Opinion

Ravin Singh Kaieteur News30M Mortgage ceiling reflects market alignment, expands affordabilityJan 29, 2026Guyana Times$30M mortgage ceiling reflects market alignment, expands affordabilityJan 29, 2026Stabroek NewsDuncan misunderstood government’s new mortgage policyJan 29, 2026Guyana Chronicle$30M mortgage ceiling reflects market alignment, expands affordabilityJan 29, 2026 re: Budget housing solution is really a debt trap

Government’s $30M low-income mortgage ceiling defended as market-aligned measure that broadens affordable housing finance access.

Faiyaz Alli Stabroek NewsGuyanese will expect a joint or collaborative opposition to hold government accountableJan 29, 2026Kaieteur NewsThe hope is that the walk-out is really not an indicator of future behaviour among the opposition members.Jan 29, 2026

Opposition walk-out portrayed as undermining hopes for a united front to hold the government accountable.

Collin Haynes Kaieteur NewsBudget 2026 Lacks Human Development EmphasisJan 29, 2026Stabroek NewsHuman development missing in Budget 2026Jan 30, 2026

Budget 2026 portrayed as infrastructure-heavy while neglecting wages and measures to foster human development.

Anonymous Stabroek NewsReply LetterJan 29, 2026 re: Has the Rule of Law Been Replaced by 'Might is Right'?

Reply to a previous letter on whether the rule of law has been replaced by might.

Kevin Persaud Guyana TimesFrom vision to action: 2026 Budget delivers for citizensJan 29, 2026

2026 national budget portrayed as well-aligned with manifesto and balancing short-term relief with long-term development.

Raymond Anderson Guyana TimesEducation milestones, PPP/C’s progress on 2020 promises, and what it means for Budget 2026Jan 29, 2026

PPP/C Government’s 2020–2025 education promises are portrayed as largely fulfilled, setting momentum for Budget 2026.

Fred Nunes Stabroek NewsEmpirical data will show that abortions have decreased in three countries with modern medical termination legislationJan 29, 2026

Data from Barbados, Guyana and Argentina are cited to show abortion legalization coincides with lower abortion and teen birth rates.

Shamshun Mohamed Stabroek NewsPensioners now know where they standJan 29, 2026

Old age pensioners’ situation under the 'Putting People First' initiative is presented as now being clearly defined.

Vidya Persaud Stabroek NewsThe Speaker ought to be aware by now that the Privileges Committee is confined to actions and conduct within the House onlyJan 29, 2026

Speaker’s attempt to involve Privileges Committee over alleged outside comments is questioned as exceeding its jurisdiction.

awarded through GOAL, Students of the IGNOU programme Stabroek NewsProlonged silence over programme offered by IGNOU via GOALJan 29, 2026

Students question prolonged silence and unclear communication on completion and status of their IGNOU–GOAL degree programme.

Name and Address Withheld Stabroek NewsGECOM’s permanent staff believe that current labour practices have engendered an unsafe, demoralizing, and stressful working environmentJan 29, 2026

GECOM’s permanent staff portray workplace conditions as unfair, unsafe, and lacking benefits compared to other agencies.

Cyril Walker Stabroek NewsAlmost every facet of our national existence has declinedJan 29, 2026

National governance portrayed as morally, economically and institutionally declining despite oil wealth and infrastructure projects.

Jamil Changlee Stabroek NewsThese 6 items are fundamental for the long term sustainable prosperity of our citizensJan 29, 2026

Government budget and spending priorities portrayed as neglecting six key conditions for broad, sustainable national prosperity.

Lorenzo Joseph Stabroek NewsBudget 2026 represents a missed opportunity for uplifting the working classJan 29, 2026

Budget 2026 portrayed as offering short-term relief but lacking a long-term vision for labour and wage improvements.

Hemdutt Kumar Stabroek NewsBudget 2026 seems more like a high stakes gamble with Guyana’s economic destinyJan 29, 2026

Budget 2026 portrayed as a risky front-loaded use of oil revenues that could spur development or entrench corruption and inequality.

Godfrey Evans Stabroek NewsLetters requesting approval as a Justice of the Peace continue to be ignoredJan 29, 2026

Long-pending applications for Justice of the Peace approval highlighted by a qualified resident of East Canje.

Hemdutt Kumar Kaieteur NewsSugar’s Second Life: Who Really Pays the Price?Jan 29, 2026

Oil revenues portrayed as propping up an uncompetitive sugar industry while rapidly depleting the Natural Resource Fund.

Unknown Stabroek NewsHas the Rule of Law Been Replaced by 'Might is Right'?Jan 29, 2026

Rule of law in Guyana questioned amid concerns that power is overriding legal principles.