Opinion

Dear Editor, Lest there be uncertainty, I memorialize a vital statistic for the record. 

Dear Editor, It seems that on a daily basis, we are constantly bombarded with reasons why we are frustrated with our politicians.

As harbingers go, July 2023 certainly packed a wallop. Pegged as the hottest month ever recorded in history by global climate scientists, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some places, it is unfortunately not likely to be an anomaly and worse yet, will surely be surpassed in the future.

Dear Editor, This letter is to inform the relevant authorities (Traffic Chief – Guyana Police Force, Ministry of Public Works, Consumer Affairs Bureau, and any other) of the unauthorized but widespread increase in fares of the #44 minibuses working the Georgetown- Annandale/Strathspey route.

Dear Editor, In your Sunday, 21st January online edition you published an article entitled “Special meeting of Public Service Credit Union called as battle continues for control”.

Dear Editor, In his Address to the Nation on Republic Day 2021, Leader of the PNCR Aubrey Norton announced that a government he leads will abolish income taxes for low-wage workers.

Dear Editor, I am writing because I find it disingenuous when politicians attempt to use arguments for argument’s sake when debating the merits or demerits of the 2024 budget.

Dear Editor, Finally, the awaited CoI Report into the deadly fire is out and from all accounts two officers, in the main  are being held responsible, one moreso than the other, their actions, or lack thereof, being deemed dereliction of duties.

Dear Editor, Please allow me permission to share my emotions. We stayed up all night to behold the first glimpse of Sri Ram Lala; after celebrating with several  thousands of devotees braving freezing weather in the streets chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’.

Dear Editor, Further to the national revelation that the US EXIM Bank is conducting its own due diligence before approving the loan application for the offshore pipeline, NGL and power plant in the Gas to Energy project, I write to enquire whether it is in fact necessary for Guyana to increase its burgeoning loan portfolio? 

Dear Editor January 24, 2024 is the 101st birth anniversary of one of Guyana’s national heroes, Brindley Horatio Benn, CCH.

This year, 2024, there occurred a notable departure in the media’s approach to reporting on the budget presentation by Senior Minister in the Ministry of Finance Dr.

Dear Editor, As a former columnist and long-time fan of  David de Caires’ paper I was disappointed to see your editorial on the Mahdia CoI.

Dear Editor, In 1956 President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, officially putting into action the construction of the Interstate Highway System of the United States.

Dear Editor, The PPP is challenging its opposition for direct proof of corruption, they even have the effrontery to say “show us the evidence of corruption.” 

Dear Editor, Homosexuals or gay men are the most discriminated people in the country of Guyana.

Dear Editor, It now appears that routine disclosures about the nation’s oil wealth have turned into yanking teeth and pulling fingernails. 

Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C administration must be commended for presenting to the nation yet another budget that is people-oriented while at the same time laying a solid foundation for accelerated growth and development.