Opinion

Dear Editor, I am not clear on what grounds the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party was speaking on 27 July 2023 about issues which are proper to the mandates of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and Ministry of Legal Affairs, as well as agencies EPA, GGMC and GLSC. 

Dear Editor, The appointment of the members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the JSC’s consequent reconstitution is a commendable step in the right direction, even though it is one that is long overdue.

Dear Editor, In a recent book, ‘From Destiny to Prosperity’ the former Minister of Natural Resources of the Coalition government, Mr.

Dear Editor, The government is in the process of a massive road expansion programme, while hundreds, if not thousands, of new vehicles are entering the country seemingly without restraint or control.

Dear Editor When I was a child almost every little Black girl had a blonde hair white doll with blue eyes.

Dear Editor, On Friday 14th, you carried an article in your daily that made pleasant reading to me and I am sure several others also in the Canje/New Amsterdam area.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Minister, the Ministry, Infab, all other partners and supporters; all fellow citizens who cross the bridge regularly and those who cross only occasionally; indeed, congratulations to all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, It is truly worldwide; sex and money and abuse of them lead to so many political leaders falling off their perches.

With two platforms in the Atlantic producing oil in excess of nameplate capacity, a third set to come on stream shortly and dozens of exploratory wells to be sunk in this frenetic drive to extract petroleum, the government and its regulatory authorities will come under increasing pressure to be vigilant and to be able to respond to a crisis.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter entitled “The legitimacy of the Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) is highly questionable” (Stabroek News, July 27, 2023).

Dear Editor, The current international scenario highlights – now more than ever – the need to exhaust all efforts that contribute to the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

Dear Editor, I read with interest that the Police in collaboration with the National Road Safety Council have launched a ‘Respect the Road Campaign’.

Dear Editor, Now that lack of funds is no longer a good excuse, the government’s presently-favoured rebuff of demands by public servants and teachers for large salary hikes is that such hikes spur inflation.

Dear Editor, With war on the horizon between the super powers and their respective allies, and the fumbling of the Taiwan issue by our Foreign Minister, it is unclear where Guyana’s loyalty truly lies.

Dear Editor, I thought that it was the Guyana Police Force that determined what bail should be when such is allowed. 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force has become rotten to the core under the PPP.

Dear Editor, This refers to the series of articles by Prof Tarron Khemraj on “dollarization of Guyana’s economy”.

Dear Editor, The drivel (for want of a euphemistic word) of the letter writer, Joel Bhagwandin, does not deserve a response because of lack of substantive information; but to allow it to be sustained in the public domain may give it credence.

While the public has been labouring under the impression that the government’s bargaining agent with the Guyana Teachers’ Union on a multi-year pay package for teachers was the Ministry of Education, it has now been revealed that this is not so.