Politikles
Politikles
Politikles
Politics, in particular presidential politics, in our Brazilian neighbour continues to take an interesting turn as economic growth has substantially diminished since the period of President Lula da Silva’s tenure.
Dear Editor, Recently, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, in one of his weekly ruminations at Conversation Tree dot com, stated that one of the reasons “why the US got upset with the PPP was because the Party did not support a resolution on Syria”.
Dear Editor, It is good that President Granger and Minister Roopnaraine interacted with the schoolchildren at the rally and made several promises to them.
Dear Editor, We elected leaders to represent us. Nearly half of us voted for the PPP, implicitly accepting their paramountcy of money values.
Dear Editor, Last week was supposed to be a good week for the APNU+AFC government.
Dear Editor, During 2014 I realised that I needed additional references for a project I had been working on for some years.
Dear Editor, With the furore surrounding pay increases for government ministers and members of parliament at full tilt, most of the urban based so-called interest groups are simply reacting to the pompous words of the Minister of State, the latter needing to eat humble pie.
Dear Editor, I would like to express my disgust and surprise at the attitude of the APNU+AFC government over the recent increases in salaries for ministers and members of parliament.
Dear Editor, I should like to proffer another perspective on the issue of the increase in pay our Guyana legislators have granted themselves in these ‘worst of times’.
Dear Editor, It’s wholly disconcerting that the 20% promised to public servants across the board has not materialized; instead they’ve been relegated to a measly 5% which is really a slap in the face of dedicated hard-working career public servants.
Dear Editor, The not-so-new government (any more) appears intent on marooning itself in precarious waters.
Dear Editor, I am appalled at the orchestrated outrage being vented against the Granger administration over the announced 50% pay increase for ministers.
Even if we debate the matter of just how deserving of a salary increase our ministers are till the proverbial cows come home, differences of opinion on the issue will remain.
Dear Editor, The recent announcement about a 50% increase in salaries for Ministers of the APNU-AFC government has been received with outrage and criticism by many quarters in Guyana.
Dear Editor, The election of the APNU+AFC coalition government has generated a surge of expectations, particularly among the education community that the long neglect of tertiary education, training and research was over.
Dear Editor, Reading recently about an exceptional performance by Xavier Marshall in a fete match in New York, got me thinking about Marshall himself, Garrick, Barath, Kieron Powell, Pagon, Jerome Taylor and other talented cricketers who have apparently either left the game or almost left, and the reasons for their departure.
Dear Editor, I’m of Indigenous background and a former Toshao. I have no bone to pick with anyone from any political party.
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