Opinion

From his recent correspondence with Justice (Rtd) James Patterson, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), President Granger has made it seem as if he always recognised the constitutional stipulation for general elections to be held within three months of the motion of no confidence which was passed against his government on December 21,  2018. 

Dear Editor, The letter by Gail Teixeira, “GECOM has no authority to state it is unable to hold elections prior to date being announced, President knowingly causing constitutional crisis” (SN: 1/3/ 2019), is highly disingenuous, especially from someone who has been in public life as long as the Honourable Member of Parliament has.

Dear Editor, According to a Demerara Waves article dated March 2nd, the Hon.

Dear Editor, It is now 70 days since the no-confidence motion was passed on December 21, 2018.

Dear Editor, On the 19th January, 2019, the People’s Progressive Party selected Irfaan Ali as its presidential candidate for the upcoming National and Regional Elections.

A new layer of complication has been introduced into Guyana’s already Byzantine politics.

Dear Editor, The mission of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to promote compliance with Guyana’s Tax laws, administer tax legislation in a fair, transparent and consistent manner, and deliver quality services to all taxpayers.

Dear Editor, As the Management of the (RUSAL/BCGI) continues to resist every encouragement to reinstate all workers who were recently dismissed, the Chief Labour Officer has invited the Company along with the Union (Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU)) to a meeting scheduled for 9:00 am on Monday, March 4, 2019 at his Office.

Dear Editor, It is interesting to note that all the related observers are insistent on holding to a position that there is one form of (conclusive) dual citizenship, regardless of various attendant circumstances.

Dear Editor, Please refer to the letter captioned ‘East Ruimveldt Market is in dire need of upgrading’ published in the February 20, 2019 edition of your newspaper.

Dear Editor, On the recent internet ‘town-hall’ session hosted by Sasenarine Singh, Mr.

Dear Editor, I write with regards to a recent online article:  https://newssourcegy.com/news/

Dear Editor, I just wanted to share with you what I got for the millions of dollars I spent on my land in the Providence Remigrant Scheme.

In September 2016, as the most anti-intellectual political campaign in modern American history neared its end, a surprisingly highbrow defence of Trumpism appeared in the Claremont Review of Books.

Dear Editor, The lack of transparency continues to plague villages like Kwebana.

Dear Editor, The 1980 Guyana Constitution Article 106 was radically amended during the 1999-2001 Constitution Reform period by the addition of two new clauses 106 (6) and (7) based on the recommendations of the report of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC)  of July 17, 1999 which provided for “the Cabinet, including the President, who is part and parcel of the Cabinet as provided for in Article 106, must resign if the government is defeated by a majority of all the members of the National Assembly on a vote of confidence” Please note that the CRC does not appear to have recommended a three-month period within which elections were to be held nor does it appear that it provided for an extension by a 2/3 majority of the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese nation and governments since independence have demonstrated an open-handed policy in relation to foreign investments, to facilitate economic and social development.

Dear Editor, I have read with great interest, Mr Ram’s letter (Stabroek News, 27/2/19), `Ramjattan cited doctrine of necessity to justify failure of Administration to comply with No Confidence Motion’.