Opinion

Thursday was a bad day for democracy in Georgetown. Never mind all the earlier hype about ordinary citizens being represented by individuals as well as political parties, who were to create a new template for democratic expression in their various councils.

Dear Editor, I am humbled by the confidence reposed in me after having read over the past few months, rumblings started by a very valiant and idealistic Mr Rawle Welch that I will be contesting the position of the presidency of the Guyana Olympic Association.

Dear Editor, I was taken quite by surprise when I read a letter written by trade unionist Lincoln Lewis, in which he launched an unwarranted attack on the Finance Minister Winston Jordan for things the Minister allegedly said on the Walter Rodney Groundings Programme, aired on the HBTV Channel 9 on Sunday December 11, 2016 (‘It is expected that leaders in the National Assembly…’ SN, December 13).

Dear Editor, Much has been written in the past about the harmful effects and noise nuisance created by the explosion of firecrackers.

Dear Editor, The Mabaruma, Kumaka, Hosororo road construction began a few weeks ago.

Dear Editor,   If politicians lose sight of the accepted universal principle that good governance and the harmonious relationship among the people of a country are reliant on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, the rule of law, universal declarations, and international conventions and charters, this nation will never progress.

Dear Editor, The letter captioned ‘GAWU supports dismissed shop steward’ that was carried in SN’s December 16 edition has again demonstrated the sugar company’s scant regard for enlightened, prudent and open labour relations practices.

Dear Editor, I commend Vishnu Bisram for his bold letter ‘The PPP needs to reform’ (SN, December 16).

Dear Editor, Apart from the Christmas extravaganza, the Catholic Church prays the Christmas Novena (the Latin word ‘novem’ means ‘nine’) and most of the parishes pray this devotion early in the morning.

Dear Editor, The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission Mr Edward Boyer, makes a very valid point about the drawbacks of the current deal for the parking meter project: it is a heavy additional cost for those employers and employees who will need to park for 8 hours a day, and a major leakage of revenue from the city, with 80% of the gains going towards SmartCity and a penalty of 50% of investments and expenses per year for terminating a 20 year contract.

Dear Editor, There are some who seek to discredit the PPP and its leadership by insinuating that it is stuck in some old ideological mode and is therefore unable to come up with new and innovative thinking on the way forward for the party and by extension the country.

Dear Editor, I have been a basketball player, coach, administrator and official in all aspects of the sport for 38 years.

Dear Editor, Members of the UK diaspora may want to come to the following event on January 17 at the London High Commission at 6.30pm:  ‘Salute To Two Guyanese Literary Greats ‒ E R Braithwaite and Michael Abbensetts.’

One reason why Donald Trump kept the US media spellbound throughout his campaign was his fondness for impromptu remarks.

Dear Editor, The just concluded elections for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Georgetown were an absurd pretence intended to create a respectable appearance.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter from the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) that appeared in the Guyana Chronicle on December 10, 2016.

Dear Editor, The recent downtime experienced at the Guyana Revenue Authority is unacceptable in many ways.

Dear Editor, I wish to extend sympathy to the family of E R Braithwaite on his passing.