Gecom must be audited forensically as a priority
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Gecom must be audited forensically as a priority

BY: NEIL KUMAR The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as a constitutional Agency, is subjected to being audited by the Audit Office of Guyana. The Auditor-General Mr Deodat Sharma…

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Caricom, US, etc applauded for saving Guyana’s democracy
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Caricom, US, etc applauded for saving Guyana’s democracy

BY: VISHNU BISRAM At the international conference in Trinidad over the weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the end of indenture, accolades were showered on the late…

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Terminate Sinecure Political Appointees
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Terminate Sinecure Political Appointees

Dear Editor, As your paper reported, Ministers are encountering bloated, unjustified payrolls under the previous regime for no show jobs costing tax payers billions of dollars annually while…

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The Americans cannot be bystanders in our issues with Exxon
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The Americans cannot be bystanders in our issues with Exxon

BY: GHK I refer to the caption “What Exxon is doing with Payara is what it did to Trotman in 2016 -Chris Ram” (KN August 19). This is…

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The PNCR must systematically reorganize to walk its talk.
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The PNCR must systematically reorganize to walk its talk.

BY: SHERWOOD LOWE This letter skirts the recent PNCR palace intrigues to discuss instead the party’s recent statements on organizational change. The party announced recently its intention “to…

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Disappointed that media fail to provide coverage on indentureship
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Disappointed that media fail to provide coverage on indentureship

BY: VISHNU BISRAM It is most regrettable that Guyanese media makes no mention of or report on the international conference on Indian indentureship held in Trinidad on August…

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Budget consultation would assess needs and allocation
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Budget consultation would assess needs and allocation

BY: DR. VISHNU BISRAM The government is preparing the budget for Fiscal Year (September 2020-Aug 2021). Many may not know what a budget is and why it is needed.…

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Reminiscing about 2015 campaign and 2020 fraud
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Reminiscing about 2015 campaign and 2020 fraud

BY: DR. VISHNU BISRAM During the struggle for the accurate count of ballots, there were reminisces from 2015 about fears of election rigging.  I interacted with individuals who…

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Granger is in no position, nor has any credibility to threaten the PPP/C
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Granger is in no position, nor has any credibility to threaten the PPP/C

Dear Editor, The last five months leading up to the declaration of the elections results have tested both the patience and the grit of the Guyanese people, and…

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For Equality in Diversity
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For Equality in Diversity

BY: RAVI DEV The anthropologist MG Smith was criticised on his ‘culturally plural society’ model he applied to several Caribbean societies, including Guyana. “Too static”, it was claimed:…

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