Opinion

Dear Editor, People generally go to work in Guyana in a wide range of totally unfit clothes.

Earlier this week, at the opening of the 20th biennial convention of the National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the party’s leader and President of Guyana David Granger called for “concerted action to eliminate violence against women”. 

Dear Editor, Africa’s long tradition of producing a timely philosopher prince remained in place despite Europe’s modern global holocaust against its people.

Dear Editor, A literary giant has died and the Caribbean mourns.

As the round-robin stage of the 2018 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) reaches the half way mark this week, the hopes of West Indian cricket fans of their team’s chances in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, are beginning to climb.

Dear Editor, Since 2015, we have been  witnessing high levels of unemployment and government corruption; essential drug shortages; high cost of living; 200 more burdensome taxes; high deficits; high crime rate; broken campaign promises; a sinking economy; and the elusive “good life” that only government ministers enjoy.

Dear Editor, The comments made by Minister Cathy Hughes necessitate a response, given that she makes three completely erroneous claims, in attempting to respond to criticisms about spending under the APNU+AFC Coalition Government – criticisms that were voiced by the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, in response to questions from the local media corps at his last news conference.

Dear Editor, I am writing this to express my concerns at various issues at the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre.

Dear Editor, On Sunday 19th August Stabroek News published Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s blog Conversation Tree in which he said, “The Clerk to the Parliament, Mr Sherlock Isaacs, politely explained that alcohol is provided only on special occasions.”

Dear Editor, Like ah seh before: de women tekkin ovah.  Don’t ask me why but I have always had a soft spot for Lady Volda.

Dear Editor, As the city of Georgetown celebrates its 175th Anniversary, greetings are extended to the Mayor, City Counsellors, and general staff.

Dear Editor, Having read Minister Jaipaul Sharma’s letter which was published in the Stabroek News edition on Friday, August 17, 2018, captioned, `WPA’s nonsensical proposal for cash transfers comes on the back of the miserable failure of its members to deliver in the gov’t’, I was forced to come to conclude ”that who the Gods wish to destroy they first made mad”.

Dear Editor, I compliment the Chinese on their longstanding support of Guyana and I believe the Government’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China within the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative is the dawn of a progressive new era of relations between the two nations.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to share my little tribute from my little corner of the world, Guyana, to a ‘big’ man who graced the ‘big’ world stage and did so successfully.

The actual facts of the matter may still be the subject of investigation though it seems very much that last week’s Puruni incident that led to the shooting to death of Brazilian miner Estevao Costa Marques by a policeman points again to the chronic weakness of the regime that governs interior policing and the protracted failure of government over many years to do anything really meaningful to correct the situation.

Dear Editor, The poor service of GPL continues as the residents of Region Two have been affected for over two weeks by frequent power outages.