Opinion

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Letters · 11

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Dr. Vincent Adams

Oil & Gas Industry

Wholescale Exclusion of Guyanese at “One Guyana” Energy Conference

Government’s ‘One Guyana’ energy conference portrayed as elitist event excluding opposition, UG and ordinary Guyanese.

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Ann Greene

Healthcare & Social Services

Serious intervention needed to save Childcare & Protection Agency

Leadership and staffing at Childcare & Protection Agency portrayed as inadequate to protect underage mothers and vulnerable persons.

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Jai Lall

Media & Press Freedom

The slow but painful death of Stabroek Newspaper’s pen!

Stabroek News’s impending closure is portrayed as a major loss for press freedom and public discourse in Guyana.

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Hargesh B. Singh

Healthcare & Social Services

Thankful for eye care intervention and expansion

Government eye testing and spectacles voucher programme is praised for expanding access to all citizens and improving eye care.

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Walter H. Persaud

Oil & Gas Industry

Institutional mismatches

Guyana’s ESG institutions are portrayed as lagging behind rapid economic and oil-sector expansion, risking hollow governance outcomes.

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Hemdutt Kumar

International Relations

OIL OVER HUMANITY: Ali’s Crass Betrayal of Caribbean Solidarity

President Ali’s rejection of oil as humanitarian aid to Cuba is portrayed as a betrayal of regional solidarity and Jagan’s legacy.

Vishnu Bisram

International Relations

Reiterating support for lobbying Washington

Letter defends paying US lobbyists as necessary for Guyana’s security and democratic survival despite critics’ concerns.

Harry Hergash

Media & Press Freedom

SN would be an invaluable source of historical information

Stabroek News’s democratic legacy is outlined and its archives urged for preservation as a vital historical record for Guyana.

Naimoon Papis

Crime & Public Safety

Safe public transportation must be enforced

Reckless minibus driving is described as routine and stricter enforcement is urged to protect public transport users.

Hemdutt Kumar

Political Governance

Guyana’s Biometric Leap and Data Sovereignty

Guyana’s biometric ID rollout is weighed against weak data laws and risks to digital sovereignty amid global tech pressures.

Hemdutt Kumar

Political Governance

Questions over PS Roopchand-Edwards’ courtroom amnesia

Permanent Secretary Sharon Roopchand-Edwards’ claimed memory lapses in an extradition case portrayed as undermining accountability.

Features & Editorials · 13

GCGuyana Chronicle

Editorial

Unified Healthcare Vision

The piece outlines recent public and private healthcare investments in Guyana and describes their complementary roles in expanding services nationwide. It highlights new regional hospitals, training initiatives, and private-sector upgrades as part of an integrated national healthcare framework.

The Freddie Kissoon Column / Freddie Kissoon

Chuck Negron is dead

Author recounts personal memories of music from Wortmanville and reflects on Chuck Negron's recent death.

Crossfire / Michael Younge

Beyond the Communiqué: Why 2026 must be CARICOM’s year of action

The piece examines calls for CARICOM to shift from rhetoric to concrete 2026 action on CSME, connectivity and collective diplomacy amid regional security and political concerns.

Talking Culture / Barrington Braithwaite

With the foundation rests a private memory that haunts; that challenges all to wrestle with the first echo

Personal reflection on Mash celebrations, steelbands and masquerade traditions, musical influences, and nurturing local arts.

GTGuyana Times

Editorial

New Middle East War

The piece outlines the new US-Iran conflict’s regional escalation and analyses its economic and strategic implications for Guyana.

Features

Poonam Singh turned a drive through Georgetown into a soundtrack of national pride

Feature recounts how Poonam Singh’s spontaneous “Guyana’s Lullaby” emerged, its viral reception, patriotic visuals and links to her broader musical career and outlook on perseverance.

Eyewitness

It’s war…against extradition!

Editorial covers Sanction Man’s US lobbying amid extradition and funding questions, plus regional diplomacy and LGE plans.

The Roar of Ravi Dev / Ravi Dev

Roopnarine and that abandoned 2005 Rodney COI

Details Rupert Roopnarine’s role in the aborted 2005 commission of inquiry into Walter Rodney’s death.

KNKaieteur News

Editorial

Ali’s wasted moment, leadership failure

The editorial criticises President Ali’s handling of ExxonMobil executives’ visit, focusing on his omission of contract concerns and perceived leadership shortcomings. It contrasts the government’s past condemnation of the ExxonMobil oil deal with its current approach when engaging company officials.

The GHK Lall Column / Gabriel Lall

Who’s really safe?

Editorial questions who is safe in Guyana and compares conditions with India and Israel. It cites reported online harassment and surveillance and urges officials to explain safety protections.

Peeping Tom

Burnham stood firm

The piece recounts Forbes Burnham’s opposition to the 1983 US invasion of Grenada and compares it to contemporary regional and Guyanese responses to US sanctions on Cuba and related oil diplomacy. It situates current CARICOM and Guyana policy debates within the historical context of foreign pressure, sovereignty, and political principles.

Ronald Sanders

Reinvigoration with Purpose: Rubio, CARICOM, and the Work of Diplomacy

Sir Ronald Sanders examines US Secretary Rubio’s engagement with CARICOM leaders on security, migration, energy, and regional diplomacy involving Venezuela and Cuba.

SNStabroek News

Editorial

Cuba

Overview of CARICOM–Cuba ties: history, US sanctions, Cuban medical aid, Venezuelan support, and recent pressures.