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Monday, May 13, 2024

LETTER: Tax reform appears to have been relegated to the back burners

Dear Editor, President Granger did not mention the phrase (tax reform) once in his "2015 manifesto" message, while his PM Candidate stated that his team...

Letter: “Race hate” is an ugly inheritance we must work collectively to eliminate

Dear Editor, Please permit me to address the recent emerging dynamics of some PNC support operatives in Guyana’s political matrix, and highlight their sinful attempts...

LETTER: Time to enact legislation to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana

Dear Editor, The current legal regime, as contained in the "Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (control) Act”, against the possession of small amounts of marijuana...

LETTER: PSC directive should be withdrawn

Dear Editor, In a previous letter, I emphasised that the coming constitutional reform process would yield nothing but wasted time and money, unless we cultivate...

Letter: Continuing to ignore each other is just spinning top in mud

Dear Editor, The present strategy of the PPP and the PNC seems to suggest that if they concentrate hard enough on ignoring each other, then,...

Letter: Credible Opposition is necessary

Dear Editor, There is a clip circulating on social media of Opposition and PNC/APNU Leader Aubrey Norton. The clip was taken from Mr Norton’s most...

Every day GECOM fails to conclude recount is one extra day we do not...

By Sasenarine Singh  Guyana has failed to take its first tentative steps towards rebooting this stalled economy, because of political and administrative inaction by GECOM...

Letter: GECOM must waste no time

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission must finally let go of Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Meyers, and Region 4...

Letter: The descent of the trade union movement in Guyana

Dear Editor, The trade union movement in Guyana was founded by Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow in 1919. The trade union movement was once a powerful force...

Letter: The real reason behind Granger’s ouster from the PNC

Dear Editor, The real reason behind Granger’s ouster, and should I say the other old guards, from the PNC party can be ascribed to two...

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