Opinion

Dear Editor, Before proceeding, I must get something out of the way quickly and unambiguously: I lean on no constitution; I scorn and dismiss it as the source of so much mischief in and grief for this society.

 Dear Editor, Several years ago, I, along with some friends and business associates applied for some house lots in Yarrowkabra and were given eighteen lots at the front of Yarrowkabra, opposite Sky Lark Resort.

Dear Editor, Pre-independence there was a case to be made for Guyana being called ‘Booker’s Guiana’.

Dear Editor, Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission met again yesterday for a continuation of its statutory meeting held on Tuesday, 17th September, 2019.

Dear Editor,  The Public Relations Officer of GECOM, consistent with previous efforts to mislead the public, does the same regarding the outcome of the continued Statutory Meeting of 18 September, 2019. 

Dear Editor, I wish to ask your assistance in a matter that is of grave concern to me a contributor to the National Insurance Scheme.

Dear Editor, Again we have a much touted engineering project failing – it reminds me of the Charity Wharf floating away.

Dear Editor, As Guyanese wait around on the political merry-go-round to grind out a date for the next elections, we are seeing: tensions rising and racial politics playing a greater role (as usual); consumerism on the decline which is indicative of generally poor performance in the economy- due to peoples’ uncertainty about the future; loan rates still comparatively high so as to stymie the growth of start-up businesses and expansions of established business enterprises – leaving entrepreneurs with great business ideas in the twilight zone of Guyanese politics; and the most hurtful of all – people by the droves fleeing these shores for a better life somewhere else because of fear of the future which Guyanese politics has and is nurturing. 

Dear Editor, We have mourned enough for Guyana in recent months, we have shed enough tears for a country we love and a system of democracy that we have grown so accustomed to since October 5, 1992. 

Dear Editor, The wise saying “A stitch in time saves nine”, should be heeded as sage advice.

Dear Editor, Does the caretaker government have the legal authority to make a donation to hurricane-hit Bahamas as it did on the recent telethon?

Twice already for the year, in April and then again in August, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has had to issue warnings to citizens not to be taken in by fraudulent contacts on Facebook, claiming to be in a position to offer them land or houses.

Dear Editor, The insistence of David Granger that GECOM must advise him on the best possible date for credible elections to avoid recklessness and irresponsibility is risible resting on the lame under-view rather than the overview of the crisis gripping the nation.

Dear Editor, At the recent launch of ‘indigenous heritage month’ Sydney Allicock is reported as saying that, “…claims for ancestral lands which our foreparents used from times (sic) immemorial to hunt, fish and farm” now need to be supported by a village improvement plan.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Kit Nascimento in your Tuesday September 17, 2019 edition referring to his issues with the physical works on Sheriff Street.

Dear Editor, On the 8th September a report by online magazine Petroleum Economist attributed new discoveries to Government of Guyana official Owen Verwey “There have been some big discoveries and, by next Friday, we will be announcing another one… We are one of the hottest destinations for the oil and gas industry right now and that is set to continue,” this statement was made during an address at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Dear Editor, My question will be very short. I just wish to know who will be held accountable when an accident occurs on the corner of Alexander and Charlotte streets.

Dear Editor, Local content is the current rage. Guyanese should get more (I agree).