Opinion

On December 3rd last year the Government of Venezuela held a referendum to seek the approval of the Venezuelan people to incorporate Essequibo into its national territory.

Dear Editor, As an avid boxing fan, I see the constitutional provisions of Guyana, an alleged democratic state, are akin to the laws of a well-regulated boxing match, ensuring fairness, equality, and protection for all participants.

Dear Editor, I write as a concerned citizen to express my serious reservations about the recent appointment of Clifton Hicken as Commissioner of Police.

Dear Editor, The new land acquisition amendment being proposed in the current sitting of the Honourable House should bring to mind and encourage the effective utilization of the Integrity Commission Act.

Dear Editor: I called the Guyana Embassy in Washington D.C yesterday (December 20) on behalf of a relative to find out how to renew a Guyanese passport (after visiting the website) and information on retrieving a pension.

In Guyana, the crippling fear of retribution — a major detractor from democracy — thrives.

Dear Editor, Allow me to offer my congratulations to Clifton Hicken on his preferment or rather appointment as Commissioner of Police with the Guyana Police Force.

Dear Editor, Most weirdly, EPA’s purported December 14, 2024 response to my Kaieteur News interview of December 11, 2024, “Guyana cannot seize and sell its own assets to pay for an oil spill” did not match my interview subject, obviously admitting the idiocy that Guyana can seize Guyana’s own assets to pay for an oil spill.

Dear Editor, As someone who has had the privilege of appearing on and listening to Dr.

Dear Editor, Five years ago, this month, when Guyana started producing oil Guyanese looked forward with much anticipation to improve standard of living.

Dear Editor, Biographer Ron Chernow once disclosed that he decided to write a book about the man on the United States ten dollar bill to give Mr.

Dear Editor, I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing discussion on whether “Girmitiya” or “Hindustani” is the more appropriate term to describe the descendants of Indian indentured labourers.

It was hardly surprising that the fifth year of oil production evoked barely disguised triumphalist declarations by ExxonMobil Guyana.

Dear Editor, When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Mark Archer’s letter published in the Stabroek News (December 18, 2024), in which he attempts to discredit the remarks of Lieutenant Colonel Earl Edghill, Aide de Camp (ADC) to His Excellency President Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

Dear Editor, Quick comment on Mr. Chris Ram’s “Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 146 – December 17, 2024, Part 1: Canadian Sanctity of Contract case offers hope for Guyana” Thanks to Mr.

Dear Editor, I would like it to be known and acknowledged as the one and only solution to all the problems that we human beings face in our actions in all spheres of our living.

Dear Editor, While working on a development project in Jamaica, the topic of vocational skills training in high schools (and for “vulnerable youths,” including school dropouts) often surfaced.

Dear Editor, SN’s December 17, 2024 editorial captioned, “Guyana’s petro status and the 2025 general elections” has its moments.