Opinion

At a sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday last, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Vibert Welch put a spoke in the wheel of Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Five Ovid Morrison, when he told the Members of Parliament who make up the committee that the Education Ministry does not have a policy to withhold salaries from teachers who travel overseas.

Dear Editor, There is no denying that Guyana has a lot of political, social and economic problems.

Dear Editor, Many new graduates searching for a job lack the experience they need to get their dream job.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to the letter by former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Rashleigh E Jackson, ‘What programmes would Dr Jagan have pursued in Guyana as a socialist?’

Dear Editor, There is that famous saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same. 

Dear Editor, fli·er flīər/ nouna person or thing that flies, especially in a particular way.

Dear Editor, Guyana is a really extraordinary country, and for various reasons neglected.

Dear Editor, I wish to record my grave concern with the manner in which the severance pay issue for the East Demerara Sugar Estate workers was handled since the downsizing of GuySuCo began with the closure of the LBI sugar factory in March 2011.

Dear Editor, Nowrang Persaud’s letter to the editor, which portrays vividly the contrast obtaining in nursing’s  humanity to patients in Canada for example, as compared to our local experience, strikes more than just a nerve with others of us who could bear testimony to the differentials spoken of (‘When it comes to patient-service the individual attitudes of nurses trumps all other considerations’ SN, June 2).

On Sunday Spain’s Rafael ‘Rafa’ Nadal won the French Open tennis tournament beating the Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, and in doing so, became the first player in the modern era (which began with the 1968 French Open) to win one Grand Slam singles event ten times – ‘La Decima.’

Dear Editor, On one of my visits to Canada, someone residing there pointed out to me that citizens are really taxed but they see their tax dollars at work.

Dear Editor, As we count down to the expiration of the suspension of the Georgetown Metered Parking By-laws, the residents of Georgetown and citizens of Guyana have not been bestowed with the courtesy of a communication from the Mayor & Councillors of the City of Georgetown (M&CC) or the government through the Ministry of Communities as to what to expect.

Dear Editor, It is with deep concern that the Ministry of Social Protection hereby registers its concern over the failure of your agency to publish a message from Minister Keith Scott in observance of World Day Against Child Labour.

Dear Editor, As we remember Walter Rodney on another June 13, we again honour the life and contributions of a product of our Guyana and Caribbean who gave hope to tens of thousands that a Guyana that guarantees the security of all its diverse groups is possible.

Dear Editor, Two articles in the media one headlined; ‘Wider coast guard patrols urged after Waini-River pirate attack’ and the other, ‘Ramjattan: Fishermen must also take steps to protect themselves’ caught my attention.

Dear Editor, After reading Nigel Hinds’ interesting letter titled ‘We should use “African Guyanese” not the word “black”’ (SN, June 10) I wondered why the one-word descriptor ‘Guyanese’ is not enough.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News, on June 17, published a very curious letter to the editor by Clement J Rohee under the caption, ‘There is concern over the sidelining of civilians because of military appointments to public posts’.