Only GRA, and not Chris Ram, can say if Exxon audit revealed inflated sums
Dear editor,
Further to my letter dated October 2nd, 2023, in reference to Christopher Ram’s allegation that the pre-contract costs of US$460 million is inflated...
Cash-strapped city council putting interest of PNC above citizens
Dear Editor,
I write with a profound sense of disappointment and outrage over the Georgetown City Council's recent decision to pass a motion reducing rates...
Norton is taking proactive measures to avoid internal defeat
Dear Editor,
Jermaine Figuera’s open and speculative questioning of Aubrey Norton’s decision to replace him (Figuera) as Shadow Minister for Youth Culture and Sport is...
Elson Low’s proposal for use of oil revenues a recipe for disaster
Dear Editor,
The Economic Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition (LO), Elson Low recently challenged my analysis in respect of the public sector’s employment...
Average annual salary increase for period 2021-2023 period is actually 15.4%
Dear Editor,
Further to my letter published in the Guyana Standard online news outlet on December 11, 2023, and in the print media on December...
AFC hypocritical to call for any contract to be revoked given Patterson’s track record
Dear Editor,
Mr. David Patterson, the former Minister of Public Infrastructure under the APNU+AFC Government, was found by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) to be...
Structures in education system causing “deferred failure” need urgent address
Dear Editor,
The reports emerging from Beterverwagting Secondary School in Guyana should concern anyone who takes education policy seriously. What is being described is not...
LETTER: PPP never promised renegotiation of ExxonMobil 2016 deal
Dear Editor,
There is a common folk aphorism in Guyana – if ya mek yaself grass, cow gon lay down pun ya! In this my...
Much of what Commissioner Rohee writes is public misinformation
Dear Editor,
Commissioner Rohee has kept up with his letter writing on GECOM in an attempt to sway public opinion although much of what he...
Clearing up misconceptions about the ministerial powers outlined in the Petroleum Activities Bill 2023
Dear Editor,
The Parliamentary Opposition along with other aligned commentators and writers, have raised the concerns that the Petroleum Activities Bill confers sweeping powers to...
