Opinion

Dear Editor, It is evident that change takes place at a snail’s pace at government ministries mainly because there are no consequences for inefficiencies.

Dear Editor, I have noted with much concern the recent pronouncement by Mr David Granger in relation to the protests by PPP supporters outside the Pegasus Hotel and at the GMSA hosted lunch last Thursday.

Dear Editor, I believe strongly in the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution.

Dear Editor, As I reflect on the No Confidence Vote (NCV) of December 2018 and the aftermath, I see no winners, only losers, with the biggest losers being the Guyanese people.

Dear Editor, May I share one observation that might have escaped the public?

Dear Editor, It is clear that while Madam Chair and the commission have spoken, a specific date for the holding of elections will not be announced any time soon.

The Chair of GECOM has spoken. Justice Claudette Singh has written President David Granger to say that the commission would be ready “to deliver credible elections by the end of February 2020.”

Dear Editor, I note with interest your editorial of September 18, 2019 with the headline `In-transit re-fuelling risks’.

Dear Editor, GECOM has done a disservice to Guyana. From December 21, 2018, GECOM was effectively put on notice: (1) that it must be ready and prepared to hold elections within ninety days; (2) that it must immediately put into motion all acts required to ensure that it can fulfill its constitutional mandate; and (3) that notwithstanding (1) and (2) above, the result of Court decisions demands that the Commission be nimble in its decision making and preparedness.

Dear Editor, It is refreshing to finally read the joint statement issued by the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, which unequivocally denounced Guyana’s illegal Government for being “in breach of the Constitution following its failure to adhere to the decisions of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on 18 June and its subsequent orders.”

Dear Editor, His Excellency has gone out on a far and unfamiliar limb in this country. 

Dear Editor, In September 1812 Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s triumphant but bloodied army entered Moscow having defeated the Russian forces at the battles of Smolensk and Borodino.

The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities last weekend prompted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to accuse Iran of perpetrating an “act of war” and they have pushed the Middle East to the brink of a regional conflict.

Dear Editor The failure of the Kitty Roundabout is further confirmation of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s (MoPI) and by extension, Minister David Patterson’s, inability to effectively manage infrastructural development projects in Guyana.

Dear Editor,  I attended the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GM&SA) lunch yesterday at the Pegasus Hotel.

Dear Editor, Chris Gayle is having a birthday and Guyanese will be celebrating.

Dear Editor, It is surprising that the government is considering moving in the direction of having ExxonMobil advise them on economic development.

A lot has been said about the rule of law recently.