Opinion

Dear Editor, One of the proprietors of that popular bar in Kitty, that always seems to be faced with controversy,  appears to want to distance himself from a noise nuisance allegation, by invoking the ‘is not us (the establishment) but them (the customers)’ principle:  `Kitty residents  call on Minister to address noisy Station St bar’ SN May 12 2019.

Dear Editor, The International Association for Suicide Prevention’s (IASP) Third Caribbean Regional Symposium on Suicide was held in Trinidad & Tobago from May 2 to 4.

Dear Editor, As the days pass, and the advocates and adversaries labour before the regional consuls of the law, all Guyanese should feel a deep sense of shame and pain. 

Dear Editor, I have noticed that Ruel Johnson has decided to use his Facebook page to respond to my letter on the President’s approach to corruption in his government which appeared in SN of May 12, 2019 `Not even the President appears to be aware of normalization of corruption, incompetence’.

Dear Editor, For three days in May, lawyers representing the APNU+AFC administration and the PPP appeared in the Caribbean Court of Justice, the views expressed and arguments ventilated were instructive not only in relation to the cases under appeal but for the revelations of the differing underpinning philosophies that guide the actions of the parties.

Dear Editor, While the APNU+AFC Government tries to brag that it has achieved a lot in its four-year tenure its bragging lacks credible substance.

Dear Editor, As a Christian, my mission is to do everything I can to live out these Scriptures as a lifestyle and to challenge others in the body of Christ, the citizenry and the Guyana Police Force, the Government of Guyana to put them into practice as well. 

The May 9th edition of Stabroek News reflected the continuing grave challenges that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) faces in relation to the lawful conduct of its members.

Dear Editor, I have been looking on at the recent Cabinet adjustments made by the President.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space to, firstly, inform the Minister of Public Infrastructure that almost three quarters of the recently installed street lights, on the West Coast of Berbice, have been non-functional for more than two weeks now.

Dear Editor, The Guest Editorial published in the Stabroek News edition of May 7, 2019, captioned ‘The New Minister of Foreign Affairs,’ wittingly or unwittingly, provoked this response since it dealt rather extensively, though unfairly and in an unbalanced manner with my sojourn as Minister of Foreign Affairs of my country.

Dear Editor, As I come to grips with the enormity of the possible positive impact Guyana’s nascent oil sector can have on its economy and the quality of life of its people, there are two recent developments that offer me contrasting degrees of confidence, or lack thereof, about how Guyana functions.

Dear Editor, Those three days of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) proceedings were an eye opener for many of us in the rational middle, who are wedded to the principles of democracy and genuine human development, unlike the political class that follows this list and that list submissively. 

Dear Editor, It was with a sense of disgust and urgency for change – real change, revolutionary change – that I read the report in your newspaper regarding a magistrate who recently sentenced 19 year old Steven King to 2 years imprisonment for being in possession of a single bullet.

Yesterday marked four years since the APNU+AFC coalition was voted into office, and with an election looming on the horizon the government decided that it was time to issue a statement itemising their achievements as an administration. 

Dear Editor, I noted this week, the SN news item  of May 8th which stated ‘Youth gets two years for possession of   single bullet.’

Dear Editor, The National Insurance Scheme yesterday hosted a Compliance Workshop for Senior Managers, Office Managers and Compliance officers from its fourteen offices across the country.

Dear Editor, It is with great dismay I observed the presence of no less than five Ministers of Guyana’s Government in attendance as ‘observers’ during proceedings at the Caribbean Court of Justice.