Opinion

Dear Editor, The SN article in Thursday’s edition `Ministry seeking consultant to train police on handling domestic violence’ referred to the training which the Guyana Police Force has already received over the years to deal with domestic violence.

Dear Editor, The constant and long power outages that we are experiencing on the Essequibo Coast is cause to be very concerned. 

Dear Editor, After doing a little research I discovered an article published in both the Kaieteur News and the Stabroek News in May 2016.

Dear Editor, Noted Guyanese economist Professor Ganga Ramdas made an important observation in the Comments section to my last letter (SN, 23 August 2018). 

Three days ago America’s political landscape began to realign itself. Two of the president’s most senior advisers found themselves at the mercy of a special prosecutor, and it seemed, for the first time, that presidential pardons – the legal sleight of hand Trump has relied on to evade political pressure – had outlived their usefulness.

Dear Editor, Since the announcement and publication of Order No.19 of 2018 which among other things listed the name and composition of the eighty councils participating in this year’s historic local government elections (LGEs), there has been much noise from the political opposition with baseless allegations of “gerrymandering, tinkering, plot to undermine the PPP stakes at LGE, no consultation and even to damage local democracy”.

Dear Editor, I decide to write this letter after the public emotions surrounding this incident had subsided, in order to have an objective discussion on the matter.

Dear Editor, African Guyanese represent a large portion of the poor and powerless in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown wishes to advise all property owners that the Council has extended the amnesty on interest on rates to Friday, 24 August 2018.

Dear Editor, The Chairman of any constitutional service commission should fulfil the following qualities: 1. 

Dear Editor, Conservation Inter-national (CI) notes the article in the Stabroek News dated August 23, 2018, reporting on a social media post by Dr Jan Mangal about the role of CI in facilitating a conversation between the Government of Guyana and civil society representatives in the oil and gas sector.

Dear Editor, It is with growing unease that I have viewed the intensification of the rhetoric domestically and within the diaspora directed towards the growing number of Chinese nationals residing in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The hellish inheritance saw an almost immediate increase in salaries for the highly  favoured.

There is a saying attributed to the 19th century circus owner, Phineas T. Barnum, which says that “there is no such thing as bad publicity.” This bold statement is not usually interpreted too literally and is thought to recognise publicity as a contributor to business success, particularly as compared to no publicity.

Dear Editor, Even amidst the flurry of social media posts yesterday (22nd August, 2018) about the aftershock tremor that hit Guyana around 9:30 am, it was hard to miss the rumble that came from Denis Scott Chabrol on his facebook page.

Dear Editor, Dr. Clive Thomas devoted about half of his recent piece, `Navigating Guyana’s Development Challenge – 8,’ (SN, 19 August) to the idea of absorptive capacity. 

Dear Editor, The curmudgeon-y old West Indian known as V.S. Naipaul died last week.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to `PM Rowley sorry for Sari Skit’ (SN Aug 19).

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Volda Lawrence for becoming the chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform.