Opinion

Dear Editor, As we approach the 2020 elections, politicians and their supporters will be making various sorts of arguments to demonstrate why they should be elected to govern Guyanese society.

Dear Editor, I read the comment made by the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to the media where he said, “There are no empty lots” in seeking to refute the claim made by the Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo that during the verification of new registrants exercise, where some 6,000 of the new registrants could not be found, there were empty lots as addresses of some of the unfound new registrants.

Anyone who thinks Guyana’s politics are complicated, confusing and exhausting has not been following the events which have been convulsing Venezuela’s political universe.

Dear Editor, Our party congratulates the Guyanese people on a peaceful nomination day.

Dear Editor, I notice that the smaller parties are talking of coalescing to form a “third force” and ANUG and FED-UP are already at it; overall, this is a good sign for political maturity in our dear Republic and it certainly bodes well for the future – coalition politics in Guyana has been nurtured by Mr.

Dear Editor, The Aracari Hotel and Resort is much more than just a hotel.

Dear Editor, I might sound unorthodox as regards political affairs but allow me to articulate my observation from a spiritual perspective as regards the forthcoming general elections.

Dear Editor The man with the push cart music soon changed the tune from one with lyrics supportive of APNU+AFC to one supportive of the PPP/C as that party’s Nominations Day entourage approached the Umana Yana. 

In a recent exchange on the fate of liberal democracy, British historian Niall Ferguson and the Canadian scholar-politician Michael Ignatieff offered almost diametrically opposed views of the short-term political future.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to respond to the contents of a Guyana Times article “134.2B in tax concessions, doubled under APNU/ AFC Government, significant amount of luxury vehicles – AG report”.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) over the past few days has seen several articles in the press and other news media attributed to the Auditor General’s 2018 report.

Dear Editor, Henry B Jeffrey has come up with a bogus analysis of my letter dated January 6, 2020 in Stabroek News, with his logic defying response in Stabroek News on January 8, 2020.

Dear Editor, I recalled reading the opposition PPP/C describing their Election Launch Rally, at the Kitty Market Square, as a “low-cost rally”.

Dear Editor, Happy New Year to you and your staff along with the readers. 

Dear Editor, In a letter titled `GECOM’s tinkering with Revised List of Electors is unlawful and must be discontinued’ (Stabroek News, 09/01/2020), Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, expressed alarm that the Secretariat of the Commission is manipulating the Revised List of Electors (RLE).

We have had Mao’s Little Red Book, Gadaffi’s Little Green Book, and metaphorically speaking, the Little Black Book. 

Dear Editor, I note, with alarm, the admission by the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission that it is tinkering with the Revised List of Electors (RLE), following its publication on the 4th January, 2020. 

Dear Editor, The GuySuCo in a statement which appeared in the media regarding its production lamented the performance of its factories at Uitvlugt and Albion.