Dear Editor, Like many Guyanese, I was at first flabbergasted when I began watching the press conference with Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines, last Friday evening.
Dear Editor, In the early months of 1991, when negotiations began for financial assistance to respond to the balance of payments crisis in Barbados, both the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank were involved with the IMF in the discussions.
Dear Editor, On December 8th, 2023, the Government of Guyana (GoG) announced a 6.5% across the board increase for public sector employees, bringing the cumulative total to date to 21.5% for the period 2021-2023.
Dear Editor, It has become the norm, without exception, that the Opposition in Guyana utilizes every opportunity to give a political twist and flavour to each and every issue.
Dear Editor, Shocking it is! “Two of the most common mental health conditions, depression and anxiety, cost the global economy US$ 1 trillion each year.
Dear Editor, Is Venezuela on the path of becoming a ‘rogue’ state?
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the West Indies on winning an ODI home series against England for the first time since 1998.
Dear Editor, One cannot help but reflecting on the missed opportunities we have had to collect and construct a database of Guyana’s cultural heritage and now with the looming threats from Venezuela one would hope that this national duty will be fulfilled without delay.
Dear Editor, Insulting. Pitiful. Shocking. Those are some of the milder words I have heard used to describe the recent pay increase for public servants.
Dear Editor, When there is a national crisis, as in an invasion threat and annexation of a country, government and opposition, supported by civil society, tend to come together thinking of and planning common strategies to counter the peril.
Dear Editor, The announcement that President Ali will be travelling to St.
Dear Editor, In a staged referendum recently, Maduro “received approval” for his claim that Venezuela is the rightful owner of Essequibo.
Dear Editor, The Venezuelan team went to ICJ recently with their President acclaiming he does not recognise the ICJ.
Dear Editor, On Tuesday December 5, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo territory that Venezuela claims as its own.
Dear Editor, Our world continues to be adversely affected by too many discussions behind closed doors and secret deals.
Dear Editor, Necks stretching. Eyes gazing. Ears waiting. Feet tapping. Anger rising.
Dear Editor, A month ago, I wrote, “As we attempt to forge a national unity to counter the (Maduro) on our Essequibo border, we should be reminded that, as a much smaller nation than Venezuela by almost all criteria, we need to deploy a strategy that checkmates those advantages.
Dear Editor, I join with all of Guyana in expressing condolences to the families of the servicemen who tragically died in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region.
Dear Editor, I am no soldier. More than likely, you are not either.
Dear Editor, Caricom is urging dialogue between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela as a means of de-escalating tensions.
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