It is the job of the responsible gov’t agencies to link fishers with domestic and export markets
Dear Editor, There seems to be a perpetual disconnect between our farmers and fishermen, and successive governments, and it is certainly not the farmers’ and fishermen’s fault in my humble opinion.
AG wrongly attempting to legislate residency into my right to vote
Dear Editor, In Saturday’s edition of the Stabroek News, I observed an article that deeply troubles me to my core: `AG appeals CJ’s ruling on existing registrants’.
Strongly disagree that CCJ has failed Guyana
Dear Editor, Reference is being made to yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek article `CCJ has failed Guyana, it’s now up to GECOM Chair – Ramkarran.’ I beg to strongly differ with the opinion of Ralph Ramkarran SC that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has failed Guyana in its ruling of 12th July 2019.
GECOM scaremongering is legally false and dangerous
Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission continues to run daily and nightly advertisements calling on members to register in its current House-to-House Registration exercise, “Even if they were previously registered.” The ad goes further: it threatens members of the public with criminal sanctions if they fail to register.
This whole election thing is going to go all the way down to the wire
Dear Editor, I refer to two election related issues carried in the Sunday edition (SN August 25).
Any search for compromise by GECOM Chair on elections date will go against constitution
Dear Editor, GECOM Chairman, Claudette Singh SC is reportedly seeking a compromise position with regards to the date for General and Regional Elections; the irony of this cannot be lost on anyone who has knowledge of Guyana’s electoral history, for it is the very same Claudette Singh (justice retired) who vitiated an entire election because of a ‘compromise’ made between the PPP and the PNC.
Rock and a hard place for retired judge
Dear Editor, Another day, another meeting, another stalemate, another court filing.
Mind-boggling traffic signs on road to Charity
Dear Editor, Leaving Georgetown for overland travel to the Pomeroon, one is faced with traffic requirements that boggle the mind.
Rice farmers having a torrid time
Dear Editor, I visited rice farmers in Regions 2, 5 and 6 over the last couple of weeks.
Leave behind the bitter resentment that continues to hinder our nation’s progress
Dear Editor, After reflecting on the past several years it is very disappointing to see how old wounds have kept progress from the people of Guyana especially when it comes to understanding and respecting each other’s ethnicity and race.
Seniors should be helped to form organisations to improve their lives
Dear Editor, In my recent visits to various regions in Guyana I saw the dire need for senior citizens to improve the various aspects of their lives, thereby helping them to fulfil the objectives which are tabulated in the manifesto of the Ministry of Social Protection.
Harold Davis made unparalleled contribution to human resources development
Dear Editor, This week marks the 6th anniversary of the death of Mr Harold B.
A number of systems have been put in place to elevate functionality, effectiveness of GO-Invest
Dear Editor, Please permit us the opportunity to share some information on The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest).
Some numbers in Minister’s half year report raise serious concerns about data quality
Dear Editor, Forecasts are as good as the data used to prepare them.
I foresee some movement towards a meeting of the minds on elections date
Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Polls can be held by end of October’ (SN August 23).
No amount of rhetoric will erase widely held belief that PSC is inextricably linked to PPP
Dear Editor, I respond here to the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Gerry Gouveia and the other responders re my perception of Gouveia’s tone and conduct in his abrasive and disrespectful letter to Keith Lowenfield, Commissioner of National Registration/Chief Election Officer which was carried in the newspapers on Monday, July 22nd, 2019.
Guyana does not have comprehensive cybersecurity strategy which includes workforce skills development
Dear Editor, The United Kingdom Chevening scholarship programme is an excellent investment in the human capital of Guyana.
Careful audit needed of GuySuCo’s financials, the industry can be a success
Dear Editor, For the purpose of maintaining an objective view of the Sugar Industry I would encourage an unemotional view be taken to the profit and loss (P&L).
Our involvement in politics is to help the underprivileged and see Guyana develop
Dear Editor, Please permit me a space in your letter pages to address the balderdash about myself and son’s departure from the PNCR that was reportedly uttered by PNCR Executive Member Aubrey Norton in the Guyana Chronicle, Sunday, August 18, 2019.
In upcoming coalition talks, APNU should not behave as the AFC has done
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter at a politically sensitive time.
Our Coalition Government should know they cannot evade their due deserts for too long
Dear Editor, Since the successful passage of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) of December 21, 2018, there should have been early elections in our country, 15-18 months earlier than otherwise.
Term limits for credit union directors should be implemented
Dear Editor, I welcome Mr Trevor Benn’s comment in the Sunday Stabroek of 18th August 2019 that the IMC he chairs is soon to hold an AGM for the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union Ltd.
Grazing cattle a major nuisance at Continental Park
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Continental Park, Plantation Peter’s Hall on the East Bank of Demerara, who would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all the residents of the area to vent through the letters column of your newspaper, the complete disgust and frustration of everyone residing there as it relates to the unlawful grazing of cattle in the neighbourhood.
Decisions being made at NIS are not anchored in the concept of social security
Dear Editor, The case of Ismay Lake, as reported in the Stabroek News of August 08, 2019, goes against everything that social security is intended to represent.
Playing sports is important for children
Dear Editor, As our August holidays quickly come to an end and parents prepare for the re-opening of school, I want to remind them of the importance of sport in our children’s lives, from preschoolers to high-schoolers.
The CJIA is implementing several initiatives to improve the passenger experience
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter, ‘Suggestions to improve passengers’ experience at CJIA’ by Shazaam Ally (SN: 18/08/19).
