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That opposition lecture on free and fair elections

Editor Am I Rip Van Winkle? Have I just woken from a five year sleep to see and hear the Opposition lecturing the government on how to run a free and fair election with biometrics and more?

Letters to the Editor

The PPP/C government should explain how it intends to transparently spend the people’s money instead of debating the Opposition

Dear Editor, I am utterly flummoxed by the PPP/C’s artery-busting approach while debating their colossal $1.382 trillion budget with APNU and AFC—two opposition parties they have repeatedly labeled as irrelevant.

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Kwayana is free to correct and give his own interpretation of past language he used to describe Jagan

Dear Editor, I seek your indulgence to respond to Mr. Eusi Kwayana’s letter to SN (2025-01-28).

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It is clear the NRF will continue to underperform as an instrument for savings, financial growth

Dear Editor, After further research, CRG was able to find the Act passed in the House of Parliament in 2024, that has dramatically changed the First Schedule of the Natural Resource Fund, which allows for the aggressive withdrawal of funds as proposed in the current budget.

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Relations with Trump administration are likely to be marked by uncertainties and unpredictability

Dear Editor, Thank you for that balanced editorial, `Trump and Caribbean-US relations’ (Jan 28).

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Bring Uber car service to Guyana

Dear Editor, Guyana is ready for the Uber car service. It is available in Barbados and other nearby countries.

Editorial

Landmark ruling on oil and gas projects

A Scottish court sitting in Edinburgh yesterday dealt a serious blow to the oil and gas plans in the North Sea of Shell and Norway’s Equinor.

Politikles

Letters to the Editor

Following Dr. Singh’s letter the Auditor General should review and determine if the NRF Act has been violated

Dear Editor, According to the U.S. Department of State Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) is projected to exceed $3 Billion USD at the end of 2024.

Letters to the Editor

There were no contradictions in my letter and, based on the data in Budget 2025 and various BoG reports, I can show that Rampersaud’s arguments are spurious

Dear Editor, I am glad that Rajendra Rampersaud (RR, 27 January) responded to my letter (25 January) because it gives me the opportunity to elaborate on issues raised therein.

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Need for a more pragmatic approach to gov’t’s housing programme and particularly the low income sector

Dear Editor, I listened with rapt attention to a re-broadcast of “The Gyaff” programmeme as the Hon.

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The PNC/AFC’s campaign strategy revolves around three distinct but equally desperate themes

Dear Editor, As we approach this year’s elections, please allow me space to analyse the PNC/AFC’s campaign strategy thus far.

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Where is the development of football in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports 2025 budgetary allocation?

Dear Editor, Is there anything in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s budget for football?

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Jagdeo’s position that there may be less oil funds in 2026 is an ominous warning on the future of cash grants

Dear Editor, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo took the position that money going into Guyana’s New York Oil Fund could be as scarce as snow in the Sahara during a drought.

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PSC’s endorsement of Budget 2025 seems more self-serving

Dear Editor, Reading that the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana’s praise of Budget 2025 as “forward-thinking and impactful” raises questions about its true priorities.

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There is a glaring disparity in the remuneration of elected officials at the local level

Dear Editor, In the face of a budget of over $1.38 trillion Guyana dollars for the year 2025, it is disheartening to see that one of the most crucial sectors for development—local government—continues to be treated with neglect and disrespect by the ruling PPP government.

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Letters to the Editor

The time has come for the people to take the streets and demand biometrics and a clean voters’ list

Dear Editor The time has come for the people of Guyana to take the fight to GECOM.

Politikles

Editorial

Food waste

On Monday last, Vice Media published an interesting story in its Lifestyle section about a Danish restaurant manager who sourced all of her food from supermarket dumpsters in 2024 and as a result only had to spend US$99 at the grocery on other items for the entire year.