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Dear Editor,   Two developments caught my attention recently. Both brought a chuckle on the way things are in Guyana.

Wednesday’s editorial (The choice of Commonwealth Secretary-General) provided a rather good explanation and some useful insights into the machinations behind the campaign for the top job in the Commonwealth and the eventual election of Dominica’s nominee, Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal (a village in the county of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom), at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Anil Nandlall’s letter (‘The government cannot avoid the provisions of the Procurement Act’ SN, December 1)) in which he sets out in extenso the provisions of the Procurement Act in order to “prove” that I was wrong in defending the government’s action by signing an MOU with Fedders Lloyd without another tender process, and asserting that such a process was to Guyana’s disadvantage.

Dear Editor, In recently saw a picture in the Guyana Chronicle which shows sand weighing around 1800 lbs per square foot that has been dumped by the owners of Celina Atlantic over the existing sea defences below, to continue their illegal expansion of the resort.

Dear Editor, I read Narissa Deokarran’s letter complaining about severe pollution fumes (‘NDC will not deal with health hazard of air pollution’ SN, Nov 30) and saw your follow-up report in ‘Lusignan resident seeking relief from neighbour’s fireside fumes’ (SN, Dec 2).

Dear Editor, That Carifesta X would come up for an enquiry is no surprise.

Dear Editor, Sectarian violence is more pronounced in the Central African Republic where there are deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims.

Dear Editor, Over a year ago (November 12, 2014), you were kind enough to publish my letter relating to the over payment of my income tax through the PAYE system.

Dear Editor, GTT is providing free wifi to churches, and other places will soon get that service.

Dear Editor, Santa Claus came early to Guyana this year. He came in October to play special host to two prized political children: one had laboured in vain and the other dissipated scarce natural resources.

One month ago today, a one-hour-old baby born to Akiem Balgobin and Phoulmattie Ramjattan at the Georgetown Public Hospital, fell, reportedly off of a cot, at the hospital while under the care of a nurse or nurses in the hospital’s Maternity Unit.

Dear Editor,   Advance payments should not be asked for from ExxonMobil, and are unlikely to be obtained in an environment of battered oil prices, which the recent International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast claims will stay low for quite some time.

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Dear Editor, The coalition government has commendably spared no efforts in outlining its vision for local government in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Permit me the opportunity to respond to Minister Allicock’s pronouncements on the LCDS-GRIF funded Amerindian Development Fund Project carried in the November 28 edition of the Kaieteur News captioned ‘Amerindian Develop-ment Fund projects to be restructured’ and another article carried in the November 15 edition of the Stabroek News captioned ‘Most Amerindian Fund projects missed objectives’.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) recognises Junior Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Ms Simona Broomes’ ongoing visits to workplaces and more particularly the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI).

Dear Editor, For a very long time now I have noted with a great deal of interest that all my overseas mail delivered to me from the GPO has been tampered with.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to an article I read on Inews’ website on 2nd November 2015 with the headline ‘Persons with house lots urged to start construction’.