Opinion

In a Page One comment on June 25th, Stabroek News stated the following in relation to the Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield: “As we have said before, Mr Lowenfield must be summarily dismissed from his position.

Dear Editor, I watched, with absolute dismay, David Granger come out of State House yesterday to address a crowd of APNU+AFC supporters who, under the COVID-19 regulations, should have been immediately dispersed by the police.

Dear Editor, On June 30, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was passed by China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), added to the list of national laws in Annex III to the Basic Law of the HKSAR, and applied locally by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR.

Dear Editor, Salaams and congratulations to the ninth Executive President of Guyana Dr.

Dear Editor, Following the welcomed Caribbean Court of Justice’s decision on the 8th of July, 2020, it is now for Gecom and essentially its Chairwoman to act swiftly in concluding the exhaustingly lengthy Elections which has been prolonged for in excess of four months causing grave distress to our nation, in accordance with the recount results.

Dear Editor, In 2010, Barak Obama took responsibility for what he described as a “systemic failure” that resulted in an alleged terrorist boarding a flight to the United States.

Dear Editor, Noting the national importance of the Guyana March 2 election issue that was presented to it, the CCJ’s President Adrian Saunders observed that everyone would want this matter to be over as soon as practicably possible.

Dear Editor, Each time GECOM is about to move the process forward blockades are thrown its way, with another delaying tactic to further frustrate and seemingly to deny the will of the people. 

Most Guyanese are hoping that the CCJ’s decision on Wednesday marks the end of the long excursion into legal back alleys intended to block the declaration of the true result of the election held on March 2nd.

Dear Editor, As was expected, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) overturned the controversial majority decision of Justices Brassington Reynolds and Dawn Gregory in the Application brought by Eslyn David to, among other things, ostensibly interpret s.177(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Everybody is talking about it. Nobody wants it.  Nobody wants to do what is required to start, much less to get there. 

Dear Editor, As I with great anxiety awaited certainly what would be a monumental ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), I began to reflect on the shame the Coalition had brought us and the ignoble legacy that it has bequeathed to all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), once again, wishes to lend its voice to the call for peace and responsible behaviour by all as the nation awaits the final declaration of the March 02, 2020, General and Regional Elections.

Dear Editor, If more votes do not mean more valid votes, then in a cricket match a victory by say 60 runs more should be questioned on the ground that 60 runs are not 60 valid runs.

This was bound to happen. The signs were there all along that Hong Kong’s semi-autonomy and the way the special administrative region flexed it were vexing to the People’s Republic of China so no one should be surprised at the recent new security law imposed by China that in essence could be used to quell dissent against the Chinese government and reduce Hong Kong’s autonomy.

Dear Editor, An erroneous piece of ‘news’ was circulated on various social media platforms recently accusing me of seeking to exert influence over the CCJ ruling by virtue of being a member on the Board of Trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s Trust Fund.

Dear Editor, Francis Ferreira, a distinguished Guyanese Artist has passed away.