Opinion

Dear Editor, Ralph Ramkarran’s column, based on a longer article by Kamal Ramkarran, on the “long-lost swizzle” brought back vivid memories of my own experiences of that remarkable and potent concoction.

Dear Editor, With the embarrassing defeat at Hobart Oval last week in the first Test (in two and a half days) and the disastrous performance in the warm-up match that preceded it, is it not time for the selectors of that squad to be questioned about their experiment of choosing youth over experience ‒ the so called Clive Lloyd model?

Dear Editor, May I take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome Madame Justice Cummings-Edwards on her recent appointment as Chief Justice (ag).

Dear Editor,   The change is Georgetown seems to have had little effect in several areas.

Dear Editor,   The current administration’s decision to move ahead with the construction of the Specialty Hospital at Turkeyen has attracted much criticism, most notably from the political opposition.

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Dear Editor, Since a month has not elapsed following Team Integrity’s victory at the GFF’s electoral congress, it may be a bit harsh to judge the Guyana Football Federation’s President.

As has been widely reported, on last Wednesday, December 9, the electorate in St Vincent & the Grenadines made the identical choice to that which they made five years ago, and indeed since 2001, as they returned Dr Ralph Gonsalves and his Unity Labour Party (ULP) to office with eight of the fifteen electoral seats in the House of Assembly.

Dear Editor,   I read with interest the article in your December 14 edition titled ‘Central Housing issues land use warning’.

Dear Editor, It took years of hard work and renting, but I was able to acquire a very good plot of land in the middle class community of Diamond after waiting years.

Dear Editor, A group of students from Lima Sands approached me to highlight their problems to the government and the Region Two administration so they can receive help to attend school regularly.These

Dear Editor, I just read Ivan John’s letter ‘West Indies should take a sabbatical from Test cricket (SN, December 14) and I can’t agree more.

Dear Editor, The following report is extracted from the November 2015 issue of ‘People Management’ published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development: “Xavier Broseta, Assistant HR Manager of Air France, has been taking the lead in complex negotiations that would see the carrier lose 2,900 jobs and increase flying hours for pilots.

Dear Editor, Two plants, sugarcane and bamboo, both members of the grass family and C4 plants, reproduce themselves rapidly, one in a single year the other in 4 years.

Dear Editor, From time to time members of the opposition, including its leader, General Secretary of the PPP, and the former attorney general Mr Anil Nandlall, raised several issues, among them that of the transparency of certain actions of the government.

Dear Editor, Here is a short summary of the benefits of sport psychology that I have passed on to the WIBC.

Dear Editor, On Sunday I asked the following question of Stabroek News on their blog about the sale of the Marriott Hotel and got the shock of my life: “Was the investor willing to pay US$10m for the whole hotel?

Dear Editor, The discussions on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Guyana Police Force continue in the print and electronic media and elsewhere.

Dear Editor,   It is universally accepted that no man is perfect.

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