Opinion

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force arrested the striking sugar workers in Canje, stripped the clothes from the workers’ backs (down to underwear), and took photographs.

Dear Editor, Back in January 2023, a whopping sum of $94.4 billion was budgeted to improve access as well as to enhance the quality of education for Guyanese this year.

Dear Editor, As Guyana continues to focus on eco development and with schools being built and/or renovated on an ongoing basis, isn’t it time for schools to be brought into the climate change arena?

Dear Editor, India is hosting the G20 summit this weekend in Delhi.

Dear Editor, The unthinkable expropriation of the Indian Immigration Fund (INIMF) by the government in 1971 has incurred the resentment of Indo-Guyanese leaders who described that callous act against Indian immigrants and their descendants as unconscionable and insensitive.

Dear Editor, The recent report published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sheds light on the impressive progress that Guyana has made in reducing unemployment rates since 2021.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “A glimpse into gold board operations between 2010-2019” (SN September 07) and share publicly some of the inner workings of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) during a most turbulent time, and in so doing let the record speak for itself.

Dear Editor On Tuesday 29th AUGUST 2023 ON 94.1 morning program (JUMP START) the former mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, accused her former counterpart of being incompetent.

Three days ago when commissioning a new primary school at Tuschen, President Irfaan Ali announced that schools would be given greater autonomy to manage their own affairs.

Dear Editor, The report that persons had health issues recently on the Mabaruma/Gt ferry route, prompts that maybe, given the voyage is a lengthy one, that consideration be given to a medical personnel, such as a medex, be employed on board the vessel. 

Dear Editor, It would be remiss of me, as a citizen, to remain silent in view of the various pronouncements being made and actions taken that are antithetical to democracy by those who profess to be the product of democracy, as in free and fair elections, and the ultimate guardians of democracy.

Dear Editor, On the first day of the new school year I went to collect my daughter and found her drenched in perspiration and swooning.

Dear Editor, Some Guyanese teachers don’t seem to understand the purpose of homework.

Dear Editor, I refer to your paper’s lead story titled: “Appeal court rejects Jagdeo’s latest bid to avoid paying judgment to Ferguson – damages to be set at new hearing” (SN Sept 5th) – and wish to comment as follows: This case is about information Jagdeo might have received in 2019 and something he might have said relating to Minister Ferguson allegedly receiving property improperly.

Dear Editor, No!  Why is it that senior Americans fail to understand that the PPP does not need America anymore? 

Dear Editor, The striking, protesting sugar workers plain, just refuse to get it: they are not entitled to severance or the cash payout, since, by their own choice, they were not terminated or severed or made redundant. 

Dear Editor, I wish to examine the management of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB/the Board) for the period 2010-2019. 

Dear Editor, On Sunday, I accompanied my wife to a church service and later was part of a meeting of the Guyana Legion and ended the day with a lengthy meeting of City Councillors at their request.