Opinion

Dear Editor, The news yesterday reported Finance Minister Ashni Singh as saying, “I am proud of the NIS but the organization is getting a bad rap because of a few bad eggs and because of a few cases that really are tainting the entire Scheme and so the NIS has an obligation to deliver service in an efficient manner.

Dear Editor, I was speechless, shocked, in disbelief, in denial, hurt and deeply saddened.

Today everything on four wheels and two wheels is in a tremendous hurry.

Dear Editor, More than one year ago as the war between Russia and Ukraine raged with hefty political, diplomatic and military support to the latter from the European Union, NATO, the USA and other western powers, the general view that still obtains is that Europe can once again be the theatre for another world war, only that this time, it can be a nuclear war.

Dear Editor, There is a suggestion that “no ring-fencing is good for you (Guyana).” 

Dear Editor, The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a crucial parliamentary body entrusted with the vital task of scrutinizing government financial matters, now finds itself in dire straits, imperilling its capacity to function as a robust oversight mechanism.

Dear Editor, Currently Guyana has been very lucky to have a high rate of successful oil well exploration and development.

Dear Editor, The oil or ‘black gold’ or ‘liquid gold’ has widened the financial gap between the rich and the poor in Guyana and the politicians are doing nothing about it -no explanation, no improvement to better the lives of the citizens.

Dear Editor, Ring fencing is an important concern that has engaged the attention of the Guyanese people; but Guyanese policymakers do not want to take any action to establish ring fencing in each of the oil projects that are currently extracting and exporting oil from Guyana.

Dear Editor, In July I wrote a lengthy letter expressing my personal experience and increasing concern with regard to the continuing unabated loss of life from accidents on our roads.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to offer a response to a letter by Tony Vieira in the Stabroek News edition of October 22, 2023, with the caption, “Opposition needs far bigger subvention from budget to effectively do its job”.

Sincerely, Recently our Minister of Public Works was in the media boasting of the completion of a number of concrete bridges along the stretch of road from Kurupukari to Lethem.

Arguably the most disturbing element of our contemporary urban entertainment culture is the various dysfunctional ways in which it imposes itself on normal life, including the legitimate pursuits and normal entitlements of other sections of the society.

Dear Editor, Finally, Vice President Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Leader of the Opposition Mr.

Robert Moses was a bundle of contradictions: He never held political office  but for almost half a century he was the most powerful man in New York State who routinely ignored the phone calls of the four mayors and five governors he outlasted. 

Dear Editor, We have all heard the words “Winner take all” used to describe Guyana’s political system.

Dear Editor, We have yet another ‘intelligent’ adult, a former Minister of Government (see SN letter, October 21, 2023), joining the ‘better-for-having-been-beaten brigade’ in support of violence against children.