Opinion

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the West Indies on winning an ODI home series against England for the first time since 1998.

Dear Editor, One cannot help but reflecting on the missed opportunities we have had to collect and construct a database of Guyana’s cultural heritage and now with the looming threats from Venezuela one would hope that this national duty will be fulfilled without delay.

Dear Editor, Insulting.  Pitiful.  Shocking.  Those are some of the milder words I have heard used to describe the recent pay increase for public servants. 

If there is anything that we, as Guyanese, must seek to learn from the recent quixotic behaviour from a Venezuelan President long in the throes of fending off his own political demons, is that, in our particular circumstances, we need to move with due haste to understanding the true meaning of our national motto, One People, One Nation, One Destiny and to apply that meaning to the process of expunging the various kinds of internal divisions in which we have historically indulged.

Dear Editor, When there is a national crisis, as in an invasion threat and annexation of a country, government and opposition, supported by civil society, tend to come together thinking of and planning common strategies to counter the peril.

Dear Editor, The announcement that President Ali will be travelling to St.

Dear Editor, In a staged referendum recently, Maduro “received approval” for his claim that Venezuela is the rightful owner of Essequibo.

Dear Editor, The Venezuelan team went to ICJ recently with their President acclaiming he does not recognise the ICJ. 

Dear Editor, On Tuesday December 5, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo territory that Venezuela claims as its own.

Dear Editor, Our world continues to be adversely affected by too many discussions behind closed doors and secret deals.

One of the many ways in which the state can show respect for the sacrifice made by the five servicemen who perished in Wednesday’s tragic crash: Brigadier (Rtd) Gary Beaton, Colonel Michael Shahoud, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Charles, Lieutenant Colonel, Sean Welcome and Sergeant Jason Khan is to ensure that there is a full and independent investigation of the circumstances and the condition of the helicopter to ensure that there is never a recurrence.

Dear Editor, Necks stretching.  Eyes gazing.  Ears waiting.  Feet tapping.  Anger rising. 

Dear Editor, A month ago, I wrote, “As we attempt to forge a national unity to counter the (Maduro) on our Essequibo border, we should be reminded that, as a much smaller nation than Venezuela by almost all criteria, we need to deploy a strategy that checkmates those advantages.

Dear Editor,  I join with all of Guyana in expressing condolences to the families of the servicemen who tragically died in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region.

Dear Editor, I am no soldier. More than likely, you are not either.

Dear Editor, Caricom is urging dialogue between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela as a means of de-escalating tensions.

Dear Editor, What follows is a matter of some urgency. It is a plea for all of our purported national leaders to recognize that the drum-beating and verbosity from our western neighbour gives us an opportunity to set aside our differences to act responsibly and with courage so that the magnificent resources: manganese, gold, diamonds, bauxite, fertile lands and now oil are not dissipated and be a millstone around our necks. 

Dear Editor, For generations to come, the people of this land, from across all 83,000 square miles, will remember their names.