Oil wealth should not come at cost of indigenous women’s health
Dear Editor, Guyana’s 2026 National Budget stands at $1.558 trillion, the largest in our nation’s history.
Letters To The Editor
Power ships money could have been used for solar panels
Dear Editor, The amount of money being spent on the wasteful undertaking of hiring the power ships could have been used to provide 60% of our households with a solar power system.
WIN’s only recourse might be the streets
Dear Editor, A whole slew of people has it in for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) group.
Payments to those who did not meet NIS threshold is a policy choice with real consequences
Dear Editor, I write to raise concerns about the government’s recent decision to make one-off payments — ranging from $260,000 to $650,000 — to senior citizens who reached age 60 but fell short of the 750 contributions required for an NIS Old Age Pension.
Exclusion of WIN from CRC is a violation of the will of the people
Dear Editor, A hand is needed. Am trying to remember. There were general elections in September 2025.
Achieved the American Dream and exceeded my own expectations
Dear Editor, As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, I want to share my own story of pursuing happiness.
Caricom has to think hard about tackling inequality
and augmenting the living standards of people Dear Editor, We have received news that the 51st Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM will be meeting from 6-8 July in St.
The work of the public accounts committee must be carried out one way or the other
Dear Editor, The solution is simple. If the government keeps avoiding ensuring transparency and accountability in the spending of taxpayers’ money the opposition must carry out the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) without them.
Based on gov’t’s figures, Onverwagt abattoir severely underutilised
Dear Editor, On the 28th of August, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture proudly announced “$600M abattoir completed at Onverwagt, Region Five” (https://agriculture.gov.gy/2024/08/28/600m-abattoir-completed-at-onverwagt-region-five/).
Free speech is always in line of sight of those who want a dictatorship of ‘yes men’
Dear Editor, You can hate the PNC and PPP how much you want, it should not clutter and pollute our minds into becoming anti-democratic since this country has suffered too much when the opposing side did not get their right to free speech in the past. Both
Advice was not heeded on Corentyne River bridge
Dear Editor, The news that the Surinamese government announced that they will be proceeding with the construction of a bridge over the Corentyne river alone has come as no surprise to me, but what is surprising is the response by our illustrious Head of State, when he said “that’s news to him”.
Let us show we can respond with catastrophe compassion
Please allow me to respond to those among us who have recently aligned themselves with negativity towards our country’s compassion to Venezuela and Jamaica.
Does ExxonMobil Guyana hedge any portion of its Stabroek output?
Dear Editor, ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s 2025 financial results, recently disclosed by Vice President John Colling, deserve closer public attention.
Alcohol industry also has a responsibility
Dear Editor, The KW editorial of 30th June rightfully draws attention to the issues of alcohol and other drug use among children in Guyana.
Ridiculous transportation fares and other traffic woes
Dear Editor, It’s quite disturbing to see this government continuously boasting of development even though whatever they do is riddled with scandals and incompetence.
Gov’t must act urgently on a comprehensive migration policy
Dear Editor, During the recent National Building Exposition, His Excellency President Irfaan Ali posed a direct question to a business leader of Comfort Sleep Inc: “What is his greatest problem in the business?” The
In my view, the world should say yes to Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
Dear Editor, As I have followed the race to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General, I have become increasingly convinced that the most qualified candidate in the field is the one without the most obvious résumé: Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana.
We need a gov’t that can do a much better job managing the finances of the nation
Dear Editor, One can easily argue that Guyana is not going through economic transformation but instead is experiencing a period of economic recovery with the addition of the oil and gas sector.
Compliments to Panday and Primus for bringing fresh light into parliament
Dear Editor, It took time for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) pioneers to get inside Guyana’s parliament.
Dental school needs a shed and fans
Dear Editor, Two years ago I came to the Cheddi Jagan Dental School to get some dental work.