Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have a healthy regard for social media and its many pluses.

Dear Editor, Parliament’s decision to create—what amounts to—a zero tax clause in the petroleum production agreement keeps power and wealth in the hands of its foreign counterparties and contributes to Guyana’s economic inequality.

Dear Editor, I am ineluctably constrained to publicly add my voice to the discourse on the current developments regarding Venezuela’s threats in pursuit of its baseless claim to our Essequibo region.

Dear Editor, I was brought to reality as a blackout occurred even as I was dictating this letter, but Editor the gravamen of this letter and its main purpose is to get the truth from the top-brass and in particular their purported Security Advisor, to whom I am copying this letter.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial `Image and reality’ (Nov 17) that relates to sabre rattling by Venezuela intimidating Guyana regarding its claims on Essequibo.

Dear Editor, Disturbing revelations have come to light during the visit of the US delegation, indicating financial contributions from special interest anti-government groups.

Dear Editor, I recently received a call from a friend living in Guyana, questioning if I will be assisting in organizing GuyExpo this year.

Dear Editor, I will stand up for the people of Linden as I have been doing almost all of my adult life.

Dear Editor, The much hyped unity front and pledges to stave off Venezuela seem to have fizzled and appear to have been nothing more than a facade.

Dear Editor, There is hardly a public servant, their union leaders’ aside, who would object to the recent announcement by President Irfaan Ali of the $25,000 bonus to be paid along with their salaries next month. 

Dear Editor, I am compelled to write about a pressing issue that seems to be on many minds lately: are we really going to war with Venezuela?

Dear Editor, Robin Singh’s letter titled, “I extend congratulations to Jagdeo for embracing a failed Marxist philosophy” (SN Nov 16th), contained several false arguments.

Dear Editor, I had cause to go to the left bank of the Abary Creek in the area known as Tiger Island and to my joy and comfort I traversed the Onverwagt Bitumen Road to the south reaching the Abary River in joyous comfort due to the perspicuity and quality of the Government through the Ministry of Agriculture.

Dear Editor, Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi—“the greatness of a nation can be judged by the way it treats its weakest member.”

Dear Editor, The Guyana senior men’s national team is on the verge of reaching another significant milestone.

Dear Editor, No amount of words can adequately convey the sadness that has befallen us upon learning of the tragic accident on Thursday night at Beterverwagting Public Road on the East Coast. This

Dear Editor, Venezuela has never owned the Essequibo and never will.

Dear Editor, As the war between Russia and Ukraine rumbles on and as the battle between Israel and Hamas intensifies, it appears as though President Maduro of Venezuela is casting around the world for copycat antecedents that would serve as a one size fits all solution for his expansionist and occupationist ambitions irrespective of whether its accomplishment adheres to international law.

Dear Editor, When Forbes Burnham signed the Geneva Agreement on the 17th of February 1966, Guyana was not yet an independent nation and Burnham was a paid agent of the American Central Intelligence Agency; the agreement was signed at the height of the ‘Cold War’ when American fears of a communist takeover of Guyana via the PPP were very real.

Dear Editor, During the months and months of the dreaded COVID, loved ones were lost and many were unable to physically say goodbye.