Opinion

Dear Editor, As Ronald Reagan said to Jimmy Carter in a debate “There he goes again.”

Dear Editor, The table below is a reflection of the cash deficit in the nation from 2015 to 2019 as sourced from the Auditor General Reports and the Bank of Guyana Reports. 

Dear Editor, In a country where one’s sense of propriety is constantly being tested and tempted, Uncle Bud never flinched or faltered. 

Dear Editor, I would like to look specifically at the Coalition’s campaign promise of constitutional reform, as it relates to the no-confidence provision in the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Unlike the months leading up to the 2015 general elections, the current state of affairs reveals very little surprises on the voting trajectory.

Dear Editor, A keen political observer would not fail to recognise that there has been backpedalling by the Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo on a number of issues of national importance.

When the Brazilian indigenous leaders gathered in Xingu Park in the Amazon end their four-day meeting tomorrow, they will likely have consensus on how they will approach opposing the planned legalisation of between 500 and 800 garimpo mines, as well as the opening up of their reservations to logging and large-scale farming.

Dear Editor, As Guyana continues to avoid solving long-standing and ingrained problems, as the political and business elites of all stripes continue to keep the majority suffering and poor, all this forfeiting much value for future generations, I reflect on the last few years as Guyanese achieved first oil and are approaching elections. 

Dear Editor, On Friday, the 17th of January, the Department of Energy within the Ministry of the Presidency and the Stabroek Block Co-Venturers are having a Cocktail party at the Marriott Hotel to celebrate ‘first-oil’.

Dear Editor,  As expected, the “usual suspects” have surfaced on the issue of Elections coverage and how it ought to be handled in terms of fairness, balance, accuracy and truth. 

Dear Editor, In responding to both Tony Vieira and myself on the subject of broadcast coverage of the political parties contesting the elections, Mr.

Dear Editor, I note with interest the article titled, `Central High School not being downgraded or phased out -St Mary’s High to go’ (SN January 12). 

Dear Editor, It is undoubtedly true that the PPP/C has led the battle against the three APNU+AFC appointed Commissioners of GECOM and their many subjects in GECOM Secretariat.

Dear Editor, Please permit the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) to respond to a letter published by Stabroek News in the Tuesday, 14th January, 2020 edition which was written by a concerned resident with regards to the Linden to Mabura road.

Dear Editor, For us to bring back some level or orderliness or sanity on our roadways some fundamental things have to be addressed at all levels in our society, starting with the schools, when children at that tender age must be taught the proper use of the road.

The fallout from the decision by the Trump Administration to approve the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani continues to grow.

Dear Editor, This letter serves to inform the Hon Minister of Public Infrastructure that a stretch of the GT – Lethem road, from Linden to Mabura, is now in dire need of repairs.