Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Mr. Milton Jagannath in a letter in the Stabroek News, 1st October, 2023, completely misread my letter on the subject of enslavement and indentureship.

Dear Editor, The positon of Regional Executive Officer has never been published in the Annual Budget – a matter of indifference to both Government and Opposition.

Dear Editor, Only one Guyanese group had the wherewithal and resources to bid for an oil block in Guyana’s recent auction, it is made up of five black businesswomen who were able to craft a joint venture with international partners, this speaks volumes for their abilities and credibility.

Dear Editor, Guyana became an independent country (nation) at 12 midnight Thursday 26th May 1966.

Dear Editor, It happened before, it is happening again. Each year, when Christmas is almost upon us and the power grid buckles allegedly from increased demand, comes the same platitudes: we will get it fixed; have patience and understanding amid finger pointing. 

Dear Editor, A current photograph of the GCC ground at Bourda doing the rounds on social media triggered a terrible nightmare that devastated my recent night’s sleep.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Chartered Accountant, Mr.

Dear Editor, The item ‘Former GDF Chief of Staff warns against large settlement of Venezuelans in Essequibo’ (Demerarawaves September 29) had an interesting and thought provoking line at the beginning. 

Dear Editor, In a recent letter in the press from the Minister of Education it was stated that the shift to the distribution of the school grant instead of using centralized purchasing of school supplies was due to a poor procurement process that resulted in supplies arriving late to the schools.

Dear Editor, I’m a little confused as to whether it is VP Jagdeo who decides over the interest of Guyanese.

Dear Editor, In defending the accounting practices and financial statements of Exxon – and by extension, its Joint Venture Partners Hess and CNOOC – Alistair Routledge, Exxon’s CEO in Guyana, claimed that its books are audited.

Dear Editor, The Opposition parties – in and out of Parliament – and several affiliates such as IDPADA-G, went up to Washington last week to attend a two-day “Conference on Guyana” hosted by the Brooklyn-based CGID.

Dear Editor, It has never been my fortune to meet a happy Guyanese.

Dear Editor,        On Saturday, September 23, 2023, something incredible took place in Guyana that did not happen when His Excellency Dr.

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to your strange editorial 09/30/2023, `Why not privatise everything?’

Dear Editor, Unfortunately for all of us, the political opposition went to Capitol Hill, Washington DC, and embarrassed all of Guyana with their ineptitude.

Dear Editor, Mr Nascimento’s claim of “multiple egregious comparisons of indentureship equaling slavery” (SN13/09/23) was troubling.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding Hard Rock Cafe’s recent decision to use the 1763 Slave Rebellion on their steak menu, captioned “Blood Over the River.”

Dear Editor, The coalition of opposition parties in Guyana known as the APNU + AFC is losing the interest of independents.

Dear Editor, Articles by Dr. Tarron Khemraj appearing on his business page in SN 2023/09/24 and SN 2023/09/10 require some comments, since the use of ‘Balances from Abroad’ imply that Commercial Banks have readily available sources of foreign exchange that are liquid balances and can be deployed to make good any foreign exchange ‘shortage’ affecting the Private Sector.