Opinion

Dear Editor, The ruling African National Congress of South Africa finally removed Jacob Zuma as president.

Dear Editor, Nestled between Brazil and Venezuela, Guyana can easily go unnoticed.

On February 14th, the third anniversary of the Cummingsburg Accord which masterminded the victory of the APNU+AFC coalition at the 2015 general elections, President Granger was asked whether the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between his government and ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEGPL) would be renegotiated.

Dear Editor, While I too share the same anxieties as many compatriots over whether government’s share of the revenues from the 2016 petroleum agreement will be the bonanza to finally launch the country into the economic stratosphere, the fact of the matter is we live in a world with established rules and expectations on how international business is conducted and how investment decisions are made by big corporations.

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) continues to demonstrate it has earned its place on the opposition benches.

The phenomenon of power syndrome is somewhat puzzling, but it is too common a complaint to be denied.

Dear Editor, It is totally unacceptable that insurance companies are now forcing prospective customers to declare their political affiliation on a Customer Verification Form, because this is a flagrant violation of every citizen’s right to freedom of association as enshrined in the founding charter of the United Nations (UN).

Dear Editor, Every single person in this country, from President to pauper, has friends or relatives who moved overseas to seek a better life.

Dear Editor, One Georgetown City Councillor recently wrote in the newspapers that the (elected) council was no longer in charge at City Hall and that Town Clerk Royston King was in full command.

Dear Editor, A constitution which encapsulates the democratic ethos of a nation, that is built upon the doctrine of separation of powers, guarantees the independence of the judiciary, limits executive power and accords the citizenry their basic human rights as fundamental freedoms, will always be a hindrance to the authoritarian.

In the wake of the latest mass shooting, what more can be said about the unconscionable lack of gun control in America?

Dear Editor, If the Guyana Chronicle’s article, ‘Calls grow for King’s removal’ (Feb 15) with regard to recent correspondence from Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green is accurate, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, I welcome the Minister’s wise counsel, and hope the Mayor acquiesces to giving the information the Minister has requested.

Dear Editor, It is with some interest that I am following the saga involving the Ogle Airport Inc and the monopoly position that is occupied by one family.

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your issue of Wednesday February 15, headlined, ‘I intend to move a vote of no confidence against the Town Clerk’ by Councillor Sherod Duncan.

Dear Editor, In continuing my letter of February 14 relevant to Word Radio Day, which was celebrated on February 13, 2018, I would like to share a bit more on the impact of radio.

Dear Editor, During last week much discussion and debate were generated by an advertisement calling on investors not to invest in Guyana.

Dear Editor, There is not a day that goes by as we open the pages of the newspapers when there isn’t an item to tickle our funny bones.