Opinion

I must down the pen

Dear Editor, As I close chapters in my life including my attempts to write poems and short stories, I wish to thank my favourite newspaper, Stabroek News, for accommodating my letters including wise decisions when not to publish submissions.

Revival in St. Lucia

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup currently being hosted by the West Indies has reached the semi-final stage with the two matches scheduled for tomorrow in Antigua.

NBS prepared to work with regulators in simplifying process for pensioners, minors and even other account holders

Dear Editor, The New Building Society Limited (NBS) submits this response to a letter and an article that appeared in your newspapers on 11th November 2018 `NBS wants to know source of funds in boy’s small account’ and 19lh November 2018 `BoG working to ease banking frustration for pensioners, minors – source’ respectively.

The bonus, subsidies and salaries issues are not about numbers but upholding time-honoured principles

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan’s letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News `All gov’t workers can expect salary increases, going forward, especially in 2018, 2019 and 2020’, which is a response to my article `Local Government Elections, though disappointing, were not unexpected’ (KN 18th November 2018).

Parent-Teacher Associations

Early in October an unsigned letter purportedly authored by “Members of the Parent/Teacher Association” of a named state secondary school (since the letter was unsigned we have no way of vouching for its authenticity or otherwise) and addressed to Education Minister Nicolette Henry (and copied to three other Ministers) surfaced, ostensibly complaining about a host of irregularities at the school.

Another no-confidence motion

As disruptive as it can be, the motion of no-confidence in the government lodged at Parliament by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is well within the bailiwick of the adversarial form of Westminster governance that has been the country’s lot for more than half of a century of independence.

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