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GCGuyana ChronicleKaieteur News and its contradictory narrativesMar 3, 2026GTGuyana TimesKaieteur News and its contradictory narrativesMar 3, 2026

↳Kaieteur News and its contradictory narratives — Erin Northe

Kaieteur News is portrayed as offering conflicting accounts of Jagdeo’s climate remarks in its news report and Peeping Tom column.

GSGuyana StandardWIN fears APNU's sons and daughters return home, falsely alleges cooperation with PPPMar 3, 2026SNStabroek NewsThere is no cooperation between APNU and the PPP administrationMar 4, 2026

↳WIN fears APNU’s sons and daughters return home, falsely alleges cooperation with PPP — Terrence Campbell

Letter rejects claims of APNU–PPP cooperation and questions whether PPP and WIN coordinated to undermine APNU with corrupt funds.

SNStabroek NewsNon-PPP intellectual authors of policies and programmes designed to move Guyana forward are repeatedly shut outMar 3, 2026KNKaieteur NewsLet us stand together and demand our rightful place at the tableMar 3, 2026

Let us stand together and demand our rightful place at the table — Lincoln Lewis

PPP leadership portrayed as copying others’ ideas while excluding the original authors from decision-making and benefits.

SNStabroek NewsAleena and Tiana were allowed to slip through every crack in the system — education, child protection, health and community oversightMar 3, 2026KNKaieteur NewsHow many more Aleenas and Tianas must we lose before we fix the system?Mar 3, 2026

How many more Aleenas and Tianas must we lose? — Nandranie Singh

Deaths and abuse of two teenage mothers used to question gaps in child protection, health, and legal reporting systems in Guyana.

SNStabroek NewsIt would appear that Freedom House and Congress Place are working in tandem to frustrate WIN in Region 10 leadership impasseMar 3, 2026

↳PPP and APNU accused of blocking WIN in Region 10 — Surujdai Juglall

PPP and APNU portrayed as colluding to delay Region 10 chair election and sideline the WIN third force.

KNKaieteur NewsThe Lobbying Fallacy: Why modern Guyana doesn’t need to buy its sovereigntyMar 3, 2026

↳The Lobbying Fallacy and Guyana’s Real Leverage — Hemdutt Kumar

Government lobbying spending portrayed as outdated and unnecessary given Guyana’s current oil-driven strategic leverage.

VVVillage Voice NewsWIN engaged in deception and obfuscationMar 3, 2026

↳WIN engaged in deception and obfuscation — Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union

GAWU disputes WIN’s claims about unpaid sugar workers and defends its representation and disciplinary actions.

GTGuyana TimesShubh Holi GuyanaMar 3, 2026

Shubh Holi Guyana — Jai Lall

Letter reflects on the spiritual meaning of Holi and urges Guyanese leaders and citizens to uphold its moral values.

GTGuyana TimesThe hypocrisy that surrounds the OppositionMar 3, 2026

The hypocrisy that surrounds the Opposition — Neil Adams

Letter claims unequal treatment of extradition cases exposes hypocrisy among political and racial advocates.

SNStabroek NewsGuyana unable to fill the local labour marketMar 3, 2026

Guyana’s structural labour shortage in a boom economy — Walter H. Persaud

Guyana’s labour shortages framed as a structural feature of rapid growth requiring immigration, technology and diaspora skills.

SNStabroek NewsI would give much to hear the frank exchanges between leaders of Guyana, T&T and USMar 3, 2026

I would give much to hear the frank exchanges between leaders of Guyana, T&T — Keith Bernard

Caribbean letter reflects on the stakes and unknowns of a high-level Guyana, Trinidad and US meeting amid global turmoil.

SNStabroek NewsDisbelief in Guyana’s response to the Middle East situationMar 3, 2026

Disbelief in Guyana’s response to the Middle East situation — Hamilton Green

Guyana’s official response to the Middle East conflict is portrayed as one-sided and a betrayal of its non-aligned principles.

