Opinion

Dear Editor, I was bothered by the recent statements made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo concerning the delay of the natural gas pipeline and its implications for the completion of the 300-Megawatt power station.

Dear Editor, I prepared this note under the stressful conditions of a blackout Friday morning which lasted from approximately 9:00 am to 13:00 hours and we now hear that the national grid will be supported by Karpowership.

Dear Editor, I’ve opined on this in the past… 58 years after independence it is an utter disgrace that the power (supply) has not kept up with the people’s needs, all parties and all governments have failed to see the light on regular electricity!

Dear Editor, In what can be seen as an admission, some of the US$27m generators purchased with much fanfare came with problems, preventing connection to the national grid. 

Dear Editor, In a recent statement issued by the Chairman of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Shurwayne Holder, on his Facebook page, allegations were made against Amna Ally, the former General Secretary of the party.

Dear Editor, I refer to your edition of 11th April with a story on Primary School children benefitting from free eye glasses.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Housing and Water has always been portrayed in a negative way by some.

Dear Editor, The livestock industry has great potential for development and has many spin-off industries.

ExxonMobil’s cheery announcement yesterday that it had made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development  in the lucrative Stabroek Block has to be declared to be what it really is; another rip-off of the Guyanese people facilitated by the PPP/C government.

Dear Editor, “Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly encountered, given, and transmitted from the past.

Dear Editor, Recently, it was reported that the auditors appointed by the Govern-ment of Guyana to audit the books of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) have been denied access to pertinent oil reports and associated cost information ((See Anand Gool-sarran’s  Report, “The audit report on Exxon’s post-contract costs (Final Part)”, https://www.stabroeknews.

Dear Editor, The ‘no nonsense’ contract management call with regards to contractors in default of contract terms and obligations is tantamount to reading the riot act. 

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my commendation to the Government of Guyana for its recent announcement regarding the purchase of the French Model 190 offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

Dear Editor, Civilised society is governed by rules, laws, management systems and organisation structures.

Dear Editor, The management of critical growth sectors (infrastructure/construction, electricity and housing) of the economy is proving to be subpar at best.

Editor, I have designed a special artificial intelligence (AI) tool to make life easier for Guyanese newspaper and news site readers.

Dear Editor, Nominations for the Local Government Commission (LGC) are set to close on April 12th. 

Dear Editor, It is right that I should seek forbearance for a verbal staccato or as R.B.

More than three weeks have passed since Gecom wrote The New Movement’s former executive member Dr Gerald Forde, that it was having a second look at the question of who is the bona fide Representative of TNM’s List.