Dear Editor, Data gathered during the truncated House-to-House exercise is poisonous. It is derived from a sequence of poisoned events beginning with the illegal unilateral appointment of Justice James Patterson (Retired) by President David Granger; then Patterson authorised the H2H exercise with the full understanding that a constitutionally mandated election was overdue by 82 days when he reputedly signed the order on June 11, 2019, and that he (Patterson) was facing a decision on the legality of his appointment on June 18, 2019. The H2H data is itself improperly gathered,…
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Guyana’s crime situation needs to be addressed in a holistic manner
Dear Editor, Crime and the police have come into vogue. Recently, I perused several editorials, letters to the editors and listened to numerous confabulations in the electronic media and elsewhere about crime in Guyana. Many apposite views have been posited as to how to reduce crime and the fear of crime. This has titillated me to again put my fingers on the keyboard and join in the conversation after a self-imposed absence from writing letters on security nature to the editor. In doing so, I will repeat a few views…
Read MoreThe AFC has been reduced to a mere appendage to the PNC
Dear Editor, Recent reports in the press point to a major disagreement between the PNC-led APNU and the AFC. This is because the PNC is about to force the AFC to accept its conditions as it relates to the number two position on their list of candidates – The prime ministerial position. The AFC, working on the assumption that they have an agreement with PNC, proceeded at its last “Congress” to name Ramjattan for the number two position. That had its own problem since Nagamootoo’s cloven foot was exposed. Having…
Read MoreAttaining a PhD from a reputable university is commendable
Dear Editor, Our congratulations to Irfaan Ali, now Dr Ali, on his accomplishment in attaining an earned doctorate from a very reputable University of the West Indies (UWI). I was one of those who was not pleased with explanations about his qualifications, but Dr Ali’s accomplishment has erased all such doubts. The UWI has very high standards, probably higher than most American universities. So the award of a PhD to Dr Ali has removed all questions about his qualifications. This now puts to rest the spurious criticisms of Dr Ali’s…
Read MoreMore needs to be done to address high murder rate
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen, I am trying to get the attention of all Government and religious leaders as well as my fellow citizens of Guyana with regards to the level of murders that has been taking place in Guyana. I am hereby asking for urgent intervention by our leaders. We pride ourselves as being “simple” and “loving” people, yet here we are faced with a situation in which murder seems to have become second nature to us. Too many are in their graves because of simple misunderstandings, ignorance,…
Read MoreAPNU/AFC hopeless in the midst of sufferings of flood-affected communities
Dear Editor, Just as the residents and farmers of Dantzig-Columbia in Region 5 had feared, the high tides of this past week have brought another round of flooding and more destruction of crops and loss of livestock. This is the latest round of flooding, which has become a factor of life for over a year now. Every high tide now brings new flooding and more agony for farmers and residents living between the Mahaica and Mahaicony rivers in an area stretching from Dantzig to Fairfield. Even as the threats intensify…
Read MoreWhat is Chairperson Claudette Singh doing?
Dear Editor, In the past months, Guyanese have become more bewildered by the question: Who is in charge at GECOM? We were of the opinion that, with all the imbroglio, lies, deceit and illegality encompassing the appointment of the GECOM Chairman, it meant that the chairman would be the person in charge of GECOM; but, instead, it would seem that the Chief Elections Officer is the person in charge, and the Chairperson just abides by his decisions. In February this year, it was reported that GECOM needed only 148 days…
Read MoreAPNU/AFC have failed miserably on crime
Dear Editor, When they were in the Opposition, the PNC and AFC were good back seat drivers. They had all the solutions to the crime problem and good governance. From the time they got into Government, they have been complete failures. One of their own, now National Hero, MP Mr Charrandas Persaud, who could not take it any longer, voted with the Opposition against his own coalition Government, and caused the PNC to be defeated. There was an expectation that the coalition would do better on crime given all the…
Read MoreGuyana should use oil funds to invest in its education system
Dear Editor, Two favourite campaign promises are already being bandied about: free education and cash transfers. The former is borne of a desire to fundamentally change our society and future. The latter is an example of how to squander our oil wealth. This opinion is not influenced by any party affiliation – to me it seems pure and simple common sense. We all know that investing in our education system is an urgent and vital need. The IMF’s Article IV report found that while Guyanese children receive around 12 years…
Read MoreThe lives of sugar workers have not improved
Dear Editor, The GAWU could not miss Mr Earl John’s letter appearing in the October 17 section of the media titled: “Loud silence on plans for the former sugar workers”. Indeed, we felt the title was most appropriate considering, it seems, the powers-that-be have all but forgotten about the some 7000 workers they put on the breadline following their decision to shutter sugar estates. Mr John begins his missive by recognising GAWU’s presence on the corporation’s Board of Directors. Our Union, for some time now, as he is no doubt…
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