Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Today Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day in America.

Dear Editor, On September 17, 2022, a letter written by me appeared in the Stabroek News  and Kaieteur News on the subject of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Regional and General Elections of 2020, in which I noted that the CoI Act gives the President the power to create the terms of reference, and emphasised that “The members of the commission are not chosen by the Guyanese electorate, and cannot be presumed to be competent to devise terms of reference answering to their concerns.” 

Dear Editor, I hereby ask the citizens, including the President of Guyana, for support, to stop the National Insurance Scheme from charging high interest and compound interest on contributions due, and to provide a breakdown of interest placed on personal accounts when so requested.

Dear Editor, The VP has announced some better terms for new oil contracts (called Production Sharing Agreements – PSAs) for the tiny new blocks, but we must first fix all the problems with the biggest oil block – the Stabroek Block – with the most proven oil of 11+ barrels.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to respond to the recent press release issued by Ms.

Dear Editor, The Government backers of the Wales Gas to Energy project (WGTE) are promising that it will lower electricity costs by up to 50 per cent.

Dear Editor, What a tremendous achievement it is that the Government has thus far  distributed some 18,000 house lots since coming into office, and it is now like ‘a given’ that  the PPP/C (People’s Progressive Party/Civic) Administration will deliver their promised 20,000 house lots by year-end.

Dear Editor, Windfall taxes on oil companies in the wake of booming oil prices seem to be getting high level attention, moreso even than the general call for “putting a price on carbon.’ 

Dear Editor, I wish to offer some of my thoughts on the fiscal criteria being considered for the upcoming auction of oil blocks in offshore Guyana.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a false statement in an article titled “Guyanese Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig appointed Deputy Executive Director of CDEMA” published by Village Voice on 4th November, 2022.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter “NIS apparently defective record keeping practices played a major role in their refusal to pay my pension”.

Dear Editor, How people see Guyana’s Oil is how they would behave in managing the oil industry.

Dear Editor, Board Members of the Guyana Chess Federation, (GCF), must be commended for taking an unwavering and united stance on the need for accountability and transparency, thereby preserving the slow but steady gains made so far by chess locally.

Dear Editor, During the 1980’s, the then Burnham Gov’t decided to build a community centre on the Presbyterian Mission at Saxacalli, however the land on which the centre was built belonged to the Presbyterian Church.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice is happy that the Gatekeeper’s Training Program is being relaunched.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to respond to Dr. Gary Girdhari’s “Dr.

Dear Editor. Some have questioned the need for the CoI into the attempted heist of the March 2020 general elections.

Dear Editor, The fall in life expectancy at birth was more alarming than the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on national income for a majority of countries in the Central American and Caribbean region, as a result of the rise in death rates.

Dear Editor, Service of Distinction is what we should bestow on Mr.

Dear Editor, I am a resident of Lindley Ave. Nandy Park, E.B.D.