Opinion
We are concerned that several parts of the current Sexual Offences Act legislation are not adequately enforced
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing our previous letter on our feedback on the draft Sexual Offences Amendment Bill 2024.
Zero taxation fuels corruption which has catastrophic effects on environmental deterioration and socioeconomic development
Dear Editor, There is an important corruption driver in Guyana. It is the missing corporate tax revenue unavailable to pay public servants, teachers, nurses, doctors, all hired in the public sector.
The people are waiting for this government’s reaction
Dear Editor, Any Guyanese citizen that exploits our resources and seeks to circumvent our laws, and deny the treasury of millions of dollars of desperately needed money, is not a patriot.
The US Department of Justice is not about to get that information back to the Guyanese government anytime soon
Dear Editor, The U.S. has informed the Guyana government that if they want information on sanctions against certain gold dealers and a Permanent Secretary, they should ask the Department of Justice (DoJ).
If we do not know what is happening in our own country, then we may be unfit to govern ourselves
Dear Editor, The fallacy of our government requesting from the USA Department of Justice evidence related to sanctioned individuals in Guyana is fraught with hypocrisy.
The PPP relied on the rich Kitty grassroots experiences of Prabhu Sattan
Dear Editor, Certainly, within the extended Georgetown, particularly Kitty North Central and Southern sections, it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to flag a more partinost and stalwart of the People’s Progressive Party than Prabhu Dial Sattan.
Longing for the genuine Demerara sugar in Lindt Chocolate
Dear Editor, Today I had the pleasure of enjoying Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate.
Ms. Braithwaite’s success story is worthy of recognition
Dear Editor, Forty years in an organisation must be celebrated as a life time achievement for staying the course and ‘stick-to-it-iveness’.
Politikles
Tourism
There is a buzz in the air about local tourism. There was Prime Minister Mark Phillips turning the sod for the construction of a Hospitality and Tourism Training Institute in Port Mourant earlier this year, saying that the government was working to create 50,000 jobs in the tourist industry by 2030.
Providence looked like a zombie stadium
Dear Editor, Watching the cricket 20 semifinal from my Oxford living room I have a big question.
It is imperative that broad stakeholder groups demand of the legislature a response to the evolving legal needs of women in society
Dear Editor, I am deeply concerned about the development of our country and the justice served for all.
It is a source of pride that the GTU-Government impasse was resolved without outside intervention
Dear Editor, After an extended period out of the classroom and on the streets, the teachers’ strike is off.
Authority to appoint or remove opposition MPs still resides in the hands of Granger and Ramjattan
Dear Editor, Judging by the holding of Party Congress and other indicators, the two major political parties, PPP/C and PNCR, have begun to walk on the 2025 national and regional elections’ campaign trail, although neither political party has issued a formal announcement to this effect.
After Friday’s congress, there can only be unity and a collective sense of purpose
Dear Editor, I cannot host a show now because of certain circumstances but I must state my final position before Congress scheduled for Friday is held.
The AFC squandered its goodwill
Dear Editor, When the Alliance for Change (AFC) was formed there was great hope for the Guyanese nation because of the promise of breaking race voting whereby Indian Guyanese vote for the PPP and African Guyanese vote for the PNCR.
Guyanese-Americans support Washington’s action against corruption
Dear Editor, Sanctions were the topic of conversation everywhere and the question or suggestion was who should be next.
Politikles
Breathe
The average person, unless he or she is a proponent of Sudarshan Kriya, practises yoga or meditates, rarely, if ever, thinks about breathing.
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