Opinion

Dear Editor, I think that hand rails are needed at the Vreed-en-Hoop water taxis’ stelling to afford passengers safety and comfort, especially the aged.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Health should not be apprehensive in obtaining the dengue vaccine due to cost.

Dear Editor, A little over a week ago, a contingent of Government officials went to the USA to woo Guyanese abroad to come back home and invest.

Dear Editor, The declaration by AFC Leader Nigel Hughes that the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is a ‘politically neutral’ organization during his announcement that the deputy head of the APA Laura George had joined the AFC election campaign team; there is no indication that Laura George has resigned from the APA and Hughes thoughts on ‘conflicts of interest’ are well known.

Dear Editor, Kahlil Gibran once said, “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them”.

Dear Editor, I am delighted to acknowledge the arrival of eighteen new Peace Corps volunteers to Guyana, a tradition that has been enriching our nation since 1966.

Dear Editor, I agree. The return for a supplementary budget following the trillion dollar one, is troubling and needs explaining.

Dear Editor, In 2010, after retiring from the U.S. military, I made a significant life change by moving to Guyana to work as a volunteer.

We are no strangers to riots in this country, but London apart, where street violence in the central areas particularly is anything but unknown, it is not a common occurrence in England as a whole.

Dear Editor, The protests and state sponsored violence against protesters for respecting the will of voters in Venezuela (that voted last July 28) brings back memories of responses to similar protests in Guyana and America during the struggles for free and fair elections in Guyana.

Dear Editor, In his opening statement at the end of Conference engagement with the Media on 30 July 2024, CARICOM Chairman, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said a lot, but he also didn’t say a lot.

Dear Editor, Despite the explanations, on the many interventions, power point presentation and all, on the raging cost of living question, it has done nothing to dispel the simple fact: my shopping list can only be half filled.

Dear Editor, Budget billions have been national showstoppers since 2021, with new records annually.

Dear Editor, Kahlil Gibran once said, “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them”.

Dear Editor, In the wake of the 2023 European Union Election Follow-up Mission’s Final Report on Guyana, Recommendation 9 has cast a spotlight on the urgent need to overhaul the nation’s electoral register.

Dear Editor, About two weeks ago images were posted on our President’s FB page showing repairs to the Iwokrama – Annai corridor along the GT-Lethem road.

Dear Editor, The most egregious election fraud case in Guyana’s history has reached new, unprecedented lows.

Dear Editor, As we mark four years of President Irfaan Ali’s leadership of Government, it is ideal to reflect on the progress of our country since the tumultuous 2020 General and Regional Elections.

Notwithstanding all of the efforts made to date and the progress achieved, and even if there were to be some miraculous advancement today, the world will not achieve gender parity for another 134 years.