Opinion
Quinn’s critique notwithstanding, I have no doubt that the Argyle Declaration postponed any possibility of an invasion by Venezuela of Essequibo
Dear Editor, Gregory Quinn, former British High Commissioner to Guyana, who was here at the time President Granger’s government was attempting to return to office at the 2020 General and Regional Elections by means of fraud, in an article written in a series of booklets published by John Mair titled Oil Dorado and republished in the Stabroek News last Tuesday (24th September, 2024), under the headline “Why Guyana should not appease Venezuela and Maduro”, traced the history of Maduro’s most recent attempt to annex the Essequibo and expresses his concern that some in CARICOM are advocates to appeasing Maduro, most particularly, Prime Minister of St.
MMA-ADA audit should be thorough, transparent and transparent
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my thoughts on the article titled “MMA-ADA to be independently audited – Mustapha,” published in the Stabroek News.
Guyana United Artists’ proposals were never approved by the Ministry of Culture
Dear Editor, Please permit me a little space to clarify the contents of the letter “Desmond Alli may have to admit his attack against the Ali government’s arts policy is flawed” by Mr.
Restarting international adoptions is certainly positive news for families
Dear Editor, I was pleased to read in the Kaieteur News on September 27th that “Guyana will soon restart international adoptions,” as stated by Minister Persaud.
The noise nuisance that is bedeviling the citizens of Leonora and other spaces
Dear Editor, I will be so bold as to suggest respectfully to Guyana’s President Dr.
A pervasive drug and alcohol counter force taking root in the younger population
Dear Editor, The death of a child in Region 2 has tragic connections with other stories about Guyana’s alcohol culture.
Rights of the Child Commission must do more than just ‘registering concerns’
Dear Editor, I noticed the news item where the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) presented a report for 2019-2020.
95 percent
On September 24th, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made the eye-opening claim that 95 percent of public projects under this administration have been completed successfully.
Section 12 of the 2016 PSA strictly requires that feasibility studies for associated gas be conducted yet one wonders why there is non-compliance
Dear Editor, We shall be soon piping into October 2024, where we are told by high government authorities that the Gas to Energy (GtE) loan application in at the US Exim Bank will land on the Board of Director’s (BoD) agenda, allegedly based on environmental and technical studies’ rectitude.
My “two cents” on your editorial ‘Creole Chroniclers’
Dear Editor, Stabroek News (September 25, 2024) editorial captioned, Creolese Chroniclers, was a wonderful and a healthy read.
Stabroek News cost-of-living series 94 is a reminder that Guyanese are shrinking from the daily assaults endured from spiraling prices
Dear Editor, Talk about beating a drum with consistent intensity, and Stabroek News [SN] it is.
Correction
In yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News in the letter from GuySuCo headlined `Charles’ letter on the purported wastage of sugar by GuySuCo is misleading’, Trudy Cummings was incorrectly cited as the author of the letter.
Little things mean a lot
Dear Editor, When I first entered the political arena in 1953, a popular love song ‘Little things mean a lot’ was composed and made popular in 1954.
Focus on the positive impacts and don’t be distracted by the surrounding noise
Dear Editor, Throughout history, society has seen the emergence of individuals who champion the cause of representing the underrepresented and voicing the concerns of marginalized communities.
Failure to address issues like political sectarianism now could lead to irreversible consequences for our nation
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern about the growing political sectarianism in Guyana, which threatens the very fabric of our social peace.
Politikles
Appeasement?
Last Tuesday this newspaper published an article by Mr Greg Quinn, a former British High Commissioner to this country entitled ‘Why Guyana should not appease Venezuela and Maduro’.
Jagdeo should provide tangible evidence of adherence to the Public Procurement Act regarding the Schoonord Highway construction project
Dear Editor, The Vice President, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has apparently issued a stern warning to heads of accounting officers of public sector agencies to enforce strict compliance with procurement rules.
I view Edghill’s press release as an attempt to mislead the public regarding my questions posed on the proposed government complex
Dear Editor, Last Friday, September 20, 2024; your publication published a letter penned by me, headlined; “10 pertinent questions that the Minister of Public Works must address on the matter of the proposed government complex.”
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