Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight the recurrent pattern of reactive responses rather than proactive measures from the current government in handling crises in Guyana, notably the recent widespread power outages.

Dear Editor, VS Naipaul once observed that Indians have historically lacked what he referred to as the “ideas of inquiry and the tools of scholarship.”

Dear Editor, I commend President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali for swearing in members of the Constitutional Reform Commission.

Dear Editor, When I read the President’s statement that “This year alone in addition to the shortfall which we have in generating capacity we are projecting another energy demand of 35 megawatts so that will take total demand by the end of this year to 220 MW that is on the system right now,” I was immediately reminded of Lord Keynes’ famous aphorism, “In the long run we are all dead.”

Dear Editor, We read the March 25, 2024 installment of your weekly Accountability Watch by Anand Goolsarran, titled “The audit report on Exxon’s post-contract costs”, and found several inaccuracies and incorrect statements which we would like to address here.

Dear Editor, What is going on in Guyana? In the past few days I have seen and heard complaints and accusations from many important sections of our society and it’s very disturbing.

Dear Editor, The recent statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on April 3rd concerning the serious and escalating situation with Venezuela was utterly useless.

Dear Editor, It seems reason has taken flight and the mental condition has deteriorated to such an extent that the senseless act, in the matter of the drag race accident which took place in an East Coast community between two vehicles, one, allegedly driven by a fifteen year old, reeks of pure and utter madness.  

Dear Editor, Please permit me to thank the Prime Minister for his response as well as his public acknowledgement that contradicts the untruths which claim that nothing was done during 2015 – 2020.

Dear Editor, It is commendable the work the government is doing to push infrastructure work in the Independence Boulevard, but this must be met with improving the standard of living of the citizens.

Dear Editor, It is generally agreed that the visit to Guyana by Mr.

Dear Editor, It was good to see media reports of the workshops on kite-making carried out for children in various communities this Easter.

Dear Editor, Pictures of high profile managers, board members and other supporting entities of the power company, at the break of dawn reading of the ‘riot act’ meeting, some looking perplexed, puzzled, uncertain and uninvolved, highlights and sends a message of an entity in dire straits.

Dear Editor, I write both as a seasoned ex-BBC factual producer and one who knows just a little about contemporary Guyana and oil.

Dear Editor, As we approach the General Elections in 2025, it is important to acknowledge the continuous efforts of the current government since taking office in 2020.

Dear Editor, President Ali has been placed above his capacity.  This much is clearer. 

Dear Editor, I respectfully refer to Mr. Patterson’s letter in your April 3rd edition of this newspaper, which warrants a factual response.

Dear Editor, I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘HardTalk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a carbon sink even at maximized oil production – GS Jagdeo’, 29 March 2024). 

Dear Editor, I am pleased to see President Irfaan Ali intervening in the affairs of GPL.

Dear Editor, Let me declare that the views herein expressed are solely on behalf of my office, as the Commissioner of Information.