Editorial
Preparing for the MV Barima CoI
More than three weeks after the horrific tragedy of July 18, it is clear that the obduracy of the government will not be penetrated.
Opinion
Guest Columns
The art of peaceful demonstration (not protest)
The nation entered a sad and tragic period overnight on 18 July when the 87-year old MV Barima sank.
Letters To The Editor
Elections commissioners who do not represent Guyana’s current political dispensation should not be paid
Dear Editor, With time I have grown to respect the legal proficient wisdom of the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh.
Letters To The Editor
An eclipse and the Harmony Academy
Dear Editor, On Wednesday 12th August, our tiny blue planet in the Milky Way galaxy will experience a solar eclipse when the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun.
Letters To The Editor
A ‘rocking’ for another PPP/C President
Dear Editor, Ever since the PPP/C came to power in 1992, every one of its Presidents experienced a period that ‘rocked’ their presidency.
Letters To The Editor
Success of bottled water initiative will depend on transparency, continued improvements to water infrastructure
Dear Editor, As a public analyst and tourism writer, I have been speaking with citizens regarding the Government’s introduction of a locally produced bottled water brand.
Letters To The Editor
PPP and Guyana need new leadership
ear Editor, The longer the delay and the more extensive the charade, our people will raise new questions concerning the Mahdia tragedy.
Letters To The Editor
President running around like a candidate for village councillor, not the leader of a country
Dear Editor, In any civilized society, a model village is not a futuristic fantasy, it is the logical result of professional planning that is executed by professionals.
Letters To The Editor
Where is the sense in this GWI plant when more than 95% of market is being supplied by local producers?
Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana must explain why it believes that spending $496.3 million of taxpayers’ money to establish a state-owned bottled-water plant is a greater priority than addressing the serious deficiencies in Guyana’s water- treatment and distribution infrastructure.
Diaspora Voices
The Guyanization of America and the Americanization of Guyana
By Percy C. Hintzen Percy C. Hintzen is a Guyanese sociologist specializing in postcolonial political economy.
Governance & Accountability Corner
Some thoughts on the 2026 IMF preliminary Article IV Consultation Report on Guyana
Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its 2026 preliminary report on Article IV Consultation on Guyana, following meetings held during the period 20-31 July 2026 with key government officials as well as with representatives from the private sector, banks, labour unions, and other stakeholders. Unfortunately,
Editorial
Model villages campaign
As we have said before in these columns the important business of the country has to proceed even as it grapples with the unbearable grief being borne by dozens of families following the July 18 capsizing of the MV Barima and the loss of around 100 lives.
Letters To The Editor
GECOM Chair’s actions tantamount to ‘misbehaviour’, a condition precedent for the invocation of removal procedures
Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission last met on September 7, 2025, at which meeting the responsibility, as provided for in the Representation of the People’s Act, in relation to the declaration of the results of the General and Regional Elections was partially executed.
Letters To The Editor
Gov’t plan for Melanie, Non Pareil a lost opportunity for participatory development
Dear Editor, The recently announced plans for the transformation of Melanie Damishana and Non Pareil represent what could have been an excellent opportunity to demonstrate genuine participatory community development.
Letters To The Editor
T&HD are short of three experienced men
Dear Editor, Yes, the safety checks should have been carried out before the recently scheduled departure of the MV Ma Lisha.
Letters To The Editor
Float that boat, I say
Dear Editor, When the MV Barima went down it took more than those unfortunate Guyanese, who are never going home again.
Editorial
For our Indigenous People
All Guyanese know that the people commonly referred to as Indigenous Peoples, or Amerindians, were the first inhabitants of the land we now call Guyana.
Letters To The Editor
Indemnification policies that protect all captains and engineers of gov’t-operated ferries needed
Dear Editor, I write about a critical issue now facing the maritime community and the safety of our government operated ferries following the fallout from MV Barima tragedy.
Letters To The Editor
Brazil’s democracy is again under threat from the right
Dear Editor, It is worth remembering how the Biden Administration saved democracy in Brazil and the World would have to do the same now.
Editorial
Containing political fallout
The political strategists of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the Government of Guyana appear to have reached the same unavoidable conclusion: their handling of the MV Barima tragedy has cost them significant political ground while simultaneously alienating many of their own supporters.