Opinion

Dear Editor, I do think that the word ‘iconic’ does Johnny Nash justice. 

Dear Editor, Mr. Ravi Dev sought to respond to my letter of Oct 2, which as far as I know was only published in Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, I must commend the artist Desmond Alli for marking the 40th anniversary of the severely flawed 1980 constitution that has weighed down Guyanese politics like a boulder on our necks.

Viewed on a graph, Guyana’s COVID-19 figures are on a quickening upward climb.

Dear Editor, Nurses have to get up every morning (or afternoon if they work nightshift) and prepare for the possibility that they will encounter a patient with a deadly virus.

Dear Editor, A new free online course is being launched to investigate the history of British colonial slavery in the Caribbean, reflecting its links to racial inequalities and present-day global protests.

Dear Editor, For the past two weeks I have noticed that the workers at the Temperature Testing Point at De Hoop, Region 5 have arrived at work around 10 am along with two police officers.

Dear Editor, In the interest of those 5th and 6th form students across our region who have been negatively impacted by the controversy surrounding the declared results of this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council’s exams, it is critically important that a remedial process be quickly settled upon and applied.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people suffered through anxious months in the aftermath of the March elections with the country facing a pandemic at the same time and I looked forward to a breath of fresh air with this new Government.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union is being unfair to the new Government, encouraging its members to call in sick, engaging in daily protests, and contemplating strike action, at such a time as this.

The arms of the local metaphorical rumour windmill have started gathering speed and names are being bandied around for the vacant post of Director of Sports.

Dear Editor, It’s interesting to see the continuing circulation of the Lexus story.

Dear Editor, One of the effects of  prison riots is that we are so intimidated by their occurrence that we turn our attention solely at considering what can be done immediately, to bring these occurrences to an end.

Dear Editor, Any transformational programmes and activities are disrupted and even terminated when a new administration takes the reins.

Last week’s small squall arising out of the handling of the official disclosure that the strictures relating to Public Servants’ work schedules were being removed and that the COVID-19 curfew window was being pushed open further resulted largely from the brusque manner in which the announcement was made.

Dear Editor, Effective means of settlement of labour disputes, whether disputes of rights or disputes of interest are determined by the established machinery through consultation, negotiations, and with third party assistance in collective bargaining process, and statutory regulations.