Relying on the Marxist-Leninist system of democratic centralism, a small group of individuals within the PPP has selected the next presidential candidate of that party.

PPP Candidate

Dear Editor, Doing any transaction at the licence office is really stressful; there is no system in place, and years come and go, but the office gets worse to deal with.

Most post offices in Guyana, particularly the rural outposts, are small, inconspicuous fragile-looking buildings, not attended by much evidence of security.

Dear Editor, Despite its Stalinist ring, the request to Transparency International by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr.

Dear Editor, 1.82 million acres. This is the amount of forest this government sold the rights to to Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc, an Indian company for logging.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News of March 15 under the heading ‘Region moves to avert “crisis” at Linden school’ read: “Indiscipline and criminal activities at the Linden Foundation Secondary School have reach-ed a crisis state… According to Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo, indiscipline in schools is widespread throughout the Region, but the situation at the Linden Foundation School demands immediate attention.”

Dear Editor, Last Friday I was catching a route 42 bus to go home in Diamond/Grove.

Dear Editor, The struggles of bauxite workers since May 2009, have to be seen in the context of a policy carried out by the government on its ascension to office in the hope of bringing these workers to their knees and destroying their union, the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU).

Politikles

Dear Editor, It is becoming increasingly difficult to support this PPP government and the PPP party amidst the numerous accusations and reports of fraud and corruption.

Towards the end of March in its usual excitable style the Government Information Agency reported that President Bharrat Jagdeo had committed $50M for road improvement between Matthews Ridge and Port Kaituma in the northwest.

Dear Editor, Guyanese are indebted to Stabroek News and the Times of India for the news that some months ago, the Jagdeo administration signed away more than one million eight hundred thousand acres of land to an Indian businessman who plans to cut and ship logs to India to make furniture.