Opinion

It is a contretemps that has been repeated much too often: a trade union at odds with the government.

Dear Editor, It is now approximately one year since the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) has been in the news, continuously; under the microscope; subjected to the suspension of its subvention; and having to stave off malicious accusations ranging from financial impropriety to mismanagement, none of which has or can be proven.

Dear Editor, Responding to me, Joel Bhagwandin (JB) wrote “I would be happy to be edified by Mr.

Dear Editor, Have you ever heard such nonsense? When the West Indies cricket team failed to qualify for the 2020 T20 World Cup, Kieron Pollard told us that the players were not to be blamed.

Dear Editor, The Chairperson of GECOM along with the CEO and Deputy CEO co-hosted a press conference following the 2023 local government elections.

Dear Editor, 0n July 17, 2023, Stabroek News reported that a fire started in the Brickdam Police lockup by one, Stephan Howard.

Dear Editor, The President of the Press Association, Ms. Nazima Raghubir, not satisfied with personally attacking me on the matter of how the recent Presidential Press Conference was conducted and having publicly grossly misrepresented the arrangements for the Press Conference, has now enlisted a scurrilous personal attack on me in the name of the Press Association, published in yesterday’s (18th July, 2023) Kaieteur News, but, with no signature to the letter other than Press Association.

Dear Editor, It is perceived as a trifling of a matter – health workers in Region Five not receiving the increased salary adjustments announced last December and the authorities now seemingly alerted to the fact.

In June, at the commissioning of the US$5.15 million Good Hope Secondary School, President Irfaan Ali hinted that based upon the trajectory the country is on and location, “We now have to move towards making Spanish compulsory in our school system.”

Dear Editor,  I refer to a salacious article in your publication July 14, 2023, captioned ‘Nazar Mohamed, son deny accusations of drug, gold smuggling…’  Your article, Editor, relied heavily on a spurious Reuters special report, unnamed U.S.

Dear Editor, All Guyanese should read the SN letter of March 28th titled, “Bhagwandin’s disclosure about the Vreed-en-Hoop shore base raises more questions than answers provided” by Isiah Francis. 

Dear Editor, Surfing through Google, I discovered that Starlink high speed internet service is coming to Guyana in the near future, or who knows if it’s already here.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Reuters report (July 14).

Dear Editor, There was a recent post on Facebook by the Ministry of Education showing the embattled ex-Minister with Amerindian School girls and boys.

Dear Editor, The shenanigans playing out at the City with the alleged refusal of the outgoing to make a seamless way for the incoming, suggest the incoming might not have been the overwhelming and compelling choice. 

Dear Editor, The World Bank recently announced Guyana is a high-income country given the exploitation, primarily of our oil and gas resource, which has seen double-digits growth rate.

Dear Editor, There is an urgent need to re-mark the Sheriff St/ Mandela Ave.