Slavery-era ‘Demerara Bell’ to be returned to Guyana
Dear Editor, Guyana’s High Commissioner to the UK, F. Hamley Case, has succeeded in getting the slave-era ‘Demerara Bell’ back to Guyana from Cambridge University after a lunchtime tete-a-tete with the Master of St Catharine’s College, Professor Sir Mark Welland, two weeks ago The bell came from plantation Anna Catherina, West Bank Demerara.
Exxon has amended its contract for the Liza Destiny; Guyana should also attempt to get an equitable deal
Dear Editor, A writer, in a recent letter to the editor, asserted that “oil companies pay royalty on the petroleum produced” and used that assertion to juxtapose a lament that Guyana’s royalty will instead be paid on “petroleum produced and sold.” Then, with a ten-fold multiplication error, ($400,000 multiplied by 50 is $20 million), the writer suggested that on sales of US$200 million, Guyana could conceivably end up with zero royalty.
Questions on voting rights
Dear Editor, Are votes during Guyana’s general elections in 2019 as golden as I think they are or should be?
Guyana has abandoned constitutional rule
Dear Editor, Governor General Sir David Rose and later President Arthur Chung were the guardians of the Westminster-model Constitution.
Guyana will only achieve its full potential in a free and democratic environment which rests on free and fair elections
Dear Editor, Guyana has always been touted as a country with great potential.
Political parties should be allowed to form a coalition government only after elections are over
Dear Editor, The AFC is seeking a re-negotiation of the Cummingsburg Accord ahead of the impending national and regional elections.
The rising crime rate will deter foreign experts from coming to Guyana at a time when their expertise is needed
Dear Editor, Yesterday at 5:42 am, I was the victim of an attempted armed robbery near the corners of Alexander Street and North Road, whilst out for my morning run.
Consider using some of the oil revenues to subsidise NIS
Dear Editor, As the country prepares to draw down on its oil revenues early next year, there are heightened expectations that the proceeds will catapult the economy to higher levels of performance.
Hold a press conference on the Haitian arrivals Minister Felix
Dear Editor, I have written twice on the subject of Haitian arrivals in Guyana asking that the Minister of Citizenship, Mr Winston Felix, explain the fact, according to him, that over 8,000 Haitians recently arrived in our country and less than 2,000 are recorded as having departed.
Mr Trotman and Mr Jordan should call a press conference to explain the Exxon contract
Dear Editor, Under Melinda Janki’s letter (SN: 18/08/19), I asked several questions: What royalties are we getting on one million barrels of oil?
Incumbent on GECOM to address its readiness for elections
Dear Editor, The declaration from Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe that elections will be held this year, sometime in December, according to “information from the President” (SN: 17/08/19), seems to be another attempt of the APNU+AFC to defy the most supreme law and hide from the electorate for as long as they can.
Oil wealth trickling down to the masses is a pipe dream
Dear Editor, Many of my fellow Guyanese think that now that oil is found and would be produced here, we would be a rich nation.
Marian Academy continued its stellar performance at CSEC this year
Dear Editor, The students, parents, and educators in the Marian Academy family have much to be proud of, humbled over, and thankful about its 2018-19 CSEC report card.
The government’s investment in education is paying off
Dear Editor, The announcement last week of Guyana’s performance at the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments gave Guyana much to celebrate.
On the quality of leadership at the Education Ministry
Dear Editor, Two recent developments at the Ministry of Education, I feel, are worthy of comment as they could be indicative of the quality of leadership there.
There is only one lawful decision GECOM can make in current constitutional matrix
Dear Editor, On Wednesday last, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire ruled, that names cannot be removed from the National Register of Registrants, other than upon grounds stated in the Constitution and the National Registration Act and in accordance with the procedure laid down in that Act.
Power sharing arrangement necessary
Dear Editor, A power sharing announcement came. No! It was not about Guyana.
Full disclosure of the facts by gov’t in respect to Haitian arrivals and departures is necessary
Dear Editor, The current debate over the unexpected and unexplained arrival of thousands of Haitians all of a sudden in our country was bound to attract national attention.
Better service since no-confidence motion
Dear Editor, Immediately after the change of government, signs could be seen all over signalling that things might be looking better.
Elections can be held before the end of October
Dear Editor, “Supporting the truth, even when it is unpopular, shows the capacity for honesty and integrity” – Steve Brunkhorst Every Guyanese that embraces truth and that would proudly divorce themselves from the politics of racism would agree that Elections in Guyana is being unnecessarily delayed by the APNU+AFC Government that is desperately holding onto power.
No justice for murdered Lindo Creek miners 11 years later
Dear Editor, The $100 million, as stated by Mr Harmon in the article, ‘Money spent on Lindo Creek COI not wasted’, published in the Guyana Times newspaper on March 31st, 2019, in my view, was a total waste of taxpayers’ dollars.
Is Guyana headed to a future where citizens cannot protest freely and the press is stifled?
Dear Editor, The city parking meters galvanised the people of Georgetown.
Mr Jordan and Mr Trotman need to provide answers on oil deal with Exxon
Dear Editor, In discussing Guyana’s nightmare oil deal last week, Winston Jordan predicted that Guyana will get “two hundred and something million” US dollars in 2020.
Dangerous potholes on East Bank Demerara public road
Dear Editor, Driving on the East Bank of Demerara can be a very risky and expensive activity.
