Opinion

Dear Editor, While visiting the UK, I read that the US had pulled out of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) which Guyana is now a candidate member of.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Christopher Ram’s letter captioned `Mr Norton was wrong about the date of the GECOM proviso’ (SN 11/13/2017). 

A little over a week ago, secondary school teacher and actress Kescia Branche was found unconscious at the side of the road; she died a few days later without regaining consciousness and even now detectives are retracing her last steps so as to find the person or persons responsible and bring them to justice.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to seek clarity from my distinguished, longstanding comrade and friend, David Hinds, on a remark he made in his November 11th, 2017 “Hinds’ Sight” column in the Sunday Chronicle captioned, “Political decisions have consequences”.

Dear Editor, I write this letter responding to the editorial entitled “GPL” in the Sunday Stabroek of November 12th.

Dear Editor, The Motion moved on November 2nd by the Mayor, Her Worship Patricia Chase-Green, seconded by Chairman of the Finance Committee, Councillor Oscar Clarke is indeed revealing.

Dear Editor, We thank you for the opportunity to respond to a letter appearing in the November 14, 2017 edition of the Stabroek News and headlined ‘Guyanese need the release of the Exxon contract and to know if a signing bonus was paid’.

Dear Editor, Discretion, if not wisdom, suggests to any public official who mis-cites himself, misrepresents the facts on which he makes false claims, accuses others of amnesia and of stupidity, that at the very least, he should just stay silent, if not apologise.

Dear Editor, One of the things that remain a mind-boggling nightmare for most civil Guyanese is the frequent, unconstrained, unbridled level of lawlessness in this country.

Dear Editor, Two happenings have prompted this brief correspondence on what could now be considered a relatively quaint issue, once of national significance – the Co-operative Movement.

Dear Editor, Our Union was not surprised to read the comments of GuySuCo’s Senior Communications Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas which were contained in an article titled “Despite low attendance, GuySuCo says on target for second crop” that appeared in the November 13, 2017 Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, I have read with interest the comments made by President David Granger’s son-in-law, Minister Dominic Gaskin, in attempting to justify, and poorly so, the AFC denial of being consulted on President Granger’s unilateral appointment of James Patterson as the GECOM Chairman and denial of playing any part in the selection process, in face of the presence AFC leader, Raphael Trotman, at the October 19th, 2017 meeting between the President and the Opposition Leader.

Two days ago, on Monday, November 13th, the World was put on notice for the second time in twenty-five years by the Union of Concerned Scientists. 

Dear Editor, A news item in the KN of November 12 headlined: ‘Importers need permit for pinewood from January 1,’ attracted my attention as former Minister of Foreign Trade.

 Dear Editor, It seems as though the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown has decided to discontinue a rather insipid weekly television programme that was titled ‘Georgetown on the move.’

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ ‘Politikles’ cartoon, on the heels of its report that Petroleum Advisor to the President Dr Jan Mangal, said “I believe that all contracts should be made public,” adequately sums up the current state of affairs– the Minister of Natural Resources is running from transparency and accountability.

Dear Editor, The TIGI statement on President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of James Patterson as the Chairman of GECOM includes an objectionable line that must be called out for what it is.