Opinion
Will outreach still be held?
Dear Editor, An ad appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek advising that the GPSCCU will be hosting an Outreach on Friday, June 1.
Time for a decision on Chancellor, CJ
If the President and the Opposition Leader needed any further admonition about substantive appointments to the top two posts in the judiciary they heard it in a stinging rebuke from the incoming head of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders.
New Amsterdam solid waste dump in horrendous state
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the unhealthy state of affairs as it relates to solid waste management in the town of New Amsterdam.
Loss of cultural identity and Guyana Carnival
Dear Editor, Professor Al Creighton’s article in the Sunday Stabroek, May 20, 2018, `Guyana Carnival: a new imitative contrivance’ and the Stabroek News, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 news item `Imitation Carnival puts Guyana’s tradition at risk’, were pieces which should stir Guyanese consciousness.
Cartoon
Needed: plain, honest men and women
Dear Editor, Today in the month of May, we talk of independence here in Guyana.
Map without Essequibo
On Friday, the management of the American Home and Beauty Centre on Robb and Wellington apologised for a Facebook advertisement of a sale which carried a map of Guyana sans its largest county, Essequibo.
Why can’t GAWU acknowledge that this gov’t took the brave decision to confront the sugar problem?
Dear Editor, I refer to the GAWU General Secretary’s letter to the press in yesterday’s Stabroek News ` Sugar’s future is not bleak as it is being made out to be’, which takes me to task for complimenting the government for its decision to confront the sugar problem.
Judge said there was no evidence before the court that GAWU made financial contribution to PPP
Dear Editor, The GAWU’s attention was drawn to a section of a statement issued by the Alliance for Change (AFC) following its recently held National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
Handcuffing of Singh and Brassington was clearly unlawful
Dear Editor, It is common knowledge that Dr. Ashni Singh and Mr.
Reduction in depth of media discourse in US is a result of the very reduction in ‘presidential’ behavioural standards
Dear Editor, In retirement, and voluntary incarceration in a TV space, one looks almost resignedly at the fare offered by so many (direct) international channels.
Apology over Atlantic Gardens works
Dear Editor, On Sunday May 13, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure, through its contractor, undertook construction works in the Atlantic Gardens area as part of the Upgrade of the East Coast Demerara Roadway from Better Hope to Belfield.
Corporate entities should follow ExxonMobil’s example in relation to sport
Dear Editor, Mostly recognised for its activities in the energy business the recent extension of support offered by ExxonMobil to an upcoming junior football tournament and its earlier backing for hockey must serve as a wakeup call for some local corporate entities who fail to honour their corporate obligations.
Ms Mottley’s win
Dear Editor, It’s not the hurricane season just yet, but the winds of change have blown ruthlessly and decisively across Barbados bringing a 30-nil victory to the BLP and making Mia Mottley the first female Prime Minister of that country, joining an illustrious list of female office holders in the Caribbean and indeed worldwide.
Politikles
Roth, Wolfe and the Billion-Footed Beast
May has been a cruel month for American letters. Two weeks ago, Tom Wolfe – a pioneer of New Journalism who penned one of most memorable novels of the Reagan era – died at the age of 88.
Repeal mandatory custodial sentencing for small amounts of marijuana
Dear Editor, In the book Freakonomics, written by two economists (Steven D.
Sugar’s future is not bleak as it is being made out to be
Dear Editor, Our Union has seen a report titled “APNU+AFC gov’t has been visionless – David Hinds” which appeared in the May 21, 2018 edition of Stabroek News.
Has the Union Jack been replaced by the Exxon logo?
Dear Editor, There is a weirdness about the 52nd Independence celebrations.
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