Opinion

Publicly, at least, the PPP/Civic administration is almost certainly not about to admit that its awarding of a multi-million dollar contract for the construction of a Primary School in a community which, as we understand it, is particularly in need of the facility to a team of ‘contractors’ known much more for their exploits in the entertainment industry than in the building sector was an unacceptable error in judgement.

Dear Editor, A letter calling on the government to reinstate the “Indian” in “Arrival Day” and recognize May 5 as such was made by Ravi Dev, a former parliamentarian (4/28/24).

Dear Editor, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has made a searing attack on a ruling by a High Court judge in the Teachers’ strike case in which the underlying issue is free collective bargaining.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent developments concerning Venezuela’s threat to Guyana’s sovereignty.

Dear Editor, I am glad that there is a Ramps Logistics and an Exxon in Guyana.

An examination of the recent reports of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on complaints before it has underlined how easy it is for corruption to take over the tendering system and for unjust contract awards to be made to the detriment of public safety and the monies of the people of this country.

Dear Editor, Another deadline missed in Bamia school completion (SN April 27), and all the no nonsense stance talking of contract termination for missed deadlines has missed this contractor, with repeated extensions given.

Dear Editor, For approximately two years, now, IDPADA-G and the Government of Guyana have been relentlessly and publicly trading accusations and rebuttals.

Dear Editor, The President of Guyana’s recent visit to Brooklyn underscores the importance of engaging with diaspora communities and recognizing their contributions to national development.

Dear Editor, In the article ‘PPC rejected complaint over contract for Fort Wellington school extension’ (SN April 26), it is reported that the complaint letter was dated September 1 2003 and received by the PPC on September 6 2003. 

Dear Editor, Next Sunday, May 5th, the day on which the first indentured labourers from India landed on our shores, is a Public Holiday.

Dear Editor, The ruling of Justice Sandil Kissoon that the teachers’ strike was “lawful and legitimate” and that the government’s decision not to pay the teachers for the days off the job and to stop deducting union dues on behalf of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is unconstitutional is a major contribution to the evolution of the country’s jurisprudence: social justice and the rule of law in Guyana.

Dear Editor, A dictator saved my life by helping me get to America.

The epic of the Bamia Primary School contract rumbles on. The contract was awarded in November 2021 and was intended to run for twenty months, but its completion date has been postponed more times than anyone cares to remember.

Dear Editor, I thought that SN’s Friday April 26th article had a huge typo (“Ramps, Exxon facing complaint that US$4.4m equipment declared as worth US$12.1b”).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Constitution defines the fundamental rights of all residents in this country and the overall structure of how the nation ought to operate.

Dear Editor, I am writing to draw attention to a pressing issue that continues to plague our roads: the alarming increase in vehicular accidents in Guyana.