Opinion
Politikles
All that glitters
In many societies, a gift of jewellery is an expression of love and sometimes a form of commitment.
Full probe of this destruction at GuySuCo must be done
Dear Editor, Reference to `Ali says gov’t forced to start from scratch to revamp decimated sugar estates’ that was carried in your September 23 edition, and in particular the excerpt “Everything has been destroyed.
The gas flaring figure was overstated
Dear Editor, In an Opinion Piece published on September 6, 2020, we stated that at the current rate of gas flaring at the Liza-1 well, 6,053 million tonnes/CO2eq will be released in 2020.
Investment by Exxon in Airport’s development and their substantial aviation operations adds significant value to OAI
Dear Editor, Capt. A Mazahar Ally of Air Services Ltd. in a letter published in the last Sunday Stabroek (20th September), represented himself as a “substantial shareholder” of Ogle Airport Inc.
We need civil society to form a ‘Guardians of School Equity’ group
Dear Editor, On Monday, Guyana held its annual celebration of the greatest malpractice in Education – that of announcing the names of 4% of children obtaining top marks in the annual horse race among sixth graders called the NGSA (National Grade Six Assessment).
Still hoping for an honest national conversation on race/ethnicity
Dear Editor, I notice that Mr Vincent Alexander (SN 9-22-20 `Let the Beacon be of the Truth’) has cited me in a disagreement he has with an “Eyewitness” column in the Guyana Times.
Our children remain easy targets for disciplinary and hateful cruelty
Dear Editor, At Blossom Inc. we understand that childcare and protection is a common responsibility of communities.
Mr Mangal should make contact with GuySuCo
Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has read a letter published in the Stabroek News on September 12, 2020 and titled, ‘Soot from Uitvlugt Estate chimney unbearable’, by one Jake Mangal.
Deeply troubled by pandemic developments
Dear Editor, I want to share so many things but will limit myself to the promise of the future and the threat of today.
I will enjoy my catfish curry
Dear Editor, Catfish, that unsalted but sumptuous, tasty and delicious fresh water life synonymous with our native land, banned some years ago up north, is now the subject of ridicule and tasteless reference.
Year of upheaval
“We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations – one that is killing people, spreading human suffering, and upending people’s lives.
Politikles
Let the Beacon be of the Truth
Dear Editor, I have noted that the inauguration of President Ali has ushered in a period of blockade of letters written by me, even in instances when they are written in response to published letters.
Region 10 small loggers happy with budget
Dear Editor, The small loggers of Region 10 would like to congratulate the Government of Guyana and particularly the Minister of Natural Resources, Mr.
Democracy is built on compromise and statesmanship
Dear Editor, We purport to celebrate democracy in Guyana. I say purport because an honest look confirms that it does not exist to the extent that it should.
Politikles
A mountain to climb
Setting aside the loss of life resulting from the advent of COVID-19, the next biggest tragedy has been the erosion of our education system, the requisites of social distancing resulting from the nature of the pandemic wreaking havoc with our accustomed method of education delivery in circumstances where there exists no feasible option that can match what, in the short to medium term at least, has been lost.
It’s a joy to pick and eat my own produce
Dear Editor, In the year 2011, I moved into Diamond Housing Scheme to live.
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