Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In the old days there was a column titled ‘Things that bother me’ and written by R.B.O.

Dear Editor, As I continue my work meeting with Indigenous communities across Guyana, my most recent visit was to Batavia, located along the Cuyuni River in Region 7, on March 29, 2025, at the request of Mr.

Dear Editor: I am writing concerning the announcement by His Excellency President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of a “one-off cash grant” to be paid out by the NIS to persons who have attained the age of 60 years before the end of 2024 and have made NIS contributions between 500 and 749; just short of the number for a lifetime pension.

Dear Editor, The year was 2017. The VAT on private education had just been announced—prompting a natural public outcry.

Dear Editor,  Another accidental shooting by the police. One police claimed his gun went off accidentally with fatal outcome, while another is accidentally shot within a police station. 

Dear Editor, It is interesting to read newspaper archives and I was reading one while researching a matter and came across this headline in the Stabroek News of January 1, 1988, some 37 years ago. 

Dear Editor, On each occasion that I hear the platitude of ‘there’re only a few rogue cops’ an angry shout has to be suppressed.

Dear Editor, I have followed the most unique political and educational career of the Elder since the early Sixties.

Dear Editor, The recent surge in violent crime and public disorder across Guyana has understandably raised alarm among citizens and policymakers alike.

Dear Editor, In a democratic society, diverse voices and opinions are tolerated, and no single group holds unchecked power or engages in state capture.

Dear Editor,​ The recent tragic murder of a young woman by a convicted US felon has raised some interesting information which needs further discussion and answers.

Dear Editor I am beginning to sound like a Macaw! Nearly sixty years after Independence, there are still mass blackouts in Demerara and Berbice.

Dear Editor, There is a “political party” in Guyana which has what Guyanese would call a “big mouth.”

Dear Editor, I am writing concerning the announcement of a “one-off cash grant” by the NIS for persons who have attained pensionable age but with between 500 and 749 contributions, one short of the number for a lifetime pension.

Dear Editor, The poor management of the tariffs during the current trade war has resulted in a drop in the value of the Guyanese dollar.

Dear Editor, In his Letter to the Editor, SN, April 9, 2025, “It’s the real exchange rate that matters”, Thomas Singh concludes correctly: “Misunderstood economics: Policymakers may conflate nominal stability with economic health.

Dear Editor, I found Mr. Vincent Alexander’s letter on the court’s decision to dismiss Ms.

Dear Editor, As a communications analyst engaging with citizens in the city of Georgetown, I have been asked to bring attention to the ongoing sanitation and environmental issues affecting our nation.

Dear Editor, The announcement by President Irfaan Ali that Government will now pay the CSEC fees for every student in public and private schools is indeed commendable.

Dear Editor, On my regular visit home, events suggest my dear country is in serious trouble.