Opinion

Dear Editor, The 2019 Budget debates are now behind us. The debates were for the most part lively and at times heated but in the end it provided an opportunity for the Guyanese people to listen to opposing views from both sides of the political divide.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement that the government has sold its shares in Guyana Stockfeeds is a clear demonstration of corruption in high places. 

As we draw closer to 2020 and national elections, the calls for shared governance have increased.

Dear Editor, My 78-year-old mother who lives on the West Coast of Demerara has not been receiving potable water at her home since about two weeks ago.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to respond to a column by Christopher Ram published in Stabroek News under the headline, “Gas and Patterson”, on Friday, December 7, 2018, in which there are a number of statements, albeit inaccurate, that have been advanced by the author.

Dear Editor, Now that another international bank has bet against Guyana as it rapidly approaches First Oil in 2020, we might instructively say of the motivation behind and implications of that bet, “It isn’t about market share stupid; it’s about the Dutch Disease.” 

Dear Editor, After a recent investment of Seven million Guyanese taxpayers’ dollars to purchase Law Enforcement Sound Level Meters, the Police must now aggressively monitor both police-owned and civilian owned “boom buses”, and other perpetrators of noise nuisance offences, so that every Guyanese can enjoy our constitutional right to personal liberty, public safety and good health.

Dear Editor, Following my letter of 25th November in which I asked for an independent investigation of the narrative of the ‘execution of 400 Black men’, I was sent the original document, in which the claim was made by the People’s National Congress Reform party.

On September 14, 1987 the Sunday edition of the New York Times ran to a record 1,612 pages and weighed 12 pounds.

Dear Editor, Three and a half years into the coalition government and the questions, conflicts, and struggles continue. 

Dear Editor, The fact that there are four new hinterland towns has gone unnoticed.

Dear Editor, I have read the following in the Economist and I am worried; “Angola is a country where oil makes up over 95 per cent of exports.

Dear Editor, About two years ago the Fire Side Grill and Bar on Garnett Street opened for business.

Dear Editor, It has become rather commonplace these days for government and ruling coalition officials to make statements that serve no other purpose but to make Guyanese a laughing stock.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s President David Granger, who is currently in Cuba for medical attention has said that he is receiving “the best medical care in the world”.

Dear Editor, Polemic is useful when it leads to positive outcomes, and I believe that my quarrel with Mr.

Dear Editor, Rovman Powell is the Windies one-day captain because he is a sort of an all rounder who has shown some promise with the bat but has done very poorly in the last series played recently in India.

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