Opinion — letters to the editor from Guyana's newspapers

The MV Barima disaster has triggered Guyana’s largest rescue effort and a sweeping international inquiry. The government is pairing grief support with a search for accountability.

A call for a local voice on the MV Barima inquiry collides with sharp attacks on the opposition and Minister Edghill.

Ian McDonald’s death revives a tribute to a literary figure remembered for breaking his political silence in 2020. His stance against election rigging is cast as country over class at a defining moment.

Guyana’s hinterland is no longer an afterthought, as roads, power and services push deeper into the interior.

Washington’s shifting tariff on Guyanese exports raises a sharp irony: alleged forced-labour penalties may hit ordinary exporters, not Exxon’s oil. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s frozen billions and Guyana’s oil wealth underscore how geopolitics, not slogans, decides who can pay the bills.

Sudden loss leaves grief in waves, and the MV Barima tragedy has brought that pain close to many Guyanese. The piece offers practical ways to cope, support others, and know when help is needed.

Speaker Nadir faces a test of his record as parliament weighs a debate on the MV Barima disaster inquiry. The opposition wants a public, unrestricted process after 72 deaths.

Guyana demanded an independent inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy — then argued over who should choose it. The column says that contradiction is the real problem.