Opinion

Dear Editor,  The public announcement by President, Irfaan Ali, in Guyana’s National Assembly, today, Thursday October 10, 2024, about the one-off cast grant distribution of $200,000 to each household is an extremely thinly vailed political ploy aimed at winning favour ahead of Regional and General Elections, here, in Guyana slated for 2025.

It goes without saying that the money being disbursed or committed by this government is the entitlement of all of the people of this country.

Dear Editor, I took a trip out of town to Parliament – only that when the President is present remember pedants – to renew my impressions from years ago.

Dear Editor, The ‘talk of the town’ is about the proposed confirmation of Clifton Hicken, the extended acting Commissioner of Police as Commissioner.

Dear Editor, As discussions about democracy and governance dominate the national conversation, we must not forget the far deeper crisis that many Guyanese face on a daily basis: abject poverty.

Dear Editor, The things that will only take place in Guyana… like having fuel bonds, selling gasoline and diesel, in the midst of hotels, restaurants, grocery store, night club, even a pharmacy… all places where people congregate, mix and mingle.

Dear Editor, I guess like me, many Guyanese were taken by surprise after an announcement by Mr.

Dear Editor, International organizations like the European Union and the US State Department have joined local groups to call upon the PPP/C to expand inclusivity measures in their governance model.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Dr. Ramesh Gampat’s letter in the October 9th edition of the Stabroek News captioned, “data on arrivals and departures cannot prove whether or not Guyanese are leaving permanently abroad”.

Dear Editor,  I am writing to share my thoughts on the rebranding of Shell to Mobil under Sol’s stewardship and the potential this brings to Guyana’s fuel market.

“We must nurture creativity and innovation,” said President Irfaan Ali recently.

Dear Editor, Saturday 12 October 2024 is the 532nd anniversary of African Holocaust Day.

Dear Editor, It has come to my attention, through numerous calls from concerned residents of the Bamia community, that an election for the Community Development Commit-tee (CDC) was conducted earlier yesterday under deeply troubling circumstances.

Dear Editor, I’ve been closely observing Guyanese Presidents for three decades, rarely have I seen one as relaxed as President Ali at a special State House lunch for his alma mater – St Stanislaus-on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, According to the Bank of Guyana (government), food inflation stood at 3.2% for the first half of 2024.

Dear Editor, On the eve of the recently concluded seventh-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) a summit of Heads of States and Government was held in New York at the United Nations to discuss a 50 plus page draft entitled; ‘Pact for the Future.’

Dear Editor, It is fascinating how the memory of the electorate can be so sharp when it comes to the rigging of past elections in Guyana, yet there seems to be a certain selective amnesia when faced with the more existential threats that have loomed over our electoral politics since gaining independence and becoming a republic.  Many remember with precision the events of the Burnham era, the controversies of the 1960s and 1970s, and the allegations of electoral tampering that have since shaped political narratives.

Dear Editor, As I buildout the National Economic and Social Development Plan for the ‘Building Our Dream Guyana’ campaign/movement, this letter will focus on two more key components of our approach to renewing and expanding the middle class and developing a structured ‘Knowledge Economy’ and ‘Service Economy’.