Opinion

Dear Editor, This is going to be controversial. I was chatting with a friend recently about the high crime rate in the Guyana.

Dear Editor, Almost every person of Guyanese nationality welled up with fury at the ‘’alarming’’ description of Guyana by the American, Clifford Krauss.

Dear Editor, An old school friend returned for a few days and reached out; it was after many a long decade.

More than three years after APNU+AFC entered office, the public has grown increasingly impatient with the poor performance and corruption in the security sector particularly considering that President Granger had had deep engagement with law and order matters before taking office and was one of the members of the 2003 Disciplined Forces Commission (DFC) which enquired into the deficiencies and challenges facing each of the services.

Dear Editor, Early one morning, on a rainy day, in this country, where every man does what is right in his or her own eyes, I took a mini-bus from Georgetown to Parika.

Dear Editor, The Ministry notes your article, “Finance seeks new Chief Planning Officer, Deputy Finance Secretary after resignations” (SN 2018-07-28) and wishes to provide some context to the subject.

Dear Editor, As a young Guyanese who is interested in learning about the political and historical evolution of the country in which I live, it disheartens me to relay my dissatisfaction and struggle to unearth this treasure trove of information.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News editorial on July 24, 2018, captioned “The mistreatment of police vehicles”, the frequent writings of Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon on the excesses of our Police Traffic ranks and the Guyana Times report on July 28, 2018 on the Tactical Service Unit rank charged for accepting a bribe to drop a traffic charge, all speak to a muted terrorism of the Guyanese travelling public.

On Wednesday we will celebrate Emancipation Day. And it is worth celebrating, not just by the descendants of those from whom the shackles of slavery were removed on August 1, 1838, but by everyone.

Dear Editor,  About three weeks ago I discovered my phone had a problem.

Dear Editor, The amendments to the Financial Institutions Act do not provide for the protection of persons or companies from high fees, high interest rates and other charges implemented by banks, which may be unjust. 

Dear Editor, Relative to a press release sent out on July 09, 2018, “Incident involving a Minister of the Government, her driver and two security guards at a popular established business parking lot at Providence, East Bank Demerara”.

Dear Editor, The world needs leadership.  For close to a century America filled that role, sometimes wisely and admirably, other times less than thoughtfully and constructively. 

Dear Editor, On July 24th, Voices Against Violence (the collection of organizations and entities that spearhead the Annual National Anti-Violence Candlelight Vigil to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, to be held on September 9th this year) sent an email to media across Guyana, with a link to a Facebook post alleging rape by a Route #42 mini bus driver.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the news item `Shuman says new party for September launch’ (SN Jul 25). 

When Facebook’s stock plummeted earlier this week, wiping out US$120 billion dollars of market capitalisation in a single day, Wall Street’s analysts – most of whom had rated the stock as a strong buy just the day before –  couldn’t agree on the exact cause.

Dear Editor, The ejection of PPP/C Councillor Mr. Khame Sharma by Mayor Patricia Green at a statutory meeting of the City Council raises some important questions regarding the state of governance, not only in the City of Georgetown but the country as a whole.

Dear Editor, An online article published by Citizens’ Report on July 23, 2018 under the caption `Minister threatens Commander with dismissal after son assaults girlfriend’ was vehemently denied by the Commander, Senior Superintendent Kevin Adonis.