Opinion

Dear Editor, In a situation that inflicted blows of indecency, our understanding of democracy and human rights, one of our Elders in 1953 stated, and I quote “this confounded nonsense must stop.”

Dear Editor, Reading Aubrey Norton’s statement just after the US announced its visa restrictions on Guyanese governmental officials, enablers and supporters brought back memories of the infamous Taliban spokesperson.

Dear Editor, It is a good job that Lowenfield was not the scorer at the Test Match in the UK this weekend.

Dear Editor, Given the high levels of violence currently in the country it is important that we as a nation relook at our approach to law enforcement and the acceptance of deportees within our borders.

On Sunday last, this newspaper reported that ExxonMobil and two of its subcontractors had been fined three times this year – in March, April, and May – for “minor spills of hydraulic fluid in the offshore Stabroek Block”.

Dear Editor, I am no legal person not even so trained.

Dear Editor, This is in response to the SN letter of June 24 last, written by Desmond Trotman, government-nominated GECOM Commissioner and WPA member, in which he stresses, amongst other things, that he is not party to a course of rigging the March 2020 elections especially as he was appointed by President Granger, also leader of APNU, shortly after the WPA (which allied itself to the PNC to form APNU) publicly stated it would not condone election rigging; this timing somehow transposes the WPA position to that of the President. 

Dear Editor, Based on what transpired in the last twenty-four hours in Guyana, a few points must be made: It is now trite that GECOM’s extensive adjournments and late hour meetings facilitate further mischief and delay.

Dear Editor, Help & Shelter offers its solidarity and support to Akola Thompson and the other women who have courageously come forward to expose the domestic abuse they suffered at the hands of Ruel Johnson. 

Dear Editor, There is a clear conflict between the Chairman of GECOM and the Chief Elec-tion Officer who are supposed to work together and have been doing so until recently. 

Dear Editor, APNU+AFC supporters have descended on the State House for the second time in a week to engage their leader, without regard to Covid-19 restrictions.

Dear Editor, The political crisis in Guyana stemmed from the successful passage of the No Confidence Motion (NCM) against the Government in Decem-ber, 2018, wherein a national election should have been held within three months therefrom as stipulated by the Guyana constitution.

Dear Editor, I note the Ministry of the Presidency’s response to my earlier Statement.

On Sunday, the West Indies cricket team completed a fine four-wicket victory over their English hosts in the First Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Dear Editor, All of Guyana is now aware that the Chair of GECOM, Claudette Singh, has decided to give the Chief Election Officer (CEO), Mr.

Dear Editor, Keith Lowenfield yesterday received a fourth request to submit the “fit and proper” report for the March 2 Elections.

Dear Editor, While some people seem to be comfortable with the decision of Gecom’s Chair to set aside Lowenfield’s Elections Report   of July 11, 2020 which shows the PNCR coalition with a one-seat lead over the PPP/C, others continue to be apprehensive and express disenchantment over the protracted delay in the declaration of the winner.