Physical changes needed to road infrastructure to improve safety
Dear Editor, The recent report in the news that highlighted the increase in injuries caused by road accidents is quite alarming.
Letters To The Editor
May this warm moment between Messrs Nandlall and Ram be more than temporary
Dear Editor, I have always said that Guyana’s Hon Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, is capable of exceptional moments, actually has one of them, occasionally.
Report on school confrontation was inaccurate
Dear Editor, I wish to categorically state that the information published in your September 6th Kiskadee Watch article concerning an alleged physical confrontation at New Amsterdam Secondary School is inaccurate.
Burnham-era authoritarianism on display in targeting of Opposition Leader
Dear Editor, Stabroek News reported in September 2011 that a leaked United States diplomatic cable described the links between convicted drug trafficker Roger Khan and then Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy as “strong.”
My concern is whether Guyana has institutional capacity to properly manage this third-country deportees programme
Dear Editor, I have read carefully in the media, the Government’s announcement that Guyana has concluded an agreement to receive a limited number of skilled, non-criminal third-country deportees from the United States.
Gov’t must come clean on this pact with US for third-country nationals
Dear Editor, On September 5, Denis Chabrol’s Demerara Waves reported that six Cubans and Afghans had arrived in Guyana the previous day under an arrangement for the United States to transfer third-country nationals here.
The focus must be on what to do about the oil contract now
Dear Editor, My prompt for writing this letter is to make a small contribution to the letter exchanges between Keith Bernard and Chris Ram.
KW editorial failed to address once close ties between President and the Mohameds
Dear Editor, I must rap Kiskadee Watch. It’s not lyrics of pathos. It’s a slight tap-a rap-on the knuckles of KW.
Mr Bernard’s letter on the oil sector was misdirected
Dear Editor, I have found Keith Bernard’s earlier letters illuminating and helpful. His latest (KW 02-09), however, is mistimed and misdirected.
This is not about a toll but the council’s right to govern Linden, action by the Minister is ultra vires
Dear Editor, Let me be absolutely clear. This is no longer simply a question about a toll.
Questions remain about what transformed ferry tragedy from possible negligence into murder and if discretion of DPP was properly exercised
Dear Editor, Guyana needs truth and accountability for the MV Barima tragedy. But justice cannot be driven by grief, public outrage or political convenience.
The real challenge now is whether Guyana can turn extraordinary income into enduring national wealth
Dear Editor, A sober reminder for those who need to be reminded of the importance of Guyana’s untainted history.
MV Barima inquiry beginning on weak foundation
Dear Editor, So, with great pomp, the self-appointed commission of inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is up and running.
A troubling photograph from the Diocesan Youth Convention
Dear Editor, I congratulate the young people of the local, Catholic Church on the successful conclusion of their Diocesan Youth Convention.
Barbershops need to close by 10pm
Dear Editor, Barbershops are bars and hang-out spots in disguise. These licensed and non-licensed business places are permitted to operate (as they think) after midnight with non-enforcement of the law.
Minister Manickchand would do well to properly acquaint herself of legislative changes which strengthen autonomy of local democratic organs
Dear Editor, On 1st September 2026, Local Government Minister, Manickchand, wrote the Linden Town Clerk, instructing that the Linden Mayor and Town Council “cease and desist immediately from the imposition and collection of any toll/charges at Kara Kara Public Road.”
The Ali administration’s record on MV Barima tragedy demonstrates a profound failure
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali’s statement at the opening of Amerindian Heritage Month at the Amerindian Village, Sophia, is nothing but a cynical and desperate attempt to deflect blame for his government’s poor performance at the management of the Transport & Harbours Department (T&HD) under Mr.
Ministry of Labour must be institution of enforcement, impartiality, and protection
Dear Editor, Guyana is approaching one year since Keoma Griffith was handed the position of Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning—an appointment widely viewed not as a recognition of competence, but as a political reward for loyalty.
President turned address to Amerindian community into political platform, ignored deep sense of loss
Dear Editor, The President’s feature address at the opening of Amerindian Heritage month did not begin with a moment of silence in honour of those who died in the recent tragedy.
Public school assemblies should strictly adhere to non-denominational routines
Dear Editor, I have a few questions and concerns for the Administration of Huis t’ Dieren Primary School and the Ministry of Education of Guyana.