Opinion

Dear Editor, I saw a newspaper report two days ago in which the city council’s Public Relations Officer boasted that “The AG’s office is to help the M&CC to audit its Treasurer’s Department.”

Despite the UN’s stalemate with peace negotiations for Syria and continuing turmoil in other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, attitudes towards refugees are hardening throughout Europe.

Politikles

Dear Editor, Many people I conversed with endorse the view expressed by former House Speaker Ralph Ramkarran in a column captioned ‘Jagdeo and arrogance to blame for PPP/C loss’ (Sunday Stabroek, Jan 17), excerpts of which were also extracted as a news item in SN the following day.

Dear Editor, In his recent budget speech, the Minister of Finance pointed to an unwelcome economic visitor during 2015: deflation.

Dear Editor, While on the campaign trail for the May 2015 elections, the coalition that is now in government had promised a slew of forensic audits and commissions of inquiries into the administration of government ministries, agencies and state-owned companies.

Dear Editor, I thought about this a million times before finally deciding that I had to write this letter.

Dear Editor, Last Monday’s Kaieteur News carried a letter by T Sandiford which was critical of Mr Clinton Williams’ leadership roles in two businesses and the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

Dear Editor, History recounts that sugar was being produced in what is now Guyana, as far back as the 17th century, when the Dutch were involved in both Essequibo and Berbice.

Dear Editor The truth is that the inability of the people to choose their representatives at the local government level for the past twenty-one years has left us ill-informed about the process and how important it is.

Dear Editor, My wife and I were visiting from the United States and we captured this heart-warming photo of a police rank taking this differently abled person across the East Bank Public Road.

Dear Editor, We learn that despite being ‘forced’ to retire by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the Government of Guyana says it is exploring ways to honour a great son of the soil ‒ Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has again spoken out against the delay by the Barbados judicial system in delivering decisions in a timely manner.

Since last Friday’s editorial thanking Shivnarine Chanderpaul for his 21 years of exemplary service to West Indies cricket, we have learnt that former West Indies cricketer and ex-president of the West Indies Players’ Association Dinanath Ramnarine is planning a gala dinner in Trinidad to honour Mr Chanderpaul.

Cartoons

Dear Editor, Being a realist, it came as no surprise to me that the nation’s Futsal Football Team was dumped from the CFU 2016 Futsal Championship in Cuba.

Politikles

Dear Editor, Just a day after I wrote my letter re Anand Goolsarran’s NICIL audit, I noticed another SN article on January 25 by Mr Goolsarran.  

Dear Editor, Please allow me the opportunity to reply to Mr M Maxwell’s letter to the editor, carried in Stabroek News, February 1.

Dear Editor, A blueprint of the proposed renovation of the Bartica Stelling was published in SN of Jan 20, 2016, a rare but refreshing happening, indeed.