Opinion

Dear Editor, The villagers of Plan Ayr No 40 and Seafield, No 42 on the West Coast of Berbice, have been embroiled in physical and legal conflicts since November, 2014 when the MMA/ADA seized lands belonging to and occupied by our respective registered co-op societies and gave them to other villagers in the form of fifty year leases without any reference to the management committee of these co-op societies.

Dear Editor, I do not have a problem with the objective of the consultation process, which is to democratically choose the Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils as outlined by Mr Yusuf, and I do not for a moment doubt that the consultation for his NDC was democratically done as was intended.

Dear Editor, I have always looked with amusement at how politicians use Christmas bonuses as a social bribe for public servants.

Dear Editor, I write to correct a statement made in the Monday (November 20, 2017) edition of the Kaieteur News, in an article headlined ‘Sole sourcing by GPHC, rentals for ministers…Finance minister, opposition clash on matters of accountability’.

Dear Editor, In observance of International Men’s Day which was celebrated globally on November 19, 2017, the Ministry of Social Protection in collaboration with the National Community Policing executive hosted a ‘Salute to Men’ which was a historic and enlightening event that I was pleased to attend.

In a matter of days Zimbabwe has drifted from decades of stable government, albeit undergirded by de facto one-party rule and a President who, after thirty-seven years in office, appeared likely to govern the country for as long as he pleased, to a condition bearing a suspicious resemblance to a Kafkaesque farce.

Dear Editor, I wish that I had better to project, but this country has a hard dark future ahead. 

Dear Editor,           We are witnessing a mere trajectory of how our beloved utility company operates.

Dear Editor, The 41st annual Conference on the Caribbean and Central America wrapped up here Friday with the issue of disaster resilience planning dominating the discussions, against the backdrop of  Hurricanes Irma and Maria which struck the Caribbean region within weeks  of each other in September, resulting in the almost total devastation of  several islands.

Dear Editor, There was the time in the USA when the primary mode of transportation was by stagecoach.

Dear Editor, For about a hundred and fifty years “draining the swamp” has been a flourishing glowing part of the American political lexicon. 

Dear Editor, The Pomeroon was once a food basket; today it is neglected, and farmers have moved away from their lands in search of a better living seeking gold.

Dear Editor, The PNCR Canadian Chapter wishes to state renewed support for the position of our Attorney General Basil Williams defending the actions of President David Granger in his lawful constitutional selection of the Gecom chairman Justice Patterson.

With the GECOM chairmanship now to be adjudicated by the courts and the likelihood of appeals, it is worthwhile addressing what the controversy has disclosed about the governing coalition, particularly the relationship between the executive/presidency/APNU and the AFC.

Dear Editor, Darren Bravo has the best Test average abroad of any West Indian cricketer, although admittedly his Test playing record is relatively short.

Dear Editor, Judges can promote social order when they use a clear interpretation methodology and display it in their rulings.

Dear Editor, We always hear of negative things about homeless people but this is a true story that would bring smiles to your Sunday readers.

Dear Editor, There have been strong calls for the private sector in the Caribbean to become more actively engaged in lobbying and other efforts to enhance the region’s relations with the United States, notwithstanding President Donald Trump’s announced America first policy.