SNStabroek NewsFamiliar rhetorical flourish insertion in the promise of Guyana as a burgeoning pharmaceutical manufacturing hub and Caribbean “brain hub”Mar 3, 2026

Guyana’s pharma and ‘brain hub’ vision lacks foundations — Hemdutt Kumar

Guyana’s plans for a pharmaceutical and medical ‘brain hub’ are portrayed as premature given weak regulation and infrastructure.

SNStabroek NewsDiscarding GuySuCo’s fields occupied by over-aged ratoons will run into losses of billionsMar 3, 2026

GuySuCo’s over-aged canes and mounting losses — Lancelot Hyman

GuySuCo’s reliance on over-aged canes is linked to low sugar yields, wasted investment and escalating financial losses.

KNKaieteur NewsThe Painful Death of Stabroek News: A Call to Save a National TreasureMar 3, 2026

The painful death of Stabroek News — Robert Gama

Closure of Stabroek News portrayed as a national tragedy that threatens Guyana’s democracy and demands collective rescue.

KNKaieteur NewsA New and United Guyana Extends Heartfelt Phagwah 2026 Greetings to All GuyaneseMar 3, 2026

ANUG Phagwah 2026 greetings to all Guyanese — Jonathan Subrian

ANUG’s acting chairman extends Phagwah 2026 greetings, linking the festival to unity, renewal and shared national identity.

VVVillage Voice NewsThe Digital EcosystemMar 3, 2026

The Digital Ecosystem — Wayne Campbell

Digital age benefits outlined alongside concerns over access gaps, privacy risks and growing digital violence against women and girls.

VVVillage Voice NewsThe Guest in the Boardroom: Why is a Convicted Felon Shaping Guyana’s Mining Future?Mar 3, 2026

Why is a convicted Brazilian miner welcomed in Guyana? — Hemdutt Kumar

Government vetting questioned after convicted Brazilian miner appears in high-level meetings in Guyana.

Previously published

SNStabroek NewsUnprincipled for President to declare oil off limits as humanitarian aid to CubaMar 1, 2026VVVillage Voice NewsOIL OVER HUMANITY: Ali’s Crass Betrayal of Caribbean SolidarityMar 3, 2026

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

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

Features · 9

GCGuyana Chronicle

Editorial Social and Economic Empowerment

Coverage of a $38.5B PPP/C land-titling drive for 3,000-plus beneficiaries and related governance challenges.

The Freddie Kissoon Column One Guyana on Pagwah Day

— Freddie Kissoon

The column discusses criticisms of the “One Guyana” passport imprint, comparing it with past national symbols and presidential influences on state imagery.

GTGuyana Times

Editorial Celebrating triumph of good, love, and renewal

Overview of Guyanese Phagwah celebrations, customs and multiple origin legends including Prahalad, Radha–Krishna and Kamadeva.

Eyewitness Playing… Phagwah

Describes Phagwah/Holi origins, Guyanese customs and symbolism, and includes brief notes on Iran and cricket.

KNKaieteur News

Overview of US–Israel attacks on Iran, Iran's retaliatory actions, regional escalation risks and global economic implications.

Peeping Tom A backwater country with first-world resources

Feature examines Guyana's roadside markets, congestion impacts, and recommends relocating and modernizing facilities using oil revenues.

The GHK Lall Column 100 million STEMS of brightness, smartness

— Gabriel Lall

Feature examines Exxon’s US$100 million, ten-year STEM funding for Guyanese youth, its scale and origins.

SNStabroek News

Editorial Aleena Preetam

Examination of 15‑year‑old Aleena Preetam's death and questions posed to education, health, welfare, police.

In The Diaspora Voices in Slavery’s Archive: New project to map enslaved people’s testimony across Guyana

Feature outlines a new international project to digitise, map and repatriate Guyana’s 19th-century Protector of Slaves testimonies, making enslaved people’s voices accessible to researchers and communities. It describes the archival sources, planned online database and facsimile volumes, and the roles of Guyanese and diaspora partners in public engagement.