Opinion

Dear Editor, Where is God in all our tragedies as a multi-cultural society? 

Ernst Mach, the 19th century Austrian physicist and philosopher, had observed that thought experiments are a structured display of our natural curiosity about the world.

Dear Editor, Much has been written on the Mahdia fire tragedy thus it may be superfluous to pile up on the various outpourings of anger and grief, however, my experiences with the concerned authorities has been horrible.

Dear Editor, As I reflect on today’s tragedy, I cannot help but raise the question of development and equity in our country.

Dear Editor, The Mahdia students’ heart-wrenching tragedy that made international headlines must jolt all Guyana to be fire-safety conscious, and major reforms must be implemented for fire prevention, firefighting, and building codes.

Dear Editor, In a ‘eureka’ moment that must rank up there with the discovery of the new world by Columbus, GHK Lall has declared “ExxonMobil USA is going to come up with some innovative way to stick the cost of that unlimited parent company guarantee right back at Guyana” (SN 21.05.23) while I am happy the light bulb has come on for GHK, my optimism is somewhat tempered as to its brightness by the fact that any schoolchild could tell him that there is no need for ‘Exxon innovation’, the term ‘cost oil’ means the cost to produce oil; costs that are borne directly by Guyana, and insurance falls squarely into that category.

Dear Editor, The Liberty and Justice Party extends its most sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.

Dear Editor, My pain is unbearable, and if this be mine, then that of the Indigenous Guyanese community has to be beyond the blood of anguish that I sweat, the convulsions that wrack. 

Dear Editor, It is 2 a.m. and I cannot sleep. My heart is full of grief and rage because 19 young souls were not given a chance to experience life as it is their right to do.

Dear Editor, 1.  Electric bikes are a controversial means of transportation.

Dear Editor, I am so sorry to hear about the deaths of our young ones at Mahdia.

Dear Editor, May I convey appreciation of the touching tribute in the Trinidad Express Newspapers of Tuesday 23 May 2023, on the tragic deaths and severe injuries incurred in the fire at the Girls’ Dormitory at Mahdia, Guyana.

Dear Editor, As Guyana moves into its 58th year of nationhood on Friday May 26 that English speaking nation has been described as the fastest growing country in the planet.

Dear Editor, We are mothers, grandmothers, aunts, nieces and cousins, who are deeply saddened and perturbed by the death of so many children who lost their lives in the Mahdia  Secondary School Dormitory fire.

Sunday night’s fire which razed the girls’ dormitory at the Mahdia Secondary School, taking 19 lives, leaving several injured, traumatising dozens, and spreading a streak of grief and pain across Karisparu, El Paso, Micobie and Chenapau, as well as all over this country was, from all accounts, a disaster waiting to happen.

Dear Editor, Guyana mourns today. The grief, the pain, the sorry is palpable.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Ms. Alissa Trotz in your newspaper dated May 22nd, 2023 and headlined “Expired, unsigned insurance document submitted by EPA refers to Egypt and not Guyana.”