Opinion

Dear Editor, The report in SN captioned ‘Agri Ministry challenges severance projection for Wales workers’ that was published on February 16 reflects a clear unwillingness to consider any alternative to the GuySuCo management’s position to close Wales estate.

Dear Editor, Earlier reference was made to states of minds in which so many of us are locked so far as the transitioning of the industry is concerned, and the requirement for such an important business entity to respond to the realities of the global environment by which it is impacted in this 21st century.

Dear Editor, The protest by the workers on Thursday, 18th February at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) Georgetown, against their union, the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) and its leader, Carvil Duncan, is an interesting development, and needs to be addressed and contextualised not merely by how one feels, but within the laws, conventions, charters and time-honoured principles which are extant.

Dear Editor, The emoluments received by the Guyana Police Force members derive from the taxpayers of Guyana.

Dear Editor, The sugar workers of Wales estate should have been allowed, at the very least, to exercise their right to free speech in parliament, and speak about their estate closure.

In Ciudad Juarez earlier this week, Pope Francis spoke of the “humanitarian crisis” of mass migration and human trafficking.

Dear Editor, “Not one dollop less of patriotism in us of the PPP/C, now sitting in the opposition benches, when compared with you in the government seats,” our Leader of the Opposition (LOP), visibly disturbed, was moved to firmly assert as he wound up the budget debate for the opposition.

Dear Editor, I support the call by Isabelle de Caires for the government to lay out its detailed plans for Wales Sugar Estate, but more importantly for there to be the widest possible public debate on this issue in the parliament as well as in every town hall meeting in the country.

Dear Editor, Visnu Bisram’s letter in the February 18 edition of Stabroek News titled ‘The NY committee for the Jubilee is not representative of the Guyanese population’ references “AFC members” who are dissatisfied with the NY 50th Anniversary plans.

Dear Editor, 1) There has been much debate at the level of the National Assembly and much public discourse and comment on the second budget presented by the APNU+AFC government since it took office in May 2015.

Dear Editor, I believe that there are honest men and women who do their best to do good within the limitations of our political system.

Dear Editor, I recall two run-outs in Test cricket in recent years, one in New Zealand involving the home team, and another in England also involving the home team, both within the last, say, four years.

Dear Editor, I came under serious attack by some founding members and supporters of the Alliance for Change (AFC) after my letter was published in Stabroek News edition of February 16, captioned ‘The Cummingsburg Accord is working well’.

Dear Editor, There has been a prolonged drought in relation to cricket competitions in the county of Essequibo and as a former executive member of the Essequibo Cricket Board, I am appalled at the current state of affairs.

Politikles

Dear Editor, According to a BBC news report, US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Cuba on March 20-22 as part of a much broader visit to Latin America and the Caribbean.

It is good that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an official statement on the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement on February 17.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the subject captioned ‘Agri ministry challenges severance projection for Wales workers’ in your February 16 edition.

Dear Editor, It is the democratic right of every citizen of this country to publicly question and seek to analyse a decision taken or course of action proposed by the administration.

Dear Editor, As the country approaches local government elections (LGE), it is imperative that the constituents be informed about the positions of the parties contesting, and about individuals running for seats under the first past the post (FPTP) component.