Opinion

Dear Editor, I have been approached by a number of people complaining or concerned about the impact of the 2014 Budget cuts on the entry of students into the University of Guyana (UG).

Dear Editor, Guyanese, especially those who live in Antigua have a better relationship with the Labour government than Baldwin Spencer’s United Progressive Party (UPP).

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, I challenged President Ramotar to dispute my contention that the ‘disaster’ of the Georgetown municipality was not entirely the result of actions by his government.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced the National Grade Six Assessment results on Friday, accompanied by some preliminary analysis of what the figures implied.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of being in the audience for a presentation organized by Blue CAPS on ‘Adaptive Leadership.’

Dear Editor,   It is being peddled that gold is being smuggled to Suriname because it appears that there is a shortage; however it is my humble view that it is being used as a smokescreen for the powerful.

Dear Editor,   I’ve been in coastal Guyana for the past month.

Dear Editor,   I refer to an article published in SN, June 13 2014 on page 3, ‘New arrangements for Albert Street.’

Dear Editor, Who are the prime movers behind the so-called Blue Caps trying to fool?

Dear Editor, My friend, the charming Dr Dolly Hassan has taken me to task to speak to Mayor Hamilton Green about the garbage situation in Georgetown (‘The PNC should concede that certain mistakes were made during its tenure,’ SN, June 11).

Dear Editor,   The David Granger visit to Richmond Hill, Queens, a few weeks ago, in what was once considered a PPP overseas stamping ground, probably was a first for Guyana’s main opposition party, but may also have inflicted the first crack in Guyana’s racial curse or made racial tensions worse, depending on who you believe in the various letters and comments to date on the visit.

Dear Editor,   I refer to a letter by Dolly Hassan in SN of June 11 headlined, ‘The PNC should concede that certain mistakes were made during its tenure.’

Dear Editor,   I read with great interest the release issued by the West Indies senior cricket coach.

Last month the University of the West Indies hosted a three-day Cannabis Conference at its Mona campus, co-sponsored by UWI and the Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Task Force (CCMRTF).

Dear Editor,   I have been following the Walter Rodney inquiry hearings as closely as I am able to.

Politikles

Dear Editor, Two newspaper headlines read as follows: ‘“Only elections can break deadlock” Rohee tells Babu John commemoration’ (Stabroek News March 10, 2014); ‘“Government won’t go to polls over budget cuts” says Luncheon -signals negotiations with opposition’ (Stabroek News, April 24, 2014).

Dear Editor, Tuesday, June 10, was a beautiful day in the community life of Agricola.