Opinion

Dear Editor, Several sections of the media reported on Minister of State, Joseph Harmon’s statement that some seventy unsolicited expressions of interest were received by the Sugar Special Purpose Unit in recent times.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) takes note of a conscious and proactive workforce employed at the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) seeking to have their employer respect their right to enjoy benefits awarded to them by the government through a decision made in 2016 to cease taxing overtime and all premium hours worked.

Dear Editor, Saturday, November 25, 2017 saw a large contingent of Guyanese and a few foreigners take to the streets of Georgetown for the annual AIDS Awareness Walk.

Dear Editor, The reasoning behind having difficulties on the grounds of age with some appointees, when those persons are younger than the octogenarian Chair, but having no difficulty on the grounds of age with the appointment of the octogenarian Chair, is baffling.

Dear Editor, There are new and revolutionary standards of conduct on display in this country. 

Dear Editor, That I like all the young men representing us in New Zealand now and want them to do very well, and will watch every ball bowled, if possible, does not make me any less mad about the injustice and stupidity that persists in the management of our cricket, particularly as it relates to the treatment of our cricketers.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to ask as a supporter of the PPP what exactly are the leaders of the party doing for the Guyanese people?

To say that the recent reports of the sexual grooming of students of the Bishops High School by a male teacher triggered a level of public response that, at times, came perilously close to a social media feeding frenzy, is not to suggest in the slightest that the disclosure does not warrant a serious and decisive official response.

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks, a number of events have placed the Council in the spotlight in certain sections of the media.

Dear Editor, The Procurement Act 2003 contains regulations for the procurement of goods, services and the execution of works, with a view to promoting competition among suppliers and contractors and fairness and transparency in the procurement process.

Dear Editor,                                       On Tuesday, 21st November, 2017, a group of Mayor and City Council workers led by a Treasurer’s Department staffer, informed regular and potential vendors that the Council has authorised vending on the Eastern side of the road, in front of Stabroek Market (the ‘No’, ‘No’ area) and on Regent street.

Dear Editor, The aptness of the theme for observance in 2017 for International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women cannot be over emphasized.

Dear Editor, It is clear to everyone with an objective mind that the President is stacking the deck with likeminded stagnated thinkers to achieve a desired result that has nothing to do with Guyanese or even the followers of APNU.

Dear Editor, I commend the Ministry of Education on the roll-out of its Smart Classroom at the National Centre for Education and Resource Development in Kingston, Georgetown as reported in the editorial ‘The Smart Classroom’ (SN, November 24).

While the AFC’s capitulation to APNU/PNCR on the GECOM Chairmanship and constitutional reform has left it divided and struggling to stay relevant, an even bigger loss to national politics and public life is the cynicism that will now attend attempts by any political force or civil society group to carve out space to expand dialogue and representation.

Dear Editor, It has been said and written that this country suffers from a crisis of confidence. 

Dear Editor, My client, Mr Coen Jackson, who is currently on Ministry of Education sanctioned  administrative leave, welcomes the referral of the allegation to the Guyana Police Force levelled against him, by Mr Ruel Johnson, Cultural Advisor to the Ministry of Social Cohesion.

Dear Editor, In response to the November 22, 2017 article in the Kaieteur News entitled ‘Petroleum Commission Bill prescribes imprisonment for sharing of info’, the Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to advise as follows:The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is committed to transparency and accountability, not only within the oil and gas sector but also in all sectors.