Opinion

President David Granger has made a particular point of commending Ms Simona Broomes for her work in the Ministry of Social Protection even as he made the announcement regarding her move to the newly created Ministry of Natural Resources, amongst various other ministerial adjustments.

Politikles

Dear Editor, I have been following developments both locally and internationally and thought of someone who in my view has made the most impact during the course of 2015.

Dear Editor, If The Caribbean Voice were to present a pragmatic wish list for the year 2016, elimination of the law criminalizing attempted suicide would probably top the list.

Dear Editor, I note from Stabroek News, January 1 edition, under the caption ‘Commission of Inquiry report inflates sugar workers’ wages -GAWU’ that the union at its end-of-year press briefing is positing that the COI’s report has “grossly exaggerated” the wages and salaries of the sugar workers.

Dear Editor Respect to Bertrand Stuart, your correspondent on marijuana law enforcement, but I think he is misinterpreting concerns over the victimization of petty offenders as promoting wholesale decriminalization (‘There needs to be an understanding of the properties of cannabis…’ SN, January 1).

Dear Editor, The senior management at GPL especially the embattled acting CEO, is a disgrace to all families which are struggling to meet their monthly light bill payments.

Dear Editor, I was a member of the Guyana Police Force (1987-1995) serving most of my tenure as an instructor both at Eve Leary and the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) at Adventure on the Corentyne.

Dear Editor, In an earlier letter we surveyed the pernicious problems that racial discrimination continues to pose for Guyana’s social, political and economic development.

Dear Editor, Some PPP supporters have stated that if the economic trouble under the coalition government continues or worsens, it strengthens the chances of the PPP returning to power.

Dear Editor, I am hoping to see something this year, something totally different.

Dear Editor, I wish West Indians would read Daniel Brettig’s most recent article on the differences in the pay scales between West Indian and Australian cricketers, and ask those who keep spreading the myth that West Indians are among the highest earners in cricket to stop the nonsense.

Now that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has rejected the key recommendation of the Caricom Cricket Review Panel (CCRP) for an immediate dissolution of the board the stage is set in this New Year for the ultimate test of wills.

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate Ms Simona Broomes for the splendid work she has been doing in the field of labour.

Dear Editor, It has been reported in the media that the cabinet has given clear instructions to the Minister of Finance to send Mr Winston Brassington on administrative leave pending the outcome of a probe into the affairs of NICIL.

Dear Editor, Mr Khemraj Tulsie wrote an interesting letter about political polarization, the rise of the middle class and its potential impact on politics, and thus economics (SN, December 30, 2015).

Dear Editor I write to make the case that Privatisation Unit (PU)/NICIL has been good for people and country.

Dear Editor, The ‘Pergola’ was financed by six institutions under the umbrella of the Cooperative Financial Administration during the 1980s and was dedicated to the memory of the late Shirley Field-Ridley for her sterling performance as a former minister of the government.

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