Opinion

Dear Editor, For a long time these words of Hannah Arendt have stood as the foundation of the free press: “The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen.

Dear Editor, Leaders like Mr. Donald Ramotar, as they seek to recount history, remind us of the level of disservice being done to this nation and its diverse people.

So, the first oil to be extracted from Guyana’s bountiful wells in the Stabroek Block will be divvied up between ExxonMobil and its two partners Hess and CNOOC.

Dear Editor, In one of his rare encounters with the media the caretaker president, David Granger spoke glowingly about agriculture and food production.

Dear Editor, The Republic Bank gave advice, via two pieces of undated correspondence to the entity I’m employed by, that as a result of a platform upgrade, online access to accounts for the period November 01, 2019 to November 03, 2019 would not be possible.

Dear Editor, We seem to be back to where we were in September 1991 when the then Commissioner of National Registration, Ronald Jacobs published a Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) containing a large number of duplicate names with over 50,000 eligible voters missing from the said list.

Dear Editor, On the 21st October I delivered a letter to the City Engineer pointing out various blockages in the drains/alley from Quamina Street to Church Street.

Dear Editor, Agriculture not only provides food and raw material but also employment opportunities to a very large proportion of the population in Region #5.

Dear Editor, When a prominent person passes on some try to put words in their mouth that they never uttered and/or attribute actions to them that they never performed.

A fearsome-looking Doberman graces the front cover of the March 1996 edition of Guyana Review under the caption, ‘The media’s watchdog role.’

Dear Editor, In its Tuesday, November 5, 2019 edition, Stabroek News carried a letter bearing the caption `Waiting for 22 months on NIS sickness benefit”.

Global organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, have declared, based on data they have gathered and compiled, that maternal mortality has declined by 38% between 2000 and 2017, though they agree that the incidence is still unacceptably high.

Dear Editor, Guyana Goldfields in January 2016 declared that it had commenced commercial operations at its Aurora Mine on January 1, 2016.

Dear Editor, Issuance of leases or sales of large tracts of land attract plenty attention in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the November 3rd edition of the Stabroek Weekend section – page 11a.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me space in your letter column, to publicly beseech the telephone company that uses the most vexatious and belligerent, “The person you are calling is on the phone!”