The level of wasteful spending that is occurring is completely unacceptable
Dear Editor, Fallen leaders of a bygone time, new leaders with reckless tendencies, and total disregard for our history of difficulties and struggle.
Letters To The Editor
Responsible parties guilty of gross negligence in MV Barima sinking and liable to manslaughter charges
Dear Editor, The tragic loss of life aboard the MV Barima was not an unavoidable accident; it was the direct and foreseeable result of a systemic failure of duty by those entrusted with the vessel’s safety.
Deeply troubled by the revelations that have emerged so far in the MV Barima CoI
Dear Editor, Having followed the proceedings of the first week of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the tragic sinking of the MV Barima, I find myself deeply troubled by the revelations that have emerged so far.
Timur Mohamed has excelled in cricket and business
Dear Editor, Timur Mohamed and I were childhood friends. We are the same age and lived a few houses apart on Ganges Street in Prashad Nagar.
Wismar-Mackenzie bridge should be named for Corbin
Dear Editor, I am happy the conversations surrounding the soon to be completed Wismar-Mackenzie four-lane bridge is no longer about whose idea it was and who was going to do it and such waste conversation, the fact is ideas not acted on to become a reality is just that an unrealized dream.
It was the PPP which failed to respond to the call to find common ground
Dear Editor, My current sojourn overseas, and being in-flight on the evening of Oct 12 curtailed my participation in the Home-Going activities for Robert Herman Orlando Corbin, CCH.
Karimbaksh case points to a broken system of accountability and negating of the rule of law
Dear Editor There are news reports that that the Commissioner of Police has rescinded his instructions to Deputy Police Commissioner Karimbaksh to proceed on leave to allow investigations into the allegations of sexual violence made against the Deputy Police Commissioner.
Mr Ramson is disrespecting the whole country
Dear Editor, In October 2025 Ms Danuta Radzik and Ms Elizabeth Deane Hughes asked the Commissioner of Information for records on the Gas-to-Energy project and on hazardous waste from the oil platforms.
Our applications for Schengen visas demonstrated the degree of disdain shown to the people of Guyana
Dear Editor, The matter of the application for, and, indeed, the necessity for a Schengen Visa for Guyanese to travel to anywhere in Europe has recently been raised by the President.
What Mr. Jagdeo was self-servingly advocating was a return to the old PPP-PNC dynamic
Dear Editor, I listened carefully to the General Secretary of the PPP, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s remarks at the wake of former PNC General Secretary Mr.
Time has come for citizens to wake up and do what is necessary to arrest this decline before it is too late
Dear Editor, I have just returned from the funeral service for the late Robert H O Corbin, CCH, a grand Guyanese who served with distinction from his early teens.
Combine seniority and performance-based meritocracy when promoting judicial officers
Dear Editor, Regarding Christopher Ram’s Business and Economic commentary, titled, “Calls for confirmation ignore judiciary’s fundamental problems,” (KWatch, October 14), he was spot-on as usual.
Blow dealt to LNG project could be silver lining
Dear Editor, According to a recent Reuters exclusive released this week the amount of Natural Gas available for government projects has been reduced by Exxon due to its crude oil output target that has resulted in the need for more gas.
It’s a bad time for judges
Dear Editor, I did say beware. How matters were going to go forward, should CCJ Chief Justice, Excellency Winston Anderson remain?
No comparison should be entertained between killing of Yohance Douglas and shooting involving Opposition Leader
Dear Editor, I have tried my best to distance myself from social and political commentary concerning Guyana.
Seeram case exposes rank hypocrisy of Nandlall and so many others
Dear Editor, On the next occasion that Guyana’s Hon Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP opens his book of wisdom and expounds on the rule of law and respect for the law (and of laws, not men), I have a humble addition for inclusion in his encyclopedia.
‘Sanko Boy’: We must stop treating domestic violence as a private matter
Dear Editor, As Guyana continues to grapple with daily occurrences of domestic violence, sexual abuse and femicide, I find myself reflecting on the lyrics of our traditional folk song, “Sanko Boy”: “Sanko boy you betta run, Sanko boy big fat police a come.
Urgent need to address challenges affecting our public spaces
Dear Editor, As a public analyst and community advocate, I am increasingly concerned about the cultural impact of negligence and the behavioural patterns of citizens and visitors who use our public and private spaces.
Auditor General should get involved now given the many operational concerns raised about development bank
Dear Editor, It was recently announced that the Government of Guyana opened the Guyana Development Bank (GDB).
Hoyte was ahead of his time and will be acknowledged as one of the handful of sincere patriots who served this nation
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter dated October 11, 2026, from Mr. Khemraj Harryram, and I wish to thank him for researching this piece of our history that the PPP has tried to erase: the role many played in preparing the ground for the 1992 elections and the handing over of political power to Dr.