Opinion

Dear Editor, Advancement in civilization can be measured by the degree of certainty of the tenure of the citizens.

With a host of pressing issues — not least the plethora of audits of state institutions and Commissions of Inquiry into the crisis at the Georgetown Prisons and the emergency facing the Public Service – confronting the government, other considerations that might appear to be less urgent in nature can easily slip under the radar.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement of the confirmation of a major oil reserve for Guyana via a second well is welcome news for all Guyanese, it gives us all hope that the ‘better life’ will soon materialize.

Politikles

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources notes the comments of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo with regard to the Government of Guyana’s stewardship of our country’s natural patrimony, particularly its 18.5 million hectares of forests, and thanks him for the opportunity to highlight our strategies to develop Guyana’s economy sustainably for current and future generations, based on the strategic advantages our natural resources provide.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, June 30, 2016, while in the water taxi going from New Amsterdam to Rosignol, I observed that of the 33 passengers in the little vessel, I was the only one wearing his lifejacket properly; the others had theirs just thrown over their heads and shoulders and not buckled around the chest.

Dear Editor, There should be a forensic audit of the parking meter contract with the city; first, we should take the ‘good deal’ argument off the table.

Dear Editor, The Heads of Caricom will meet in Georgetown from today.

Dear Editor, As a PPP/C supporter I have on several occasions defended the party.

Dear Editor, I had applied to One Laptop Per Family for a laptop more than three years ago, and I was verified on more than three occasions at Lamaha Street and later Forshaw Street, but until this day no laptop has ever been given to me.

Dear Editor, If cricket were being invented today it would likely be much more like the twenty-over version than the unlimited overs version, the only limitation on which, is the length of time during which the game must be played.

CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Georgetown from today have a packed agenda on their plate but the dominant motif may not even have been pencilled in – Britain’s stunning exit from the European Union (EU) and what the political upheaval in London means for countries in this part of the world.

Dear Editor, In what I had intimated would be my last letter to you on the problems of the Deeds Registry in relation to its land-titles records, I did express my utter disappointment over the fact that following the evacuation of the Commercial Registry ever since December, 2015, there is no manifest effort by the Registrar of Deeds to utilize the now vacant space toward the rehabilitation and repair of the land registers. 

Dear Editor, I must state categorically, that Mr Ramotar has so far failed to address pertinent issues raised by me regarding the acquisition of state property by his relative at grossly under-valued cost (‘Tiwarie’s claim of ceasing to support PPP before 2015 election’ SN, July 2).

Sunday’s Cartoon

“A week is a long time in politics,” remarked the late Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Dear Editor, I congratulate Professor Ivelaw Griffith on his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) and I commend him for the initiatives he has undertaken to bring about improvements at this national institution and wish to highlight the achievements and disappointments/frustrations of the University of Guyana Guild of Graduates, Ontario (UGGGO), the Ontario Chapter of the UG Guild of Graduates, in its attempt to provide assistance to our alma mater.

Dear Editor, Mr Brian Tiwarie said in a letter to the Stabroek News of July 1, that he stopped supporting the People’s Progressive Party one year before the 2015 election (‘Surendra containers held far less than claimed, Specialty Hospital project was mismanaged by Ramotar administration’).

Dear Editor, There were three encouraging developments carried in the media on Wednesday, June 29.