Opinion

Apart from the perplexing and injurious unwillingness of the PPP/C Government to bring ExxonMobil and company back to the negotiating table to staunch the haemorrhaging of money due to Guyana and its people, it is also failing on accountability for the auditing of the massive expenses claimed by the Stabroek Block venturers.

Dear Editor, One reads in the second paragraph of the Bank of Guyana’s Half Year Report 2024, “The Guyanese economy buoyancy continued with a real oil GDP growth of 49.7 percent and non-oil GDP growth of 12.6 percent” (p.

Dear Editor, Everyone has a story to tell, and we invite you to reflect on your own experiences—whether it’s a time when you might have been a bully, witnessed bullying, or found yourself on the receiving end.

Dear Editor, My empathy is with the residents of Crane who are currently suffering from the effects of ‘some form of hydroxide’ the source/origin of which is unknown.

Dear Editor, As Guyana’s economy experiences unprecedented growth, the demand for a skilled workforce has never been more critical.

Dear Editor, It is said, “A stitch in time saves nine.”

Dear Editor, Offering remarks at the Annual National Diya  Commemoration, in the midst of our oil-fueled economic growth, I suggested there are challenges posed by the promise of wealth just as up to now they were by poverty.

Dear Editor, In the present circumstances in Guyana, when our economy has been so upgraded in the past few years, mostly because of our fortunate acquisition of the revenue we are reaping from the oil discoveries, I would like to caution my fellow Guyanese of the bad impact this new-found wealth can have in the way we feel, think and behave, and in our well-being.

Dear Editor, With so much talk about changing up how we do elections in Guyana, I think it’s time we consider a more gradual approach—basically, taking democracy one teaspoon at a time.

Dear Editor, This letter is with respect to Mr. Gokarran Sukhdeo’s letter, in Stabroek News of October 9th, 2024, titled `Vote for Trump and you are aiding and abetting ignorance and dictatorship.’

Dear Editor, Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, the two political parties in America represent different things to the people of Guyana.

Dear Editor, I write in response to letters headlined ‘PPP has embarked on the capture of GECOM’ and `PPP’s capture of GECOM continues unabated’ published on 31.10.’24

Every few years or so some campaign emerges to restore the zoo and surrounding areas of the Botanical Gardens.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter “PPP has embarked on the capture of GECOM” (SN – 31 October, 2024).  The three authors of that letter – APNU+AFC GECOM Commissioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman and – after lobbing accusations at their counterparts from the PPP, accusations since addressed by letter writers representing that party, made the following curious claim:  “The malpractices at GECOM are a daily vindication of all of the reports of the Observer Missions as of 2006.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement of substantial profits by banks in Guyana is both remarkable and concerning.

Dear Editor, The SN Editorial on Diwali Day 2024 highlighted the critical need to transform the attitudes and culture which accept intimate-partner violence and other forms of gender-based violence as normal.

Dear Editor, There are fundamental flaws in the views expressed at a recent PNCR press conference by Parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul, and that appeared in the Stabroek News as an article titled, “Police force has become a national security risk – Mahipaul”.

Georgetown, once a shining example of vibrant culture and community spirit, now confronts a challenging reality.