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Agricultural inequality

Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed’s video exposing what he says is President Irfaan Ali’s technologically advanced farm has generated predictable questions about transparency, financing and accountability.

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’.

The President’s farm revisited

At a time when many in the US have expressed revulsion at the disclosures that President Trump made US$2.2b from cryptocurrency and other ventures in 2025, the people of Guyana are now coming to grips with revelations about an extensive farm owned by President Ali along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

Corentyne bridge

Last week during a discussion in the Suriname Parliament concerning the budget for the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning, Minister Stephen Tsang made an unexpected announcement.