Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, What follows is a matter of some urgency. It is a plea for all of our purported national leaders to recognize that the drum-beating and verbosity from our western neighbour gives us an opportunity to set aside our differences to act responsibly and with courage so that the magnificent resources: manganese, gold, diamonds, bauxite, fertile lands and now oil are not dissipated and be a millstone around our necks. 

Dear Editor, For generations to come, the people of this land, from across all 83,000 square miles, will remember their names.

Dear Editor, As we conclude our 16 Days of Activism campaign (observed from November 25 – December 10, 2023), let’s redirect our attention to an issue that severely impacts children, impeding their growth and development.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, December 3, 2023, the Venezuelan people approved a referendum with five questions calling for the creation of a new state named “Guayana Esequiba”.

Dear Editor, On Thursday March 26th 2020, a release from the US Office of Public Affairs stated that Nicolas Maduro Moros [president of Venezuela], Venezuela’s vice president for the economy, Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, and Venezuela’s Chief Supreme Court Justice, were among 14 high ranking Venezuelan officials charged in New York City; Washington, DC; and Miami, along with current and former Venezuelan government officials as well as two leaders of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolutionaries de Colombia (FARC) a well-known terrorist drug group.

Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart that I express on behalf of the Councillors, Staff, Citizens of Georgetown, my family and I, our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the GDF servicemen who tragically lost their lives in the helicopter crash on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Dear Editor, The alleged eleven hours wait to collect the pension grant (SN Dec,7), tells of a chaotic roll out of this year’s cash grants distribution exercise, amid similar tales of woe and bewilderment at venues, with NCC a notable feature.

Dear Editor, Confidently, I pen this note to congratulate and to thank President Irfaan Ali for his expressions of shock, pain and sympathy on the death of five members of the Guyana Defence Force.

Dear Editor, On behalf of my family and myself, I hereby commiserate with the entire family of the Justice Prem Persaud of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo briefly met Indian PM Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the COP 28 in Dubai last week.

Dear Editor,  Please permit me space in your publication to express my thoughts regarding current escalation in the Essequibo County.

Dear Editor, Based on the recent actions by the Maduro Government to continue the annexation of Essequibo after the recent referendum, Guyana must break diplomatic ties between our two countries.

Dear Editor, In the midst of all the turmoil, the return of the delightful festive programme, ‘Festival of Carols’, after a three year absence, (SN Dec 7), is something to smile about and look forward to. 

Dear Editor, Is Guyana and Guyanese taking the existential threat posed by Maduro and Venezuela seriously enough?

Dear Editor, The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has crystalized its ruling that, “Venezuela must refrain from actions that would compromise Guyana’s administration and control of the Essequibo territory.”

Dear Editor, In the wake of what he claimed was an overwhelming mandate from the December 3rd referendum (notwithstanding widespread reports of an extremely poor turnout), Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has escalated his rhetoric and threats, with his announcement on Tuesday of a series of measures to create a ‘Guyana Esequiba’ province (scant regard here for what the people of Essequibo think, a county that my paternal family is from).

Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of a pensioner. He is 80-years-old with major health issues i.e.

Dear Editor,  The communities in the Upper Mazaruni Region 7 are suffering because of the poor signal from Digicel Communication Network. 

Dear Editor, I remember in the early 1980’s when another Venezuelan politician went to their nationalist well to stir tensions with Guyana to gain electoral favour and I also remember the helplessness I felt as a schoolboy in Form 3 at St.

Dear Editor, Two significant events occurred in the past weeks that setback Venezuela’s illegitimate claim on Guyana’s sovereign territory.