Opinion

Dear Editor, I have become deeply skeptical about the government’s receptiveness to comments and analyses by the Guyanese public and the Diaspora. 

Dear Editor, It’s budget time in Guyana! Over the past week, we’ve seen a surge of comments from both supporters and critics regarding the budget and its implications for everyday Guyanese.

Dear Editor, Permit me a space in your daily to express my total disappointment in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.

Dear Editor,  As Guyana experiences unprecedented growth driven by its oil wealth, it is clear that our governance structures need urgent reform to ensure equitable development and accountability.

Dear Editor, Both the leaders of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Mr.

Dear Editor, Swami Aksharananda, from Guyana received on January 10, 2025 the Pravasi Samman Award, the highest that India hands out to any individual or organisation from the Diaspora.

Dear Editor, Midway along the mile and a half burnt-clay-brick road leading into the sugarcane plantation community where we once lived, the Georgetown to Rosignol railway tracks ran across the road.

Dear Editor, If the Alliance for Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity collaborate and head into the next election as a unified team they know they are going to win the elections and I am convinced that the consideration is a right move to oust the PPP.

In Guyana, currently, the speed of construction seems uncompromising. Massive hotel structures ascend at an astonishing pace, apartment buildings emerge from previously undeveloped land,  retail spaces transform in a matter of days and even tombs get relocated as in the case of the 15 tombs to be moved from the Golden Grove Burial ground.

Dear Editor, I think it was Dr. Jerry Jailall who wrote recently on the inadequacies or unfairness of certain policies of Insurance companies in Guyana.

Dear Editor, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, announced On October 16, 2024, that Guyanese 18 years old and above will be eligible to receive a one-off cash grant of 100,000 Guyana dollars.

Dear Editor, I write this letter with deep concern and outrage regarding recent reports of primary school pupils being subjected to corporal punishment, specifically being hit with rulers by teachers.

Dear Editor, I write to extend congratulations to the Senior Minister responsible for Finance for the clarity, and detail, regarding the expenditure of funds received under LCDS 2009 and LCDS 2030.

Dear Editor, Human rights violations in every region still remains an example of the country’s struggle to protect its most vulnerable—its children.

Dear Editor, American Airlines (AA) is generally performing well on its Guyanese routes but could do more to enhance the customer experience. 

Dear Editor, It is a shame that the current administration, which is building so many schools and spending such large amounts of money to upgrade the education system, cannot support those that fight for the rights of the teachers.

Dear Editor, We are obviously in what seems to be quite an interesting election season.

Dear Editor, December has long gone and January almost expired, the NDC workers are still waiting to receive their 10% retroactive announced for public servants by Govt.