Opinion

Social structure does not equate to the Constitution

Dear Editor, It is quite obvious that Mr Lincoln Lewis (‘The deformities do not lie in the structure…’ SN, July 3) did not adequately grasp the notion of social structure as expressed by me (‘Future Notes’, SN June 28) for if he had he would not have attempted to equate it with the Constitution and then sing his usual hymn about our giving it a chance to work!

Business and taxation

At the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) dinner held last month, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, in his delivery to those assembled, more than hinted at an inertia gripping the private sector in terms of innovation when he charged them with, “Don’t wait for the government to lead the way; you, the private sector, are the proverbial engine of growth.

The next big thing

In our Tuesday edition, we ran a column by Miami-based Argentinian writer Andres Oppenheimer in which he bemoaned the lack of innovation emanating from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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