Opinion
Review of Cricket Australia
Following the ball tampering incident involving the Australia team during a Test match in South Africa in March of this year, Cricket Australia (CA), the organization responsible for overseeing cricket in Australia, commissioned a cultural review of Australian cricket.
Career Fair and Medical Outreach held at Westminster
Dear Editor, On Saturday 27 October, Ranks of “D” Division (West Demerara/East Bank Essequibo) in collaboration with the Throne Room Full Gospel International Church, hosted a Career Fair and Medical Outreach Programme in Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
Copyright reform has to move forward
Dear Editor, At the risk of censure, I’ve pointed out that this administration can be and has been unnecessarily glacial on issues of cultural policy.
Auditor General’s report has further exposed HDM deal, procurement commission should launch probe
Dear Editor, On the 8th of August 2018, I wrote a letter pointing out that something stinks with the HDM Labs/Ministry of Public Health deal.
Professionals have paid hundreds of millions in taxes
Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to respond to the lead headline of the Sunday October 28, 2018 edition of the Kaieteur News titled `Lawyers, doctors and other professionals collectively pay less than $6m to GRA in 2017’, and the first paragraph of the said page 3 article which stated that “the hundreds of lawyers, doctors, and other professionals with private practices across Guyana have collectively contributed only $5.6M to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2017.
GWI has not acted on report of leaking water main
Dear Editor, Guyana has earned its name from the Amerindians, with the meaning “Land of Many Waters”.
There are wider impacts to the proposal to implement copyright legislation
Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ editorial on Monday, October 29, 2018, provided for interesting reading, more so given that some arguments proffered were not contextually based, not fully at least.
St. Joseph High School PTA Fair
Long before last Saturday’s St. Joseph High School ‘Fair of the Year’ came to an inglorious end on Sunday morning the available evidence had been pointing unerringly to the likelihood that it could descend into something ugly.
Justice Kennard’s outburst was repulsive
Dear Editor, On October 26, 2018 at a sitting of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the operation of the Georgetown City Council, chairman of the COI, retired Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana, Cecil Kennard, shouted “shut up” to Mrs.
Politikles
Guyana set for Havana International Fair
Dear Editor, Guyana is among some 70 countries represented at the 36th annual Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2018) which opens here today.
Linden saw many improvements under my tenure
Dear Editor, I wish to follow through with my promise of reminding the PPP what I did to lift Linden out of the quagmire it was left in after 23 years of deprivation and marginalization.
Garbage collection by NDCs irregular
Dear Editor, We recently had an experience with our Neighbourhood Democratic Council – Better Hope, as it relates to garbage collection.
It’s time Guyanese look to the diaspora for its new leaders
Dear Editor, Just as the Israelites were in the wilderness for 40 years, likewise the Guyanese have been in the wilderness for over 50 years.
IAC applauds Chanderpaul
Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) offers its congratulations to the outstanding Guyanese and West Indian Test Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul on his being awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of the West Indies, as a result of his long, dedicated and immense service to West Indies cricket, both at home and abroad.
`Monsoon on the Fingers of God’
Dear Editor, Monsoon on the Fingers of God, written by a Guyanese residing in America, is a thoughtful collection of poems relevant to Caribbean people, the Indian sub-continent, and the UK.
Politikles
Mr Jagdeo and copyright protection
On Thursday, former President and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo disconcertingly stated his disaffection with the planned upgrading of copyright laws which was alluded to by President Granger in his recent address to Parliament.
Gov’t has to stop the shameless abuse of State funds to finance its political campaigns
Dear Editor, On Thursday, October 25, Mahdia was officially declared a Township by President David Granger.
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