Opinion

Dear Editor, The Britcham launch at Lords Cricket Ground was a rip roaring success.

Dear Editor, On the eve of May 25th, 1966, the lowering of the Union Jack, a symbol of the colonial past, welcomed the hoist of the Golden Arrowhead, the emblem of a new nation.

For a small country Guyana has produced a remarkable number of eminent scholars who have made valuable contributions in a variety of fields, but of these only Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal who died on August 30 had an impact on the course of world events. 

Dear Editor, The upcoming general elections in the USA will not be close as the pundits are predicting because of one important factor which has always meant the most in circumstances which are complicated and difficult to comprehend like the situation when Harry Truman, a virtual unknown Vice President who succeeded Roosevelt in 1945, went on to become a great US President;  or Ronald Reagan, a movie star, became Governor of California and then President of the USA  when  low  expectations of his rule proved wrong and he delivered the fall of communism; or John F.

Dear Editor, In the late ‘70s, a governmental decision was made to have primary school students taught not just language and math but also subjects like science and social studies.  

Dear Editor, This letter is mostly for Mr. Ally, who proudly stated he lives in Fort Lauderdale I assumed in the state of Florida, USA.

Dear Editor, The Demerara Waves article titled, “Georgetown upgrade, modernization, being planned – President Ali” (September 10, 2024) is well-received. 

Dear Editor, The recent Harris/Trump televised debate has further tightened the race for the White House.

Another woman has been murdered. On Sunday last, according to a police press release, 29-year-old Alexis Roxanne Harris, a mother of four and a farmer, breathed her last in a drain outside her sister’s West Demerara home, having run there to escape after she was brutally stabbed by the father of her children.

Dear Editor, Sadly, in yet another reactive measure by our authorities, stricter safety mechanisms have been enforced at all water facilities in the country.

Dear Editor, I write to address the arguments made by Keith Bernard in his 8 September 2024 letter that was published under the title, “Infrastructure has profoundly influenced racial and socioeconomic dynamics.”

Dear Editor, Guyana, at one stage, was chastised for being one of the leading nations globally for high suicide rate.

Dear Editor, “The hazards associated with gas-to-energy projects include: methane leaks throughout the gas extraction, transportation, and processing stages, which contribute significantly to climate change, potential explosions from pipeline leaks, air pollution from combustion products like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides”.

Dear Editor, A respected analyst recently made waves when he suggested that Exxon might be favouring members of the opposition, in Guyana’s upcoming elections.

Dear Editor, It was good to see movement at last, following the latest creek outing tragedy, the authorities putting measures in place. 

Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of reading the Guyana Chronicle’s latest gem, “New Demerara River Bridge… Gov’t working with GTT, GPL to relocate utilities for advancement of project.”