Opinion
Thank you ExxonMobil for opening my eyes to the rich potential that awaits Guyana
Dear Editor, For a long time we have seen all sorts of condemning articles, letters, TV shows etc.
NIS will cease to function as an effective social safety valve when beneficiaries are denied their rightful pension
Dear Editor, An elderly NIS pensioner approached me, recently, for an explanation as to why the government has not increased NIS pensions above the minimum.
Incomprehensible that senior members of our gov’t cannot understand that permanent secretaries are apolitical
Dear Editor, I did not want to write again this week, my writing now is just to keep my research and my writing skills up to date for 2025.
With only promises from our oil discoveries to exist by, many families are being forced to sacrifice one necessity for another
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the escalating cost of living in Guyana, and the disproportionate burden it places on the lower and middle-class citizens of our nation.
The slothful search for justice is an all too familiar story
Dear Editor, The pain, frustration and anger was palpable in the missive by the parents of young Jared Jagnandan, killed two months ago, as they lamented the slothfulness in getting justice for their son.
I would advise the government to seriously consider building and owning its own asphalt plant
Dear Editor, Recently the President bemoaned about the slow pace of infrastructure by contractors, especially road building.
Everyone loves to read SN’s letters’ section
Dear Editor, I came to America for treatment at the hospital.
Playing the easier game
Early this month, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its 2022-2023 Results Report, it admitted that with less than six years to their 2030 target date, the Sustainable Development Goals related to health were basically out of reach.
Politikles
Cartoon
No one is entitled to hurt children
Dear Editor, I wish to add to the ChildLinK statement condemning the flogging of 10 QC students (SN May 22, 2024) and calling on Guyana to “create a safer and more nurturing environment for its youngest citizens, where their rights are respected, and their potential is allowed to flourish.”
One significant advantage of shade houses is the extension of growing seasons, allowing for year round crop production
Dear Editor, Under Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha and President Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s agricultural sector has seen significant advancements, particularly through the introduction and expansion of shade houses for farmers.
There must be paradigm shift in police recruitment strategy
Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently embarked on a robust recruitment programme in all the regional police divisions.
Keys to solving standoff between GTU and Ministry of Education
Dear Editor, I’m writing to share a few recommendations with regard to the deadlock between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Government of Guyana’s Ministry of Education.
Stabroek News’ position is a worthless self-serving defence
Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) in separate statements condemned the Stabroek News’s cartoon for the negative stereotype image depicting a young African man robbing/pointing a gun at citizens.
Videos of dead fish
Dear Editor, Some videos recently shown on social media have shown a lot of fish – particularly tilapia – floating in our canals around the city.
What did GPA, GHRA do during this tumultuous period?
Dear Editor, Most civic-minded Guyanese have agreed that one of the most tumultuous periods in Guyanese history, occurred during the last election in March 2020.
The role and responsibilities of an apolitical Permanent Secretary
Dear Editor, In your letter column, one Mr. Sharir Khan proffered the argument that Permanent Secretary Shannielle Hoosein-Outar, is entitled to her freedom to participate in her political choosing.
We can all go on strike and get paid
Dear Editor, “Justice Kissoon said he found that to conclude that a legal and justified strike flowing from the infringement of Article 147 is analogous to `no work with pay’ is to shred the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed and protected in the Constitution”.
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