Dear Editor
Recently His Excellency the President, Irfaan Ali, called a meeting of those who are involved in the execution of various construction projects.
Dear Editor,
As the General Secretary of the PPP has stated, a 25% tax break for a rich company such as GTT is unwise.
Dear Editor,
After his performance at the last PPP Congress and his 5:30 am meeting with ministers, engineers, Permanent Secretaries and contractors, our President has earned a place in Hollywood as Best Actor.
Dear Editor,
I would like to reference the strongly worded editorial from the Chronicle dated November 11, 2024, titled “A City Drowning in Waste.”
Dear Editor,
I speak to that fore-day morning meeting called by our President.
Dear Editor,
It’s not every day that you hear of a president gathering his cabinet and public servants at 5:30 in the morning to give them a dressing down.
Dear Editor,
The organisers of the Annual Football Competition have expressed their gratitude to those who assisted in one way or the other in making this year’s tournament to mark my 90th Birthday a success.
Dear Editor,
Please permit me to comment on the letter written by Dr Gampat that was published, on 12 November 2024, in Stabroek News under the caption, “The idea that Guyanese are rich is an erroneous arithmetic idea.”
Dear Editor,
In a recent letter, Ramesh Gampat explained in plain English why it is a ‘fantasy’ to say that Guyanese are rich because of oil.
Dear Editor,
Guyana is honoured to welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting for two days from November 20, 2024—a historic occasion marking the first time in recent memory that the leader of a major global economy has set foot on Guyanese soil.
Dear Editor,
Further to my letter of November 10, 2024, in which I highlighted the deplorable conditions under which the Old Age Pension books are distributed, I posit that it appears that there has been a reduction in the number of distribution centres while increasing the number of areas that are assigned to each centre, resulting in the chaotic situation to which pensioners are now subjected.
Dear Editor,
I don’t know about you, but I had many reactions to the President’s 5:30am meeting to address project delays across Ministries.
Dear Editor,
It is sad that the President of the fastest-expanding country in the world is publicly berating errant contractors, engineers, program managers, public servants and Ministers as shown in the YouTube video “President Ali reprimands Ministers and Contractors for projects that are behind schedule”.
Dear Editor,
The recent meeting at State House would have benefited from prior planning, prior reviews and the implementation of a structured project review process.
Dear Editor,
In the article captioned “We cannot continue at that cost of production at GuySuCo – President” carried in your November 14 edition it did not state what “cost of production” President Ali was referring to.
Dear Editor,
Over the years, I have publicly voiced my opinions, concerns and complaints on a range of issues through the ‘Letters to the Editor’ section of the newspapers.
Dear Editor,
I read with equal measures of dispassion and consternation, MP Annette Ferguson’s November 13, 2024 letter in Stabroek News, titled “President Ali’s conduct towards these professionals was distasteful”.
Dear Editor,
I have perused yet again that the long-delayed election fraud court matters are about to be resumed (but) with a fresh set of “preliminary issues” to be resolved.
Dear Editor,
I know police officers have come under criticism for breaches.
Dear Editor,
The recent strange statement by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ms.