Dear Editor, Firstly, let me say that I am an investor (not a major investor) in CGX Energy which is searching for oil in Guyana. We already know that Guyana has oil from seven successful wells drilled by ExxonMobil. Should CGX Energy discover oil in Guyana then its shares (may) go up which I hope to capitalise on. That is (my) belief. The question is, are Guyanese prepared to capitalise on newly discovered oil? If not, why not? I understand that investing from Guyana may be an issue. But I…
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APNU/AFC Govt hardly concerned about the welfare of Guyanese
Dear Editor, The officials of the German penal system have acknowledged that the reason for allowing murderers and other extreme anti-social criminals to live quite normal lives which include access to television, books etc, is that they recognise that man’s behaviour is to a very large extent influenced by his environment. As such, the crimes committed by these offenders were a result of societal conditioning and influence, versus an overt, deliberate attempt by these persons to commit a crime, or do ‘evil’. I could credit them with influencing my own…
Read MoreGuyana not equipped to deal with the socio-economic consequences due to closure of sugar industry
Dear Editor, In view of our economic challenges, it is clear that Guyana cannot finance sugar production forever. The industry was floundering with the loss of the EU preferential market price extended to us. This was compounded by the fact that we have no authority to set prices, as producers of sugar and agricultural products. This is totally unfair, but the stark reality is that developed countries that buy our products have the bargaining power to dictate what they will pay. Despite this, closing the factories, especially without viable replacements,…
Read MoreGuyana’s emerging oil sector has many opportunities for tradesmen
Dear Editor, I participated in the just concluded Inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition, and must congratulate the organizers and participants for making the conference one of meaningful discussion and analysis, and moreover a forum at which pertinent information was shared and burning questions posed. This should provide for a better understanding of the complexities, challenges and opportunities of Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry. This should allow local businesses to begin their SWOT analyses (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) as they relate to their becoming players in the…
Read MoreGuyana should establish a national register for sexual offenders
Dear Editor, I write to express my disgust that there are religious leaders who walk among us pretending that they are normal and virtuous when in fact they are sick in their heads and are guilty of committing heinous acts of rape and sexual assault. In recent times, there have been countless reports of sexual crimes committed by religious leaders locally, regionally and internationally. It is particularly disturbing that many of their victims are vulnerable women and children who are members of their places of worship. It is unthinkable that…
Read MorePresident noticeably absent from oil & gas summit
Dear Editor, I watched the news reports pertaining to the recently-held oil and gas summit at the Marriott Hotel last week and could not help but notice the absence of our Head of State, President David Granger. I read the ideas and concerns coming out of the discussions and searched to read what our President had to say about the event. I later learnt that President Granger never made the event. I thought this was strange that at our first-ever oil and gas summit dealing directly with this new wealthy,…
Read MoreGovt should do more to ease the suffering of sugar workers
Dear Editor Thousands of sugar workers of the Guyana Sugar Corporation from Skeldon, Rose Hall and East Demerara Estates will surely face the similarly harsh sufferings we are going through at Wales Estate. Our children can’t get enough and proper meals; clearly, they are being malnourished. Some of them are forced to become school drop-outs. We are noticing many of the boys are attracted to stealing, while we are not pleased with the behaviour of some of our young daughters. We did not expect, at the time of our redundancy,…
Read MoreWorse contract ever agreed upon
Dear Editor, We don’t need to hear about the personal sacrifices of politicians during past political campaigns, or the hardships of being a leader, especially when such inflated speech is used as a means to defend the worst contract ever agreed upon in the annals of the world, if opportunity losses to Guyana are computed on a per capita basis in the Production Sharing Agreement between Guyana on one side and ExxonMobil, Hess, and CNOOC on the other side. What we really heard is a hot air blast of arrogance,…
Read MoreLessons to be learnt from Gandhi
Dear Editor, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, son of Gujarat, father of Bharat, and teacher of all mankind, departed his mortal body on January 30, 1948, but left us lessons with his last breath. One of international repute, his life attracts extensive research, but Rajmohan Gandhi’s reference to his grandfather’s last days is preferable, as outlined in his book, PATEL. When the Mahatma broke his fast on January 17 at 12.45 pm, the violent factions all made promises to keep him alive. But this clearly did not please everyone. On January 20th,…
Read MoreDespite challenges Guyanese sugar workers determined to beat the odds
Dear Editor, It was really sad on reading the melancholic sentiments expressed by sugar workers at Skeldon and Enmore on January 29, as they receive their severance, or rather correctly redundancy allowances, and simultaneously not to discount the harrowing experiences they went through in the process of collecting their cheque. They told tales of an anticipated future full of miseries and hopelessness. Notwithstanding, it was highly commendable to those, who despite the amount that they received, were determined to invest a portion of it in some form or order to…
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