Opinion

Dear Editor, In SN of Tuesday June 11, 2019, the president of the Guyana Public Service Union used the occasion of announcing the 96th Anniversary, to send a strong indication of the latter’s agenda for future negotiations with the government, which must be regarded as its expectation of being part, if not all, of the terms of reference of the – ‘high level committee’ proffered by the President, when, with a group of Ministers, he met the GPSU’s president a few weeks ago.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), on June 18, 2019, ruled that the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) which was tabled and successfully passed in the National Assembly on December 21, 2018, is valid and unimpeachable.

Dear Editor, I gather from the reactions of both the government and opposition to the CCJ rulings that both remain stubbornly committed to the usual way.

Dear Editor, Two government Ministers were reported to have said that Guyana is a sovereign country (whatever that means) and that the CCJ cannot instruct Guyana how to run its affairs (including holding elections or replacing the chairman of Gecom).

Dear Editor, In reading Dr. Jan Mangal’s reply to questions I posed to him in an earlier missive, I was pleasantly surprised about how many goals we have in common.

Dear Editor, When I was a ten year old at Sacred Heart School  that great teacher Mr Arokium taught a young Charles Ramson and me that a majority of 65 is 33.

Dear Editor, The war break cry and donning of battle gear by royalty does not augur well for peace and stability at this very sensitive time.

Later today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will issue a series of orders concomitant on its two landmark rulings last Tuesday declaring the appointment of the GECOM Chairman unconstitutional and upholding the validity of the December 21, 2018 Motion of No-Confidence against the government.

Dear Editor, While our leaders’ attentions are on elections, we know too well that everyday life continues.

Dear Editor, It must be a matter of deep concern when leading members of the current APNU+AFC administration begin to question the validity of the rulings of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Dear Editor, I knew and worked with/for both President Granger and Prime Minister Nagamootoo in their previous lives.

Dear Editor, By virtue of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (the Constitution), the Caribbean Court of Justice Act 2004 (CCJ Act) and the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice (the Agreement), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is Guyana’s highest court of superior record, whose orders must not be disobeyed.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice rulings on the two cases have brought to the open many troubling issues in relation to our politics and some of our institutions.

Dear Editor, I am no stranger to political rhetoric on the hustings.

Dear Editor, A positive and noticeable action can be seen in the creation of assembly points in front of the Eureka Laboratory and the Medical Arts Facility on Thomas Street, Georgetown.

The CCJ has spoken and its findings were clear to all.

Dear Editor, As Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), I am usually dissuaded from responding to statements in the press when made by politicians, and especially those whom I deem to be leaders, or previous leaders who held the highest positions in government, and had direct influence and responsibility over the administration and the laws that govern the Authority.

Dear Editor, CARICOM law making reached an important plateau on June 18, 2019 when the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) handed down its rulings on the Guyana No-Confidence motion of December 21, 2018 and on issues related to it.