Opinion

Lancelot Hyman Stabroek NewsGAWU’s statement avoided responsibility, inflated modest developments and sidestepped central issue confronting sugar workersJan 3, 2026

GAWU’s 2025 End-of-Year statement portrayed as rhetorical spin that ignores GuySuCo underperformance and sugar workers’ realities.

Khemraj Harryram Stabroek NewsNeed to fill teaching vacancies cannot supersede the imperative of constitutional complianceJan 3, 2026

Criticises the President’s justification for appointing the Teaching Service Commission without an Opposition Leader in place, arguing this bypassed constitutional requirements, set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach, and should be challenged in the courts to uphold Article 207.

Christopher Ram Stabroek NewsPresident’s swearing in of TSC members constitutes erosion of Constitution and gutting of rule of lawJan 3, 2026

President Ali’s TSC appointments portrayed as part of a wider pattern of constitutional erosion and weakened rule of law.

Mario Imrit Stabroek NewsReconsider how this tint amnesty is implementedJan 3, 2026

Government’s three-month vehicle tint amnesty questioned for including excessively tinted windscreens.

Jamil Changlee Stabroek NewsPresident Ali making same mistakes of the coalition governmentJan 3, 2026

President Ali’s handling of the Teaching Service Commission is portrayed as repeating past constitutional violations.

Annette Ferguson Stabroek NewsNew tint policy being implemented without legal backboneJan 3, 2026

Government’s new vehicle tint policy questioned for lacking clear legislative authority and statutory basis for fines.

O. M. France Stabroek NewsEvidential sufficiency is key issue in extradition proceedings initiated by a US Grand JuryJan 3, 2026

Guyana's amended extradition framework is portrayed as undermining judicial control over evidential sufficiency in US cases.

Hemdutt Kumar Stabroek NewsConstitutional guardrails of Republic have been systematically dismantledJan 3, 2026

Government’s TSC appointments portrayed as unconstitutional overreach enabled by opposition inaction.

Joe Persaud, Walter H. Persaud Stabroek NewsAzruddin Mohamed case exposes deeper moral fracture in Guyanese public lifeJan 3, 2026

Extradition debate in the Azruddin Mohamed case portrayed as exposing a clash between procedural fairness and communal moral identity.