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GWI’s statement is dangerous, the water is 630 times more acidic than the safe limit

Dear Editor, Upon reading the July 5, 2026 edition of THE 592 GUARDIAN summarizing the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) 2025 findings on drinking water quality in Regions 4, 7 and 10, I was embarrassed and astounded by the Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) statement reported in the July 3, 2026 Kaieteur News article that `Water quality issues flagged by PUC affect only taste, colour and appearance, not safety’.

Workers still lack voice necessary to protect 

their rights in oil industry, they must organise Dear Editor, The state of workers in Guyana today cannot be examined in isolation from the actions of successive governments, particularly the current People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration, which came to office promising to put Guyanese first.