June 2024

Public investment in brackish water shrimpers versus coastal artisanal fishers

News EditorJune 9, 202404 mins

Since few government officials respond to questions that are raised in the Press, we must thank Tejnarine Geer, Aquaculture consultant, for information on the brackish water shrimp project in Region 6 (https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/06/07/opinion/letters/brackish-water-shrimp-project-has-proven-to-be-tremendous-success/). Through your newspaper, I ask Mr Geer some follow-up questions: In 2021, Minister Mustapha informed that ‘$58M [was] being injected to up Region Six…

GPL, there are still people around who can understand electricity

News EditorJune 9, 2024June 22, 202405 mins

GPL, there are still people around who can understand electricity I grew up in New Amsterdam in the 1950s, where there were hundreds of vultures, which we called carrion crows. Some used to come home to roost in coconut trees between where I lived and the then NA hospital. They also perched on electric power…

Insurance and its adequacy (Part 3 final)

News EditorJune 7, 2024June 7, 202406 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 129 On 29th December 2023, in a letter to the press, I argued that the Natural Resource Fund was overstated by G$274 BN., the amount of the Corporation Taxes paid by the Government on behalf of the oil companies required under Article 15.4…

Regarding Guyana’s life expectancy forecasts, Dr. Ramsammy should let the professional people provide expert advice

News EditorJune 7, 202405 mins

Reference is made to a letter written by Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in response to my letter on the subject of life expectancy in Guyana (SN 5- 30-2024), and I would like to make the following observations. First, in Dr. Ramsammy’s letter he stated that ‘At the moment, Guyana’s life expectancy is approaching 71(years)…’. (and) ……

Unthinking paternalism displayed by the current government towards Guyana’s diverse Amerindian Villages and Communities

News EditorJune 3, 2024June 7, 202404 mins

Dear Editor, Your editorial ‘Govt and the Indigenous’ (SN 02 June 2024, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/06/02/opinion/editorial/govt-and-the-indigenous/) touches on the remarkably unthinking paternalism displayed by the current government towards Guyana’s diverse 200+ Amerindian Villages and Communities. What genuinely caring government would buy a job lot of 200 identical agricultural tractors and attachments and hand them out without considering the range…

What is EPA’s evacuation plan and/or advice when citizens suffer from hazardous effects of chemicals of unknown origins?

Renegotiations, referendums and reality – response to Ram & McRae’s Survey

Dominic Gaskin has joined with the consortium against Guyana

Is Exxon implying that its engineering skills permits its deep-water oil extraction at speeds in excess of the safe working limits?

DPI did not issue a correction of the erroneous mention of 18,000 Guyanese on oil rigs

Survey shows overwhelming support for renegotiation of Petroleum Agreement

Public investment in brackish water shrimpers versus coastal artisanal fishers

GPL, there are still people around who can understand electricity

Insurance and its adequacy (Part 3 final)

Regarding Guyana’s life expectancy forecasts, Dr. Ramsammy should let the professional people provide expert advice

Unthinking paternalism displayed by the current government towards Guyana’s diverse Amerindian Villages and Communities