Opinion

The parliamentary elections in Venezuela on Sunday confirm widely predicted expectations that President Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been, for some time, under intense public pressure to the extent that a substantial section of the Venezuelan public have virtually given up on his regime.

Dear Editor,   With the current debate regarding marijuana legislation and sentencing policy in Guyana, I here share how Jamaica has recently updated its legislation and changed its policy with regard to marijuana.

Dear Editor, The edition of SN, Friday, December 4, has some interesting articles on the recently concluded Small Business Exposition.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter published in your December 5 edition by C Ramson titled ‘A Sovereign Wealth Fund is not what Guyana needs’.

Dear Editor, With Guyana being in the state it is, the time for criticism is over and the time to propel Guyana forward has come.

Dear Editor, There are few things that rattle my feathers, shock me or make me mad.

Dear Editor, ‘Querriman on the West Bank’. So it go. Don’t go so, try East Bank, Essequibo River (on sand).

News that a serving member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is allegedly one of two suspects who confessed to the carjacking and robbing of a taxi driver just over a week ago at Bachelor’s Adventure on the East Coast Demerara really ought to fill us all with a sense of shock, even utter disbelief.

Dear Editor, I decided to attend the cabinet outreach at the Anna Regina Multilateral on December 5, since I was one of the recipients of a merit award for outstanding community service presented by Prime Minister Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo.

Dear Editor, An article in Stabroek News of Tuesday December 1, 2015 headed “No decision by City Council to rename streets – Town Clerk” provides an update on recent conversations and controversies on the issue.

Dear Editor, I am now the longest serving commissioner on GECOM, 2007 to 2015.

Dear Editor, I do not seek to respond to Mr. Anil Nandlall’s remarks about me.

Dear Editor, The recent discussion that took place pertaining to the fees to be charged for the use of the Anna Regina Car Park was very interesting, and deserved the space and time in the printed and electronic media it was given.

Dear Editor, In their manifesto, the APNU+AFC at page 13 promised to “implement the Public Procurement Laws, ensure transparency and accountability in government by granting access to citizens of all aspects of the government’s transactions and activities.”

Dear Editor, As one who was shortlisted for the Guyana Prize for Literature in the Best Book of Drama section, I attended the presentation ceremony which was held at the Pegasus Hotel.

Dear Editor, It has been more than three weeks since the Guyanese public was made aware of the request by the Chinese company, Bai Shanlin, for an extension of two years to deliver on its obligation to establish a wood processing plant here, and thereby halt the continuous rape of our forest resources and the wholesale exploitation of the Guyanese populace through the exportation of logs.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article published on page 3 of the Guyana Times of December 1 under the caption ‘Felix sends GRO’s Head on leave,’ and one published on page 4 of the Kaieteur News on December 2 under the caption ‘PPP castigates Ministry of Citizenship.’

Dear Editor, I was just about done with the corporal punishment debate when I got the kind of jolt one gets when, while munching on a mouthful of delicious curry and roti, one crunches down on a grain of sand in the mix.