Opinion

Dear Editor, With respect to the recent announcement by Minister Harmon, of Cabinet’s approval of the establishment of a ‘Ministerial Council of Legal Advisors to the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs.’

Dear Editor, The more I reflect on the charge and the associated happenings of Monday 24th April and Thursday April 27th, the more I wonder who and what could be driving such an ill-conceived, trivial charge against him, for what purpose and to what end.

Dear Editor, The social, economic and political situation has been steadily deteriorating since the PNC-led APNU regime took power.

Dear Editor, Nowrang Persaud’s letter of April 21, 2017 in SN has aroused further reflections on the portrayed incapacity of the so called ‘Staff’ college; ‘Staff’ only because some of the 17-20 years old invited to be applicants may already be in the Public Service in the category of ‘Clerical and Office Support’.

The designation of May 3 as Portuguese Arrival Day – to commemorate the 1835 docking, in Demerara, of the Louisa Baillie from Madeira – is a welcome gesture of inclusivity and an overdue acknowledgement of our diversity.

Dear Editor, Permit me a long quote from a letter by Swami Aksharananda which appeared in your edition of May 4, `I advocate radical separation between church and state and stand by the secularism declared by our constitution’ advocating what he calls “secularism” and offers as “religious tolerance”.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C administration, using the provisions of the Amerindian Act of 2006 and the Amerindian land policy which preceded it, addressed a large number of Amerindian land issues for new communities and extension of communities that already held Land Titles/Absolute Grants.

Dear Editor, What is the purpose of the Labour Day workers march?

Dear Editor, The National Toshaos Council (NTC) at their press conference on May 3rd has in effect threatened the President that Amerindians will not vote for them in 2020 unless the government immediately repeals the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on land.

In September of 2016, the Guyana Police Force launched “Operation Safeway” – a road safety initiative that was intended to positively impact the road safety environment in Guyana.

Dear Editor, As one who is an eternal optimist I somehow got to Antigua to see the two games against India.

Dear Editor, Forgive the delayed response as I was concluding my exams.

Dear Editor, The parties in industrial relations-which are government, employer and trade union-are working within the Tripartite Committee to find a mechanism that can assist in expediting resolution to grievances.

Dear Editor, It is heartening to see efforts by Director Walter Narine and team of the Mayor and City Council’s Department of Solid Waste.

Dear Editor, Recently a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist occurred in Region 2 which has once again brought into focus machines including vehicles that remain idly parked alongside the main public road and in some instances permanently.

Dear Editor, The new list of nominees for chairperson of GECOM is a better one. 

Dear Editor, Every day that passes confirms more and more, that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has no interest in investigating organised crimes for which it was established.

Dear Editor, The Guardian article referred to by Dr. Henry Jeffrey ` The spectre of secularism’ (SN, 4/19/2017) was written by the British philosopher, Julian Baggini, more than five years ago, to consider the fears in Britain of the rise of secularism and the apparent retreat of religion.