Opinion

Noise nuisance from Montrose bar

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to express myself while also assisting other residents in Montrose, East Coast Demerara about a most dreadful noise nuisance that emanates on a daily basis from the “Cheers Bar & Grill”, which is located at Lot 8, Montrose Railway Embankment.

Guns and hinterland security

If, on the one hand, the reported imminent return to citizens in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area of guns ‘called in’ by the authorities during a 2015 post-election amnesty tied to the surrendering of unlicensed firearms should be comforting to those residents who have been without their weapons for some time, there are considerations associated with this development that are deserving of more studied discourse.

A coordinating committee after 5,000 jobs lost?

In the aftermath of the loss of nearly 5,000 jobs in the industry, Friday’s announcement by the Guyana Sugar Corporation that it has created a coordinating committee for its ‘Sustainable and Resilient Communities Programme’ and ‘Alternative Livelihoods Initiative’ can only be seen as another sign of the gross failure of the APNU+AFC administration to come to grips with its responsibilities.

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