Opinion
APNU+AFC may be seeking time to enable non-nationals to be qualified for citizenship
Dear Editor, The abundance of conspiracy theories notwithstanding, one particular view attracted my attention recently.
The house to house registration of 2019 was an illegal act
Dear Editor, The nature of the PNC/APNU+AFC is unfolding before our very eyes.
Will GECOM again prove to be a willing partner in the political power play?
Dear Editor, It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Constitution of Guyana is worth little more than the paper on which it is written.
How can President not know of issues affecting production and profitability in gold and diamond sector?
Dear Editor, On the 6th September, Caretaker President David Granger hosted an interactive business luncheon for stakeholders of the mining community, members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) and National Mining Syndicate (NMS) were present and related a litany of woes to Granger; President of the GGDMA, Mr.
Headline error
Dear Editor, The headline on page 27 SN September 9 should in fact read ‘Simmons, Ramdin star as Trinbago Knight Riders romp to third win’.
Politikles
The right of workers in the oil and gas sector to trade union representation
There are those who might even argue that the right to unionization is of little more than decorative value since it is unlikely that any more than 10% of our work force is unionized anyway.
Hurricane not credible explanation for delay in Roger Khan’s return
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Guyana Chronicle article `Hurricane delays Roger Khan’s return’ (GC 9/7) which reported that according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, Hurricane Dorian delayed Roger Khan’s return home on Thursday September 5, 2019.
Brexit process in UK puts Guyana gov’t to shame
Dear Editor, While Guyanese are battling to force an errant Government to comply with crystal clear language of their Constitution, their supreme law; to obey Orders emanating from the highest Court in their judicial hierarchical structure; and, to extract from its elections body, a clear signal that it is prepared to carry out its fundamental constitutional duty to hold elections that are long lawfully overdue, the world is witnessing, at the other end of the democratic spectrum, the citizens of one of the oldest democracy on earth, the United Kingdom, being allowed to freely exercise their rights and freedoms and in so doing, stretching the institutions of democracy of that nation to its elastic limits.
Concentrated political co-operation and sound policies would facilitate exponential growth
Dear Editor, We are in the silly season once again. I am not necessarily referring to our politicians but specifically to our national system of governance.
Politikles
Another moment of truth for the Constitution
Last Friday’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) saw the secretariat headed by the Chief Election Officer proposing a timeframe of March next year as the earliest date for general elections which should have already been completed by March 21st of this year.
A significant section of the then Diamond Estate cultivation was abandoned in 1985
Dear Editor, The GAWU cannot fail to address the several contentions raised by Mr Lincoln Lewis in his letter that appeared in the September 06 edition of Stabroek News (`It was the Jagdeo gov’t that initiated the closure of Diamond, LBI sugar fields’) as he sought to offer a response to our letter which appeared in several sections of the media on September 05, 2019.
Failure to define ‘market rate’ in Exxon oil contract could cost Guyana billions of US dollars
Dear Editor, Guyana is responsible for paying the interest on the oil companies’ loans.
NIS inefficient in processing my life certificate
Dear Editor, I would like to add my voice to the many complaints about the NIS.
What happens now to the Crime Chief and those who spoke out?
Dear Editor, The word from the media is that the embattled Crime Chief has been cleared of misconduct allegations.
Time for the politicians to come together and chart a way forward
Dear Editor, I am on record advising Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo to call for an end of the parliamentary recess.
Constitutional rules must be followed to remedy the current elections impasse
Dear Editor, It is very unfortunate that a date for the general election hasn’t been called yet.
No to merging of voter registration data
Dear Editor, The insistence of the caretaker coalition government for the data from the un-scrutinised house-to-house registration to be merged with the National Register of Registrants Database (NRRD) – which has been updated through several cycles of continuous registration and used as the basis for the last several elections, including the 2015 General and Regional Elections that led to the APNU+AFC coalition taking office – must be rejected as a perpetuation of delay tactics.
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