Opinion

Dear Editor, One wonders how many of political and relevant pontificates have bothered to research when the current Public Service Job Structure was established, with a related compensation structure.

Dear Editor, The recent news that the Catholic Bishop actually stated publicly that the anti-sodomy laws in Guyana should be made null and void is the height of irresponsibility, recklessness and hypocrisy.

A number of prominent individuals and organisations in a letter to this newspaper on Wednesday are among those who have asked about the treatment of 26 Haitian nationals currently held at the Hugo Chávez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration.

Dear Editor, One reads with dismay the comments in the Guyana Chronicle by Nicholas Boyer, head of the Private Sector Commission that his members at this time cannot withstand an increase in the minimum wage.

Dear Editor, As we join with the world in observance of the sixteen days of activism for the elimination of violence against women and girls, Help & Shelter acknowledges all funding agencies, government ministries, non- governmental and civil society organisations, faith-based organisations and other groups who have been diligently working to address issues surrounding intimate partner and other forms of violence affecting our country, being mindful however that we should not get stuck in the vicious cycle of reinventing the wheel but seeking to build upon existing foundations, to expand beyond our comforts, take new risks and embrace new challenges as we seek to eliminate violence in all its forms against women and girls in a world impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) joins the United Nations (UN), members of the international and regional disability communities and Guyanese living with disabilities today to observe International Day  of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) under the theme “Building back better, toward a disability inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

Dear Editor, With all the emphasis being placed on the elimination of sub-standard works done by contractors contracted by the Government one would expect that technical specifications and information supplied in the bill of quantities for contractors to follow would adhere to relevant standards or at least make sense.

Dear Editor, Something must be said for longevity in politics. In their book ‘We Shall Not Fail: The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill’ Celia Sandys and Jonathan Littman note that some leaders stay on far too long, outliving their usefulness.

Dear Editor, Seeing photographs of two presidents and their spouses ostensibly without masks prompted my letter of December 01, 2020 essentially saying that leaders should lead by example.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your news reports (Dec 1, 2) on the robbery of Marcus Bisram (no relationship to me).

World AIDS Day was observed on Tuesday last under the theme “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility”.

Dear Editor, The perceived reluctance by the Çhair of Gecom to condignly deal with the alleged election riggers is due if not in part then wholly to the fact these matters and persons are before the Court.

Dear Editor, We the undersigned call on the Government of Guyana to urgently clarify the status of the 26 Haitian women, children and men who reportedly entered Guyana legally from Barbados in early November and were granted up to six months’ stay in the country by Immigration.

Dear Editor, As of now there have been three active Administrations within this decade, with each in such implacable opposition, that neither has troubled to relate to any positive effort the other may have promoted, with the aim of possible improvement.

Dear Editor, The recent press release by UWI Vice-Chancellor Professor Hilary Beckles that the Guyana government is planning to pursue tertiary online education courses at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus for 20,000 Guyanese is quite consistent with the PPPC’s manifesto promise to create the skillset needed to propel the country’s human resource development strategy.

Dear Editor, No self-respecting Chairperson of GECOM worth their salt can rationally justify their inaction and reluctance to discipline the culpable staff when after nearly four months is about to elapse where they were blatantly and barefacedly attempting to rig the 2020 elections.