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.
Letters To The Editor
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.
Politicians and technocrats in Guyana must be equipped with the elite technical sophistication to confront Exxon at negotiating table
Dear Editor, This letter is for the leader of PNCR and the rest of talking heads.
Housing scheme at Block 9 Plantation, Golden Grove does not have water
Dear Editor, I am a resident of the new housing scheme at Block 9 Plantation, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara and am urgently appealing for government intervention regarding the ongoing lack of water service in our community.
60 years later, what kind of Guyana will Guyanese now build?
Dear Editor, An article by Adrian Carter in Barbados’s Daily Nation on declining standards recently caused me to reflect on Guyana.
Guyana has to be alert to the implications of this US-Venezuela oil deal
Dear Editor, Kiskadee Watch’s Reuter-sourced news article, “Experts, lawyers puzzled over US-Venezuela oil deal, call for contract transparency,” (Monday, August 31st, 2026), closely follows headline-making news across multiple online media platforms since Friday, August 28, 2026, when the United States government announced it had reached agreement with the Venezuelan government for the U.S
Guyana must strategically expand its diplomatic footprint
Dear Editor, The historical irony of Guyana’s foreign policy is becoming clearer than ever. Decades ago, early efforts to join the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and cultivate deeper ties across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were met with fierce domestic resistance.
Taking away of playing space from pupils of Triumph Nursery School for supermarket is egregious
Dear Editor, Schools opened yesterday Monday 31st August and pupils of the nursery school in my neighbourhood were greeted with a reduced educational environment.
Let us together make a clarion call to prevail upon the present administration so the people can benefit from our bounty
Dear Editor, September 1st, one year ago must not be forgotten. The results of the General Elections sent shockwaves, surprises, and stress in certain quarters.
Why have the opposition parties not introduced bills in Parliament?
Dear Editor, There is a question I believe the Guyanese public deserves to have answered: Why have the Opposition parties not made greater use of their constitutional authority to introduce legislation in the National Assembly?
Police force taking on partisan role in going after opposition
Dear Editor, There are two issues I want to address: the issue of the Government, through the use of the police force, going after Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and parliamentarians from his party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), and the issue of the toll fee for the Linden Bridge.
MV Barima tragedy has become defining test of gov’t’s leadership
Dear Editor, Your editorial of August 30, 2026, posed a timely and troubling question: “How is the Government’s post-Barima strategy being shaped?
Gov’t delay on MV Barima salvaging is criminal
Dear Editor, Soon it will be three weeks since the deadline for tenders to lift the MV Barima from its watery berth was passed.
The chess-like move of the Auditor General’s request for a two-year extension
Dear Editor, I refer to your news item `Auditor General to face challenge over continued holding of office’ (KW August 20, 2026).
A notable day when Donald Rodney’s appeal against his 1982 conviction was upheld
Dear Editor, April 13, 2021 was a notable day in Guyana’s court sessions. On that day, the Court of Appeal upheld Donald Rodney’s appeal against his conviction for possession of an explosive device in 1982.