Opinion

Dear Editor, I am not a tree-hugging environmentalist; I believe in the responsible development of our resources.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Community, Caricom, is fifty.  How time flies. 

Dear Editor, Drainage and Irrigation was always under the Government’s microscope, especially in support of the agriculture sector; and the continuum of interventions included, but was not limited to: •   Significant improvement in the operation and implementation of the flood control structures; •  Construction of additional drainage outlets countrywide; •  Major rehabilitation of approximately 600 miles of canals and drains, as well as the Dawa Pump Station; • Rehabilitation of pump stations, structures and drainage outlets; •  Negotiations for financing to optimize efficiency and capacity of the conservancies, especially with the objective to maximize the availability of arable lands for farming activities; •  Installation of the Doppler Weather Radar; • Expansion of the hydro-meteorological monitoring network •  The Hope Canal; among others.

“A wave of sadness and loss swept across St Vincent and the Grenadines when on Friday 24th March, 2023 the news of the passing of renowned Vincentian physician and surgeon Sir Arthur Cecil Cyrus was released.

Dear Editor, It is for the better that a political luminary, a legal stalwart, spoke. 

Dear Editor, In a recent letter, Jannette Bulkan argued that the sale of carbon credit by the Government of Guyana is fraudulent.

Dear Editor, I note with considerable alarm the letter from Tamukke Feminists titled “A mockery of justice system” (SN July 03). 

Dear Editor, Nobody comes out of the first part of the Nigel Dharamlall affair with any glory.

Dear Editor, Recently, I read in the press about the rebuilding of three schools among others, namely, Christ Church Secondary, St.

Dear Editor, It remains true that the prosperity of every Caribbean country depends mainly on the growth of internationally competitive tourism, exports and other sources of foreign exchange.

Dear Editor, Guyanese, in and out of Guyana, are fuming that the complainant does not wish to pursue the matter in relation to the allegations against PPP/C Government Minister Nigel Dharmalall and are asking on what basis did the complainant, a minor, withdraw the charges against  Dharamlall?

Dear Editor, It’s over a week now and garbage has not been collected at Success, East Coast Demerara on the 8th street.

Dear Editor, All this hullabaloo about the Dharamlall case! In reality, it is only the public profile of the accused that has made this a story.

For a few compelling reasons the Conference of Parties (COP 28), the November 30 to December 12 staging of what has become the foremost international forum on climate change, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates,  is likely to attract at least as much controversy as its predecessors, quite likely, a great deal more.

Dear Editor, Although the pursuit of an oil refinery is admirable, we must consider the necessity of scale for operations to be profitable.

Dear Editor I support the statements of the Upper Mazaruni District Council (UMDC) which you reported on 28 June (‘Upper Mazaruni council restates that carbon trading consultations defective’). 

Dear Editor, Tamùkke Feminists notes with concern, the disclosure by the Guyana Police Force that the schoolgirl who had tabled sexual assault allegations against Nigel Dharamlall has moved to withdraw her report.

Dear Editor, The withdrawal of allegations against Minister Dharamlall highlights an issue that The Caribbean Voice has pronounced on since 2014 – that such allegations should not be dismissed because the complainant refuses to move forward, give witness or whatever else, but that the Sexual Offenses Act should mandate that investigations proceed, a case is made and a trial ensues.