Opinion

Try as one might, it is difficult for us in the Caribbean to ignore the still significantly unfinished business of creating a regional food security dome under which to house the broader developmental ambitions of a region constantly seeking to distance itself from the blanket of poverty that groups some other countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia, particularly, though not exclusively, together.

Dear Editor, I have been trying to follow the ongoing U-15 female football tournament presently but with two same age tournaments – Exxon & GFF-BLUE WATER – running concurrently it has become quite difficult.

The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) is one of the suite of human rights bodies agreed under the last round of constitutional reforms 25 years ago and for which the overarching Commission is still to be appointed.

Dear Editor, Your editorial ‘Govt and the Indigenous’ (SN 02 June 2024, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/06/02/opinion/editorial/govt-and-the-indigenous/)

Dear Editor, At the recent 4th Annual Conference of Small Island Developing States 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered what can only be described as the punchline to a cosmic joke: major risk rating agencies, those bastions of financial wisdom, are apparently biased against our charmingly diminutive Caribbean nations.

Dear Editor, It was a pleasant and nostalgic walk down the shaded Samaan lined Main Street Avenue in the ‘Main Street Landmark’ Editorial (SN May 29).

Dear Editor, Guyanese poor are asking questions as to why they are not progressing more rapidly especially with the current oil boom.

Dear Editor, Like other football fans, I am an ardent admirer of Kylian Mbappe and am excited by the breaking news on Sunday, June 2, 2024, that Mbappe will be joining Real Madrid.

Dear Editor, Below is ChatGPT’s summary of the issues in the ongoing strike between the GTU and the Ministry of Education in Guyana: The ongoing strike between the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education revolves around several key issues, primarily centered on salary negotiations and retroactive payments.

Dear Editor, In our delicate, debauched and demoniac society today, the disgusting issues of noise nuisance, law breakers and public obscenity, align themselves to affront: the decency of moral dignity; the right to reside in a peaceful neighbourhood; the right to rest and sleep at night; the right not to be traumatized by willful disruptions; the right to live in a healthy environment; the right not to be endangered by criminal activities; the right not to be invaded by intruders; the right not to have their private property defecated on to say the least.

Dear Editor, The month of May is especially important to Guyanese.

Dear Editor, On Thursday night, Scripps held their annual spelling bee competition. 

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space to respond to Mayor Alfred Mentore’s letter in the Stabroek News dated May 31, 2024.

Dear Editor, Compromise.  It is a dirty word in Guyana, one that harbours the dangerous in the mere mention of it. 

Dear Editor, The last population census of Guyana (2012), the definitive national document on the population of Guyana, states the ethnic groups of Guyana as follows: African/Black, Amerindian, Chinese, East Indian, Mixed Portuguese, White, and Others.

Dear Editor, In the past, a lot of negativities permeated the Internet about Guyana.

The bottom line of our demographic-style politics is that no one comes into office without the support of the Indigenous people.