Opinion

Dear Editor, Our nation will participate in this year’s Gold Cup as a debutant, following a 2-1 victory over Belize on 23.03.19 at the Leonora Track & Field facility.

Dear Editor, Minutes before I wrote a letter to you, commending the APNU+AFC coalition for rightfully honouring the late Abdul Kadir, lo and behold, they changed their tune after the US ambassador to Guyana, one Sarah-Ann Lynch issued a stern rebuke.

Last year’s Orwell Prize winner, British journalist Carole Cadwalladr, has done a stellar amount of research on what actually caused Britain to vote to leave the European Union.

Dear Editor, An NCN “Government responds to the US Embassy” report on the evening of April 29, 2019 presented the General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform, Minister Amna Ally’s pathetic response to the US Embassy’s “objection, in the strongest terms, to the actions taken in the National Assembly to pay homage to former Member of Parliament Abdul Kadir, who was convicted of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism on US soil”.

Dear Editor, Is the US response to Guyana’s Parliament  paying tribute, as is customary, to a fallen former member, this one convicted of terrorism ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.

Dear Editor, From the outset, let me say first as a Guyanese citizen, second as a former Minister of Foreign and Home Affairs and third, as an elected member of the Eleventh parliament of Guyana, I totally and unequivocally disassociate myself from the motion moved and passed in the National Assembly glorifying a former PNCR member of parliament, who was jailed by the US authorities for planning and plotting the destruction of the JFK international airport through which millions traverse either to destinations within America or to other parts of the world.

Dear Editor, Mr E. B. John’s letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News provides a good opportunity for me to express appreciation for the far-reaching initiatives taken by leaders like himself and the indomitable Harold B Davis (Snr) to develop the socio-cultural aspects of the sugar estate communities; workers and the community at large were encouraged to participate in dance, drama, debates, sports and community interactions.

Dear Editor, I was very honoured to be part of a small panel on Sunday at Guyana Speaks in London on the role/legacy of the British in Guyana.

“West Indies cricket selectors, over the years, have probably been the most sharply criticized group of men in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, I thought that this government had hard and heavy matters with which it is wrestling strenuously. 

Dear Editor, From the very beginning of the PPP/C’s time in office a new airport was identified as important if we were to make use of our great tourism potential.

Dear Editor, I just read an online article published by the Guyana Times under the caption: `Son, son-in-law of senior Region 9 official get millions worth of contracts.’

Dear Editor, “Nrityageet has followed a path of diversity through dance, and Guyanese of all ethnic origins share and perform Indian dance of different dance styles…” The writer can attest to having experienced the first performance by Nrityageet at Queen’s College and becoming a devotee throughout the years, including those when the group performed at the Chinese (Cosmos) Sports Club – an interlude omitted in the article published in SN of Saturday 27, 2019.

Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC coalition must be commended for passing a motion in the National Assembly honouring the late former PNCR parliamentarian, Abdul Kadir, describing him as “a great man, a stalwart, a bold and courageous man”.

Mr. Julian Edmonds, the Head Coach of Guyana’s CARIFTA Games team that brought away a record 10 medals (four gold, two silver and four bronze) from the recently concluded 48th staging of the event in the Cayman Islands is perfectly correct.

Dear Editor, Last Friday a motion was  brought before the House that said: “Be it resolved, that this National Assembly records its deep regret on the death of Mr.