Opinion

President Irfaan Ali hosted the traditional annual media brunch at State House on Sunday, telling the assembled journalists that he was “open to constructive criticism”, to ideas, and the “sharing of responsibilities for the development and advancement of our country.”

Dear Editor, Just my opinion and it may not be acceptable to a number of people.

Dear Editor, In conversation with many Guyanese folks, following my letter published in this newspaper on Jan.

Dear Editor, Permit me to share with your readers as it pertains to a very important concern; as a former serving regional councillor for Region Four, I feel I owe it to myself and to the newly placed councillors also.

Dear Editor, I read statements by His Excellency President Irfaan Ali on the issue of race in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to a letter titled `Bring back the constituency system and reform the rights commissions’ which was published in your online edition dated February 2, 2021.

 Dear Editor, Once again, our beloved nation state is being distracted by a level of folly, and unnecessary energy, being spent on things like gifts and the strange behaviour by sections of the Police Force and our Judiciary.

It probably looks good on paper, but the Government of Guyana’s $25,000 COVID-19 relief and household support grant, much like its handling of the transmission of the infection and other aspects of the pandemic to date, is far from even handed and shamefully steeped in politics.

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) is in no way seeking to obstruct the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) or to prevent scrutiny of Government’s spending.

Dear Editor, Fully informed people are essential to a democratic State.

Dear Editor, The desire of the government parliamentarians to remove David Patterson as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is rife with suspicion.

Dear Editor, My first encounter with the cops in Guyana.  I am a tourist.  

Dear Editor, I could never understand why politicians keep insulting the intelligence of the citizenry with the nonsense that liberally emanates from their mouths.

Dear Editor, The work of an important parliamentary oversight committee is held up as the opposition holds firm in its stance that the former chairman  of the same committee, who had several charges before the court, was not removed or asked to resign, so they continue in having faith and confidence in their chairman.

Dear Editor, Recently there has been news of numerous hotels about to be built in Guyana.

On Saturday last, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) issued a statement on its ongoing imbroglio with the media with regard to restricted access to the Guyana National Stadium, Providence for reporting on the conditions at the facility.

Dear Editor, Not much has been disclosed about the malfunctioning/non-operational Exxon compressor for the reading public to understand the magnitude and gravity of the problems.