Opinion

Dear Editor, Where traffic in Linden is concerned traffic cops ought to have no problems whatsoever. 

Dear Editor, What exactly does Mr. Tiwarie mean that ‘he was advisor to Harmon, not gov’t’?

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is extremely grateful for you, granting us space in your newspaper.

It does not appear to be a good time to be a leader in Latin America or, for that matter, the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, Since the burgeoning scandal around Minister of State Joseph Harmon and his refusal to step down from his job, I’m calling on the business, private sector and diaspora’s community to impose economic sanctions in an attempt to prevent him from remaining on the job.

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Dear Editor, Comments made by a party representing the management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) and Minister Keith Scott who has responsibility for Labour, on matters relating to workers of BCGI are a flagrant violation of universal tenets.

Dear Editor, It was reported in the news media on April 12, that Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has flown to Costa Rica and was accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority and the General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation to discuss support for the agricultural sector in Guyana.

Dear Editor, It is ironic that the PPP, which denied Guyanese their constitutional right to choose their local leaders for 18 years, now attempt to portray that party as champions of local democracy.

Dear Editor, I have noted that some brush cutter operators, whether on behalf of the Georgetown municipality or subject Ministry, when weeding the parapets around the city, would use a protective covering to prevent objects from becoming missiles and either injuring passers-by or damaging private property.

Dear Editor, M. Maxwell `Land reparation for African Guyanese is impractical’, SN April 12th, 2016, knows very well what he is doing and whose interests he is promoting.

Dear Editor, Minister Harmon has not committed any firing offence.  He can be rightly challenged on a number of political gaffes, but none rises to the level of termination.

Dear Editor, I write in response to the Rotary Notice carried by the Stabroek News on Page 3, Monday April 11, 2016. 

There is a housing crisis in Guyana. This is obvious even from a cursory look around, which would reveal families squatting in one-room shacks on government reserves in areas like Plastic City.

Dear Editor, The letter `Guyana’s acknowledgement of its alcohol problem seems far away’ by Vidyaratha Kissoon (SN 2016-04-13,) highlights the seemingly contradictory situation society is placed in when it comes to managing legal drugs such as alcohol.

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Dear Editor, I write to clarify matters with respect to the Linden TV issue and more particularly a misconceived posture taken by Lincoln Lewis in his letter, `Linden TV should not be used as a political football,’ in the Sunday Chronicle of April 10, 2016.

Dear Editor,   The trusted trader fiasco is a hare-brained scheme that is alarming even for a government that thrives on hare-brained schemes. 

Dear Editor, There are reports that President Granger celebrated the liquor industry’s contribution to Guyana in the launch of the $500,000 + VAT bottle of rum.