Opinion

Dear Editor, The Bureau of Statistics has taken note of a letter published in the February 18, 2024, edition of Stabroek News titled “Cost of living Index data is missing or unreliable” written by Ganga Persad Ramdas, PhD, MA, MS.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a Department of Public Information (DPI) article captioned, “AG calls on M&CC to discharge its statutory mandate.”

Dear Editor, There is indeed a real urgency to reach a satisfactory Teacher-union versus Government administration wages and salaries plus benefit package adjustments for teachers, some of whom are parents.

Dear Editor, The teachers’ strike has entered the third week. It has exposed and isolated the government and stripped the ruling PPP naked of its pretence of being a caring regime.

J’accuse, the well-known French phrase, which translates to “I accuse” in English, is noted for its historic newspaper reference.

Dear Editor, The Return of Latchmini is a novel that is as breathtaking as it is unique.

Dear Editor, Now that more and more information is being revealed about the massive oil spill wreaking havoc and polluting not only the marine environment of Tobago but spreading towards the maritime boundaries of Grenada and Venezuela; here are some questions: Can Guyana’s Energy Authority whose duties and responsibilities include administering and monitoring petroleum imports, maintenance of energy statistics, marking and testing of gasoline, diesel and kerosene imported and issuing of licences to importers, wholesalers, retailers and transporters of petroleum and petroleum products, inform the Guyanese public, the Trinidad and Tobago residents, fishermen and the public on maritime attorney Nyree Alfonso’s information, SN Feb 20, 2024 that the name of the barge which capsized and is leaking oil in Trinidad & Tobago waters is ‘Coolie Boy’ allegedly owned by a Guyanese entity, this shipment of oil was bound for Guyana and the consignee (the recipient of the goods being shipped or transported) is also Guyanese?

Dear Editor, Guyana needs to convert its natural gas to electricity to improve the reliability of the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

Dear Editor, The Teachers’ Union is demanding a 50% salary increase.

Dear Editor, Qatar is just a small dusty, flat piece of land that is scarcely arable and with very little rainfall and no rivers to use for irrigation.

Dear Editor, Please help me by publishing a dilemma we the residents of Cornelia Ida, Sea-View, WCD have found ourselves in.

Dear Editor, A word of caution when dealing with hearsay presented as evidence seems to be in order, your newspaper gave prominence and credence to an unsubstantiated claim by a Trinidadian attorney, Nyree Alfonso who is identified as a ‘Maritime Lawyer’ and said she did research prompted by inquiries from various persons and/or entities.

Dear Editor, I write to comment on the concept ‘check off’, a labour term, about which a few letters appeared in the media relating to the cancellation of collection of union dues by the Ministry of Education for GTU which called a strike.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my views on the critical matter concerning the future of education in Guyana.

Dear Editor, If I am an investor, the Guyana Energy Confab is the place to be. 

Dear Editor, Returning home for a brief stay, I read a letter by Hon Samuel Hinds, Former Prime Minister and President, Ambassador to the USA and the OAS.

Older folks will remember the red glow of the huge vertical neon sign attached to the northern outer wall of the upper flat of the Rendezvous Restaurant located at 77 Robb Street in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Permit me to make a few comments on the situation with regard to two perspectives on the teachers’ strike.