Opinion

Dear Editor, I have found that when a Guyanese is asked what did our athletes do at the Olympics, they would laugh and reply “wha you think deh woulda do?”

Dear Editor, The Caribbean and Guyana lost one of its greatest persons with the death of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal on 30 August 2024, just a few weeks shy of his 96th birthday.

Dear Editor, I write to advocate for the preservation and promotion of Sir Shridath Ramphal’s legacy, a distinguished Guyanese statesman and former Commonwealth Secretary-General.

Dear Editor, I have repeatedly written that this PPP government’s idea of development is to spend money on overpriced infrastructure projects it hands out to crony contractors.

Dear Editor, The National Amerindian Development Foundation (NADF) wishes to congratulate the National Toshaos Council (NTC) on successfully completing its recent Conference during August 19 – 23, 2024.

Dear Editor, Today I would like to touch on a topic that has been bothering me for a while now and it seems to be growing out of control in my beloved country: the practice of unqualified or underqualified individuals practicing as veterinarians, basically quacks of the trade.   

Writing in this newspaper last week Dr Bertrand Ramcharan reflected on Guyana’s future political path in terms of democracy or autocracy.

Dear Editor, CRG extends its condolences to the family and friends of Sir Shridath Ramphal.

Dear Editor, I respond to David Patterson’s letter `Every Guyanese will support the bridging of every river in Guyana but not as a burden to its citizens’  (SN 8/29/2024) as a technocrat that led the execution of the Berbice Bridge project under the Presidency of Bharrat Jagdeo and witnessed its commissioning in December 2008.

Dear Editor, Why aren’t we seeing grand infrastructure projects on the 365 islands in the Essequibo River?

Dear Editor, The political landscape in Guyana has long been shaped by the rivalry between the APNU/AFC coalition and the PPP.

Dear Editor, I read statement from the Guyana Police Force issued on Thursday August 29, 2024, which states that the “Guyana Police Force is currently investigating another serious allegation made under the Sexual (Offences) Act of Guyana by a female against Paul Slowe”.

Dear Editor, You know elections season is in top gear with the full throated, full throttled revelations. 

Dear Editor, On August 26th, at the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown’s (M&CC) Statutory meeting, a ridiculous, selfish, and shameful institutional rate policy for political parties was bullied through the approval process.

Dear Editor, The sad news reached Guyana today of the passing of the Hon. 

Dear Editor, In responding to the AFC request that the new Berbice bridge project should be based on solid, transparent and publicly available data, should the Government not respond in a way that gives comfort to every Guyanese, hypocrites included?

Commissioning the expensive Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway on Thursday, President Ali delivered a stunner.

Dear Editor, The announcement by President Irfaan Ali that commuters would soon benefit from toll-free travel across the new Demerara, Berbice and Mackenzie/Wismar bridges is indeed welcome news.