Opinion

Dear Editor, Comfort zones are the enemies of progress. A comfort zone can bring an implementation plan to a halt.

Dear Editor, I make a simple argument: Government is responsible for these lives lost on the road.

Amid the continuing carnage on the roads, the barefaced `shakedowns’ and pockets of shocking lawlessness that obtain in the administration of road traffic by members of the Guyana Police Force are the worst kept ‘secrets’ of the country’s wider law enforcement regime.

Dear Editor, It is an international shame and disgrace that Guyana, a country this rich, has such a high percentage of poverty.

Dear Editor, I am glad to read that Toshao Orin Fernandes of Chinese Landing Amerindian Village has asked the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) for a slot at the opening of the NTC’s conference on Monday 28 August to talk about the continuing illegal mining on Chinese Landing’s titled Village Lands.

Dear Editor, Permit me space to express my disgust at the disrespect and subsequent threats to myself and fellow staff and Councilors of East Coast Demerara Neighbourhood Democratic Councils of Region 4 on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, at the Beterverwagting Primary School’s auditorium by the Chairman of the Local Government Commission, Mr.

Dear Editor, I note with much interest some recent lively discussions about slavery, indentureship and reparations.

Dear Editor, I write to commend and salute Vice Chancellor Paloma Mohamed and Guyana Chair of African Slave Reparations Commission, Eric Phillips, for their achievement in bringing heirs of the Gladstone family to Guyana and their tendering an apology for their involvement in the abominable slavery.

Dear Editor, It is unfortunate that the opening ceremony of Building Expo 2023 is now better known for the “Famous Grab”.

Dear Editor, Our beautiful nation is blessed with resources and we have taken on the responsibility of leading food security in CARICOM.

On August 11th, Stabroek News reported that the Australia-headquartered mining company, Troy Resources Guyana Inc was closing its gold mining operations in Guyana as it does not find the market feasible anymore.

Dear Editor,  August 24th, 2023, marked a dramatic shift in the course of global history.

Dear Editor, I have noted some interventions following the apology of the Gladstone family for their role in “slavery and indentureship.”

Dear Editor, It is indeed curious, why the GtE Task Force and EEPGL on behalf of the Stabroek Block Partners would with more or less 25km of onshore pipeline to be laid, choose to begin in Canal #1.

Dear Editor, The direct attack by Mr Ronald Bostwick in `We seriously need to unite as Guyanese lest we be overwhelmed by foreigners and foreign interests’ (SN Aug 26) accusing Indians of wanting to ‘appropriate’ an African event (at UG on August 25) needs explanation and clarification as there seem to be some misunderstanding of the event from his end.

Dear Editor, It is bad, but there has hardly been a word ventured on what is boiling the blood of Guyanese. 

Dear Editor, Guyanese students continue to excel at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC).

Dear Editor, As with all workplaces, there is always some war between the workers and management over a variety of issues.