Opinion

Dear Editor, I noticed the news report of secret balloting and the election of a General Secretary. 

Dear Editor, Given the apparent disposition of our competent decision-makers to eschew determinations based on the applicable law, it is not without considerable significance that suggestions were made for the current controversy regarding the appointment of a Gecom Chairman to be referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for resolution.

Dear Editor, I had contacted Ms Halley at City Hall shortly after parking spots were painted/marked in Quamina Street in December, as I observed parking spots were painted across active driveways, including the entrance to my office located in Quamina St between Carmichael and Main Sts. 

Dear Editor, As the Gecom chairperson nomination and final selection process continues to sizzle, I offer some final thoughts.

Dear Editor, The Suddie Police Station is in a terribly run-down state.

Dear Editor, Something in the December 18, 2016 edition of Kaieteur News caught my eye: ‘Consumer body challenges GTT’s claim that landline applications declining.’

Dear Editor, Contemporary developments on the political front have clearly demonstrated that the court has long been and will, in the near future, be the battle ground again for resolving a number of legal/political issues either between the executive and the political opposition, the executive and parliament and/or individual citizens.

Dear Editor, One of the greatest haemorrhages experienced by Guyana following the intellectual and capital flight since the early 1990s is the erosion of integrity.

Dear Editor, In 2016 I reaped a lot of produce from my yard (cherries, passion fruit, pigeon peas, papayas, plantains, bananas, etc).

Dear Editor, It seems as if problems are ahead between the government and the opposition, and there might be a confrontation with the government and the judiciary.

The sense of national anticipation that had attended the announcement by ExxonMobil in May 2015 that a “significant oil discovery” had been made offshore Guyana has subsided.

Dear Editor, Bangladesh was beaten physically into submission by bodyline bowling, the likes of which would have been frowned on if used by West Indians in their heyday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Sherwood Lowe titled `Guyana should go the route of resource-based borrowing” published in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek.

Dear Editor, An Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme is critical to a cleaner, greener Bartica.

Dear Editor, I am saddened that two of our top teams, Alpha United and Slingerz FC, will not be able to participate in this year’s Caribbean Club Championship, the premier tournament for the CFU region.

Dear Editor, I tell you, I really don’t know what to say. 

Dear Editor, I read with interest that Finance Minister Winston Jordan has stated that widening the Better Hope to Belfield section of the East Coast Demerara Highway will have the following benefits: “reduced travel time and travel costs and less traffic congestion” (‘US$45.3M China loan clinched for East Coast highway’, SN online, January 13).

Dear Editor, There was an error in your Sunday editorial yesterday titled `Gecom Chairman’ where it was stated: “His successor in 2001 was Dr Steve Surujbally, who has now resigned” Please note that Dr Surujbally has not resigned but has merely written the President and signalled his intention to do so, an important distinction.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in SN on January 13 by Kella and Pamela Ramsaroop titled: ‘Dharm Shala Berbice has a very pleasant and welcoming appearance’.