Erin Northe has written a nice letter to commemorate Cheddi Jagan’s death anniversary in SN Letters (March 2nd), titled: “Take time out to reflect on where we are in Dr. Jagan’s vision”. This letter provoked a comment on the online edition from Fuad Rahaman. It reads: Focus on PPP leader, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s vision! It’s…
The Teachers’ Union is demanding a 50% salary increase. To be paid in one-shot. The Government is offering 6.5%. There is a huge gap here. Pundits and Opinion-makers should offer up some numbers. How do we bridge this yawning gap? I suggest a 30% increase covering 3-years, to be phased in at 10% each year….
Thanks to Dhanraj for taking the time and effort to indulge in this debate. More Guyanese should get involved. (Ref – Dhanraj Deonarine’s letter, “Is the NRF really overstated?”, SN Jan. 13th). Here is the larger question on the subject: How can Oil Companies prepare their tax returns, submit them to GoG – and say…
“Maduro had in his possession, several volumes of documents, containing information on the 2016 ExxonMobil PSA and the various reports by citizens claiming that ExxonMobil is robbing Guyana of its oil and gas resources”, says AG Nandlall (SN Letters, Dec 17th). I don’t understand how Maduro can use these mostly [news-clippings] to pressure ExxonMobil to…
Robin Singh’s letter titled, “I extend congratulations to Jagdeo for embracing a failed Marxist philosophy” (SN Nov 16th), contained several false arguments. Singh writes: “. . . others are spending much time and effort to disparage and discourage new investors in our economy”. Robin is referring to a group of oil activists and two daily…
There is a clause in the contract that deals with the subject of renegotiation. To paraphrase: it says it can only be done with the agreement of both parties. How does one party (GoG) secure the agreement of the other (Exxon)? Robin Singh (SN, Oct 8th) says you must have “bargaining chips” to induce Exxon…
Reference is made to Elder Green’s letter titled, “This mad rush to have foreigners develop all they can find in our waters is senseless” (SN August 16th). Mr. Green is onto something here. “Go easy on exploiting our non-renewable oil resource”, he says. When it’s done, it’s done. Further he cautions, “In other words, don’t…
Reference is made to SN’s blogger, Justin, (SN August 10 blog on Andre Brandli’s letter). He explained Guyana’s share of oil revenues as follows: “Your mango tree has 100 mangoes which sell for $10,000 on the market. I pay 2% royalty. But I have the right to 75% cost recovery+ 50% profit sharing, and you…
Reference is made to Dr. Randolph Persaud’s letter titled: ‘Suggestion that Exxon is Guyana’s new slave master is baseless . . .”. (SN August 6th). My characterization of the Persaud’s letter is to brainwash the Guyanese people into feeling gratitude for Exxon’s investment – and to disregard the Guyanese people’s arguments and plea for renegotiation…
All Guyanese should read the SN letter of March 28th titled, “Bhagwandin’s disclosure about the Vreed-en-Hoop shore base raises more questions than answers provided” by Isiah Francis. Francis was responding to Joel Bhagwandin’s article of March 26th in which he spilled the beans on the shorebase project. His article titled, “Vreed-en-Hoop shore base is not…
