Opinion

Over the last week there has been a flurry of excitement and discussion on various social media platforms on, of all subjects, Guyanese Creolese vocabulary.

Dear Editor, On August 31, 2024, the Ministry of Public Works issued a statement informing all truck drivers that with immediate effect, they must refrain from using the Railway Embankment corridor.

Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News, it was reported that a senior GuySuCo official met with some five interested bidders and had discussion on a project to plant canes at Skeldon.

Dear Editor, As the nation prepares for the 2025 General and Regional Elections the Opposition not only need to ponder but be guided by the historical development and activities of the People’s National Congress (PNC) and the Alliance for Change (AFC).

Dear Editor, At two separate diaspora and business engagement events, at different locations held for visiting Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the audience was most impressed with his rattling off numbers about the country’s economy.

Dear Editor, As another election year approaches, there is increased activity from all the political entities to convince the electorate that they are the best choice.

Dear Editor, “The one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight.

Dear Editor, There is never  a dull moment in my native land Guyana.

The Caribbean has always had a proclivity for deploying hype and hoopla in its promotion of goals/targets set in pursuit of some pre-determined development-related objective.

Dear Editor, I refer to SN Sunday’s Editorial titled “Ramkarran and the CRC.”

Dear Editor, Attorney General Anil Nandlall was kind enough to breach the PPP Government’s silence and indifference on the national noise pollution epidemic.

On September 17, the Jamaican Integrity Commission (IC) submitted a report to Parliament which revealed that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness had been under investigation for illicit enrichment.

Dear Editor, It is with great admiration—and a touch of bewilderment—that I write to applaud both the former Iraqi Information Minister and the esteemed spokespeople of the Guyanese government.

Dear Editor, As a veteran of Guyana’s politics and, I believe, well-intentioned, Mr.

Dear Editor, The Indian narrative, and particularly, Indian history, should not be indentured to any institution or political party.

Dear Editor, Guyanese from both sides of the political aisle, including those who were involved in the struggle to deter electoral fraud in the 2020 elections, express scathing critique or criticism of the government for its limited or non-engagement of the public and particularly civic groups in policymaking and decision making.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ editorial (920/9/2024) is basically correct in its well-crafted response to Prime Minister Gonsalves’ statements and perspectives on the contested re-election of Nicolas Maduro to Miraflores.

Dear Editor, While I do not support admonition of judges, a practice that has gained prominence in the USA (one of the world’s foremost democracies) where the former and possibly the next President, Donald Trump, has been berating judges who are dealing with his cases in New York, Guyanese need to heed the caution expressed in Ms Shamshun Mohamed’s letter “The elections fraud cases will lead to a stain on the judiciary” (Stabroek News, September 19, 2024).