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KNKaieteur NewsPayment of our workersJan 19, 2026SNStabroek NewsLabour market, cash grant programme clearly mismanagedJan 19, 2026

Labour market, cash grant programme clearly mismanaged — Jamil Changlee

Government handling of workers’ rights and the sustainability of the cash grant programme is questioned amid rising living costs.

KNKaieteur NewsAfrican commemorations have been ignored or marginalisedJan 20, 2026SNStabroek News400th anniversary of Africans here has been ignoredJan 19, 2026

400th anniversary of Africans here has been ignored — Eric Phillips

Government and national institutions portrayed as sidelining the 400th anniversary of Africans in Guyana and related commemorations.

GTGuyana TimesGuyana’s political legacy, loyalty and leadershipJan 19, 2026

Guyana’s political legacy, loyalty and leadership — Jai Lall

Guyana’s post-independence leaders are reviewed through their legacies of violence, racism, economic change and present uncertainty.

SNStabroek NewsThe irony of the President’s cash grant statement and where he made it is not lost on households facing daily economic pressuresJan 19, 2026

President Ali’s cash grant warning and banking optics — Anonymous

President Ali’s stance on unsustainable cash grants is contrasted with concerns over inequality and terminology for household support.

SNStabroek NewsWhere are the values in our national events?Jan 19, 2026

Where are the values in our national events? — Shamshun Mohamed

Inclusion of a beverage company frolic in Republic Day Mash events is questioned for lacking national and cultural value.

SNStabroek NewsSpeaker must explain his actions to the Guyanese peopleJan 19, 2026

Speaker must explain his actions to the Guyanese people — Lorenzo Joseph

Speaker’s delay in convening non-government MPs to elect an Opposition Leader is questioned as a breach of constitutional duty.

SNStabroek NewsThe prices for basic items have been skyrocketing even as the Minister of Finance inflation numbers claimed otherwiseJan 19, 2026

Inflation figures and lived costs don’t add up — Anonymous

Official inflation data portrayed as misleading when compared with food, housing and other living costs in Georgetown.

SNStabroek NewsMissed parliamentary opportunities and a nation’s maturityJan 19, 2026

Missed parliamentary opportunities and a nation’s maturity — Lancelot Hyman

Procedural lapses over appointing the Opposition Leader and broader breaches of convention are portrayed as harming Guyana’s democracy.

SNStabroek NewsAli flip-flops on his cash grant promisesJan 19, 2026

Ali flip-flops on his cash grant promises — GHK Lall

President Ali’s changing statements on cash grants are portrayed as broken promises to struggling Guyanese.

KNKaieteur NewsSupporting the presence and integration of deportees and third-country nationals in GuyanaJan 19, 2026

Supporting deportees and migrants in Guyana — Anthony Pantlitz

Economic growth and labour shortages in Guyana linked to welcoming deportees and other immigrants into the workforce.

KNKaieteur News‘The Parliamentary opposition in context’Jan 19, 2026

The Parliamentary opposition in context — Henry Jeffrey

Guyana’s majoritarian political system and opposition structures portrayed as inadequate and in need of constitutional reform.

KNKaieteur NewsThe Great Guyanese Heist: A Liquidation Sale of the FutureJan 19, 2026

The Great Guyanese Heist: A Liquidation Sale of the Future — Hemdutt Kumar

Government oil and NRF policies portrayed as a short-term fire sale that sacrifices long-term national development.

Features · 9

GCGuyana Chronicle

Editorial Inclusive Financial Prosperity

President Ali’s inclusive banking reforms aim to integrate ordinary Guyanese into a modern, wealth-building economy.

Crossfire POLITRICKS

— Michael Younge

Editorial alleges the Mohameds manipulate politics, discusses Azruddin Mohamed's WIN strategy, extradition concerns and opposition succession.

GTGuyana Times

Editorial Controlling the market

Guyana’s oil-driven growth prompts calls to strengthen financial regulation and curb neo-liberal moral hazards.

KNKaieteur News

Editorial Acting Chancellor on funding

Judiciary funding dispute highlights concerns over executive influence and calls for restored financial independence.

Peeping Tom We deserve better, Mr. President!

Guyana’s aviation tax breaks should be tied to lower airfares so taxpayers share concrete benefits.

The GHK Lall Column Budget consultations

— Gabriel Lall

Opposition criticism highlights lack of meaningful consultation and equity in Guyana’s looming 2026 oil-fueled budget.

SNStabroek News

Editorial Parliamentary disrespect

Guyana’s parliamentary leadership vacuum raises concerns over constitutional duties and democratic norms being sidelined.

In The Diaspora “At Work, In Hospital, or In Gaol”: What the History of Incarcerated Women in Guyana’s Prisons Reveals About Power, Labour, and Survival in the Post-Emancipation Period

Women prisoners’ hidden labour underpinned British Guiana’s post-emancipation economy and public works system.

Accountability Watch The 2023 Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Report (Part II)

— Anand Goolsarran

Cash grant timing raises legal questions about Guyana’s budget rules and use of public funds