Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In 1983 the Police had a superhit titled, “I’ll be watching you” which is what I believe has come to capture the essences of Guyana’s March 2nd elections.

Dear Editor, Before we debate shared governance and create false positive solutions, Guyanese have to first accept there are 10 inconvenient truths facing us that we ignore or choose to ignore at our peril.

Dear Editor, I must confess I was very gratified to see the number of young people who were lining up early yesterday to spend 11 hours in (relatively) close confinement doing their civic duty in this time of viral political and covid-19 contagion.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days, I have witnessed on social media the most vile, wicked, racist and ill- informed comments about the High Commissioner for Canada to Guyana.

Dear Editor, I admire the intent of Kowlasar Misir’s letter “They should prioritize democratic ideals” (SN,May 1,2020), which is a response to my letter “ `Malicious, mischievous and reckless editorial’ (SN April 29).

Dear Editor. From reports gleaned the treatment meted out to reporters covering the national recount is not only shabby and disrespectful but tells the esteem to which this group is held.

Dear Editor, An oil spill was discovered yesterday, 2020 May 6 within the compound of the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Dear Editor, As has been feared, based on observations of the layouts and footprints of counting stations at the Counting Centre, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears to be making maximum perverse use of the COVID-19 situation to keep stakeholders and observers remote from satisfactory direct observation and verification of the recount process for ballot boxes of the General and Regional Elections, 2020.

Dear Editor, As the recount progressed on day one, a realization of what we are engaged in hit home with some force; Guyanese are once again counting votes at a central location as we did during the Burnham era.

Dear Editor, As Guyana continues to grapple with two unfortunate situations, post-election neurosis and the onslaught of a serious biological threat COVID-19, the need to uphold a firm stance on proper electoral procedures and safeguarding ourselves from contracting the virus are of paramount importance to the nation’s overall welfare.

Dear Editor, As a rule, I try to avoid being personal in public polemics since doing otherwise can open the door to character assassination.

Dear Editor, Two former Presidents and a current acting PM were once close comrades of Komal Chand.

Dear Editor; As has been feared, based on observations of the layouts and footprints of counting stations at the International Counting Centre, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears to be making maximum perverse use of the COVID-19 situation to keep stakeholders and observers remote from satisfactory direct observation and verification of the recount process for ballot boxes of the General and Regional Elections, 2020.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space to highlight some possible troubling issues which may arise during the days of the highly anticipated recount /election 2020 audit.

Dear Editor,  At the time of penning this letter (Tues. morning, 5th May) there has been a media rampage across the communication spectrum claiming Government’s denial of a return of the Carter Center and a GECOM/ Government collaboration to rig elections.

Dear Editor, Death has struck another painful blow to one of the stalwarts of the People’s Progressive Party and an unsung hero of our country, Cde Feroze Mohamed.

Dear Editor, In my last letter I urged parents to think of the lockdown as a Master’s Programme in simply chilling. After

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a little space to enquire about the relevance of a large colourful figure of a woman who appears to be drinking coconut water and  prominently displayed outside the entrance of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Dear Editor, One hopes that the matter is being actively discussed by the management of the National Insurance Scheme and by the decision-makers to whom they report.

Dear Editor, The observations, experiences, and reports keep piling up and further confirming what went before.