Opinion
A stupid rule
Dear Editor, Every cricket team has about six good batsmen, of whom the first four are usually the best.
Non-communicable diseases
“Of 56.4 million global deaths in 2015, 39.5 million, or 70%, were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Civil service training should start at the top
Dear Editor, The excitement obvious from the media reports on December 19 on the graduation of the first batch of cadets from the Civil Service Training College is quite understandable; I join in congratulating the graduates and their tutors and believe that all Guyanese will be looking to see what impact such training will have on the day-to-day delivery of services to the public.
The rules under Employment Law do not support Jonas’s last option
Dear Editor, I would like to most respectfully add to the perfect interpretation of Mr Timothy Jonas contained in his letter published in the Wednesday’s December 20, 2017 edition of your newspaper (‘Having appointed an acting Chancellor and CJ the President has exhausted his constitutional discretion’).
Matter has been resolved
Dear Editor, Thank you for affording us the opportunity to respond to Mr.
Why are two of Berbice’s best cricketers not playing in the GCB 50-Overs Franchise Cricket Tournament?
Dear Editor, The management and members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, would be very grateful if the powers of cricket can explain the reasons why two of Berbice’s best cricketers, Eon Hooper and Keon Sinclair are not playing in the current Guyana Cricket Board 50-Overs Franchise Cricket Tournament.
Banks must share some culpability for some persons being robbed of large sums in cash
Dear Editor, I refer to a story entitled ‘Bus driver robbed by armed bandits of $6m’ in your newspaper dated December 20.
Not only in Guyana
Dear Editor, It seems chaotic scenes and unparliamentary conduct and behaviour are not peculiar to Guyana.
Police should take action against those who let off squibs
Dear Editor, I wish to thank Commander Pareshram of ‘G’ Division for taking the initiative in sending out his policemen to neighbours to get a written ‘objection’ or ‘no objection’ before he issues a pass for any fete, dance or party, during the Christmas holidays.
Collateral punishment for collateral damage
Dear Editor, So another life lost to crazy driving on Vlissengen Road on Monday last.
The PPP should take back the party from Bharrat Jagdeo
Dear Editor, I would like to thank Vishnu Bisram for his letter ‘PPP should embrace all opposition forces’ in (GT, Dec 18) support of my call for the PPP/C to regroup and rethink its strategy to win the General Election due in 2020.
Trotman’s powers should not be reduced
Dear Editor, Reports suggest that Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman is considering reducing the powers now invested in him to control our patrimony.
Politikles
The other drug trade
Move over cocaine, heroin, marijuana, ecstasy and methamphetamine, the latest illegal drug activity is upwards of $200 billion, seemingly easier for the criminally-minded to navigate and more difficult to detect.
Cartoon
Are the private promoters prepared to go the extra mile
Dear Editor, Never before in the history of local football have privately promoted tournaments, and by extension 5-a-side outstripped organised football, in any Association.
Having appointed an acting Chancellor and CJ the President has exhausted his constitutional discretion
Dear Editor, Articles 126 and 127 of the Constitution provide: “126.
More land needs to be made available to farmers
Dear Editor, The 2018 Agriculture budgetary allocation saw a decrease of $1.351 billion over the 2017 allocation.
The media does not have to prove the Finance Minister wrong because he has done that himself
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Wesley Kirton titled, ‘When it comes to protection of our territory no stone should be left unturned’ (SN, Dec 18).
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