Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Multiple individuals, business people, media folks, and others in the diaspora and in Guyana asked a most relevant question: Isn’t it embarrassing for the police force when foreign law enforcement trace and find wanted criminals and also know the corrupt and can sanction thieving officials and business persons in Guyana?

Dear Editor, In my years of service in the education sector in Guyana (1968-2019) I have been blessed by the presence of so many accepting and understanding me with encouraging words and guidance.

Dear Editor, I recently had the joy of witnessing my niece achieve something that many, including myself, found surprising—she passed nine subjects in the CSEC exams.

Dear Editor, The statement by the Honourable Sam Hinds about the Asian Tigers GDP growth rates and spending on infrastructure without an oil bonanza, invites a response.

Dear Editor, The CARICOM circus has outdone itself yet again! In what can only be described as a masterclass in diplomatic dodging, the once-proud regional bloc has now morphed into a bygone version of “CARIGONE,” vanishing from the scene just when its voice was most needed.

Dear Editor, A question that needs to be answered is whether patriotic Presidents such as Forbes Burnham or Cheddi Jagan or Desmond Hoyte would acquiesce to the demands of a foreign country using sanctions against Guyanese businessmen?

Dear Editor, I have been musing on the purpose of those expensive high commissions/embassies in foreign capitals like London.

Dear Editor, The interpretation of the Amerindian Act by the Attorney-General was the most inaccurate interpretation of the law that I have ever seen.

Dear Editor, I read in an INEWS Guyana article that was published online on August 21, 2024, and titled ‘O&G waste treatment facility at Coverden was carefully screened – EPA’.

Dear Editor, For these last two days, it would not let me be – that headline “Afro Guyanese need a vision-Aubrey Norton” [Demerara Waves].

Dear Editor, There is an overwhelming sense of relief being felt by teachers, students and families upon the signing of the teachers’ deal.

Dear Editor, It is indeed commendable that leading members of our government have joined the movement to clean up the garbage that is disgustingly proliferating on the highways and byways in all areas of our country.

Dear Editor, I take note of a quote from Mr. Ogunseye’s letter: “Dev and his associates are essentially advocating for the retention of the ‘winner-takes-all’ governance system, content with Africans in state institutions carrying out the dictates of the Indian-led PPP government” (SN August 23rd).

Dear Editor, Without a doubt, I’m sure all would agree that the traffic situation existing in Guyana, is shouting from the roof tops for sanity on the roads.

Dear Editor, Modular Builds Guyana Inc. has been given Government contracts to build 200 Low Income Houses in Leonora, West Coast Demerara at a cost of $6,000,000 per house ($1.2B total).

Dear Editor, Quite recently, the Government, led by the President Irfaan Ali, had a national cleanup campaign and we saw that it was a success.

Dear Editor, Dave Martins was a man of the soil, humble and held fast to his roots that fed the creativity of an extraordinary mind whose sweet music and lyrics tell of the land of Guyana, its trees, mountains and rivers, and more so of a people proud, strong and free.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday 21st August 2024 between 10.30 and 10.50 am I had an experience that convinced me beyond doubt that, I live in a country that is nothing short of a dictatorship.

Dear Editor, The recent speeches, pledges, and handouts at the National Toshaos Council of Guyana Conference 2024 have prompted me to reflect on the significant potential for Toshaos to expand their influence and make even more impactful decisions for their communities.

Dear Editor, Environmental and Social Assessments are required pursuant to EXIM bank requirements.