Dear Editor, In the European tradition, at least until the 17th century, parliamentary Speakers were seen as agents of the kings who carried out the dictates of monarchs wielding enormous powers.
Dear Editor, In spite of the persistence of racial voting in Guyana, the November 28 election was historic because of the hung Parliament.
Dear Editor, I just read with great disappointment the news that Guyana will not be fielding a team in the upcoming T20 tournament in Antigua due to the current controversy involving the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Government of Guyana.
Dear Editor, The Promenade Garden stands as a beauty in the city of Georgetown.
Dear Editor, Suriname’s President is currently the Chairman of Caricom and incidentally heads the sub-committee on cricket in the region.
Dear Editor, General elections have been conducted in Guyana and the people have spoken.
Dear Editor, Firstly, please allow me to openly acknowledge excellent customer care as exhibited by Mr Carl Stewart at Caribbean Airline’s check-in counter at CB International, Timehri.
Dear Editor, It seems that the way to get prime mining land from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is to break the law, seek government intervention, further break the law and then you are granted prime land for mining in the long term.
Dear Editor, Several years ago, there was a period of time when the power company was GEC, and whatever salary and wage increases were announced during the reading of the National Budget, such increases were also enjoyed by the employees of GEC.
Dear Editor Airplay royalties payments to Guyanese recording artistes and songwriters, registered with the PRS and other copyright bodies, was an annual fixture in Guyana until 1992.
Dear Editor, The human being is a multidimensional entity with the capacity to think, make decisions and choices.
Dear Editor, We the pensioners of Uitvlugt Sugar Estate experienced what a senior citizen once described as, “When you turn pensioner you turn a begga.”
Dear Editor, The current tripartite dialogue among the three political parties that won parliamentary seats is essentially in the interest of the three political parties.
Dear Editor, There is something a little surreal about a letter from Samuel H Johnson in your edition of Dec 31 (‘Citizens should be allowed to keep their caps on in air-conditioned offices’).
Dear Editor, Guyanese and other observers who are cautiously optimistic about Mr Ramotar’s presidency should disabuse themselves of the notion that there are substantive differences between Mr Ramotar and Mr Jagdeo.
Dear Editor, I was reluctant to further enter this public debate on the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Dear Editor, With Portia Simpson-Miller the elected Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michele Bachman in the race for the chance to be the Republican Presidential Candidate, Kamla Persad-Bissessar the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hillary Clinton the Secretary of State for the USA, Tarja Halonen the President of Finland, Angela Merkel the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the President of Liberia, Cristina E Fernández de Kirchner the President of Argentina, Dame Louise Lake-Tack the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, Dilma Vana Linhares Rousseff the President of Brazil and Julia Gillard the Prime Minister of Australia (just to name a few) there’s no denying that the role of women has changed and women are climbing the ladder of political and corporate leadership.
Dear Editor, Undoubtedly there is tremendous anger against corruption. The public outrage has come out on the streets to give vent to their frustration.
Dear Editor, The Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Association of Guyana would like at this time to wish the President of this green land, his ministers and all the members of parliament a prosperous and productive 2012.
Dear Editor, Over the recent years, there has been an increasing level of noise emanating from homes, weddings, funerals, churches, vehicles etc.
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