Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance joins with Guyanese and the rest of our Anglophone Caribbean family in their observance of the 180th anniversary of the end of chattel slavery. WPA salutes African Guyanese on this, their special moment of memory and celebration. Memory of the period of enslavement is necessary as a reminder of how the lust for power and accumulation of wealth could lead to institutionalised exploitation. Eighteen decades may seem like a long time, but because of the enormity of the human destruction visited upon the enslaved,…
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Clear evidence of fragmentation in Coalition Government
Dear Editor, It is clearer now than ever before that the coalition bridge is breaking down. Evidence of this fragmentation seems to be spiralling from all angles as a bitter divorce looms. The unravelling of the incestuous relationship comes as no surprise to many. This is since there were really no core foundation principles that would have hopefully merged into something stronger, in support of national and local development. The implication points to the ultimate and further weakening of national and local governance structures which must be remedied with some…
Read MoreVery disappointed with NY Times article
Dear Editor, Allow me to express my disappointment with a few articles and videos on Guyana surfacing online, and especially on social media. These opinions from outside Guyana are juicy to the readers and viewers. The article in New York Times on Guyana’s oil stirred our guts, but few of us had the courage to rebut the arguments, although a few opinions are a matter of concern that we need to address. There are a few videos on Guyana’s oil being circulated on social media, and they are damaging the…
Read MoreWhere is the Coalition Govt’s concern for the working class?
Dear Editor, The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) was indeed most upset and disturbed by the seeming belligerent attitude shown by the APNU/AFC Government’s disapproval of a motion to have reinstated a Ministry of Labour. The motion was tabled by the Parliamentary Opposition following a call that was reiterated by the trade union movement at the May Day 2018 Rally. It is a call which the Guyanese workers, through their representative organisations, have been making over the last three years, but which has largely been ignored despite…
Read MorePresident Carter’s attempt to encourage political dialogue is laudable
Dear Editor, President Jimmy Carter’s recent intervention in Guyana’s domestic politics is a refreshing development. It shows that the Carter Center and the US Government are closely monitoring Guyanese politics. Even more importantly, they are following issues of governance, or rather bad governance, which prevails today under the Coalition Government. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has done a remarkable job in exposing all aspects of mismanagement; incompetence; corruption; and significantly, abuse of power, violations of law, the Constitution, and several undemocratic decisions and actions taken. It appears that it is…
Read MoreUsing ministerial powers to bully ordinary citizens
Dear Editor, I would like to dwell on a single statement of importance in a letter from Dr David Hinds: “Minister Broomes incident is a clear case of official bullying of powerless citizens.” Dr Hinds states, “I am very certain that had she been a private citizen, she would have handled the matter differently”. I disagree with Dr Hinds. Dr Hinds needs to know that Ms Broomes is simply a bully. I am pretty sure that she has bullied others as a private citizen, even when she was not decorated…
Read MoreGuyana needs to get serious about preserving its history
Dear Editor, Boat dun gone a falls, and it can’t turn back. I learnt that many years ago. Editor, did I not pen a correspondence very recently stating that Guyana needs to have a museum that houses artifacts of British Guiana because it plays a pivotal role within the tourism sector? Editor, did I not, in another article, suggest we should consider erecting a Photography Museum on the premises of the National Park, because of the historic events held there? Editor, have I not said in past articles, via the…
Read MorePresident Granger should update his ‘Code of Conduct’
Dear Editor, I ask your indulgence to allow me a public forum to call for a Commission of Inquiry into APNU+AFC Minister Simona Broomes’s activities as a trafficking in persons (TIP) activist. I make this call because Ms. Broomes’s recent false accusations against hard working Guyanese citizens show a callous disregard for truth, honesty and ethics. For the minister to calmly state, “I do not know what you are talking about” when asked by reporters if she had an apology for levelling false allegations after her lies had been exposed…
Read MoreVulgarity reaching epic proportions
Dear Editor, Simona Broomes is in the news again, and I should say for all the wrong reasons. She is at it again, exposing her baser material this time to personnel of a private security firm. It seems that the lawlessness and vulgar behaviour of this woman knows no bounds, as she goes on this mindless rampage. Not so long ago, this very same individual showed to the world how base she can be when she assembled the “boom out” video in the hallowed chambers of Parliament. In that Youtube…
Read MoreHow could Guyana best utilise its massive earnings from oil
Dear Editor, Having reviewed Tuesday’s presentation, Rystad’s analyst showed that, with an oil price of US$70 per barrel, annual revenues from offshore activity could reach US$20 billion shortly after 2030. Based on my interpretation of the breakdown of revenues, it looks like a vast majority of those numbers come from free cash flow and Government profit oil. These are very impressive figures, especially in the context of the current size of our economy, and this new fortune can be the catalyst for exponential growth and transformation at unprecedented levels. But…
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