Letters · 23
SNStabroek NewsI failed to acknowledge KNMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsKaieteur News continues to play its roleMar 16, 2026
Christopher Ram apologizes for omitting Kaieteur News from his acknowledgements of key contributors to Guyana’s oil and gas debate.
GTGuyana TimesOrangestein deadly crashMar 15, 2026GCGuyana ChroniclePreventable road tragedies demand urgent actionMar 15, 2026
Reckless driving and weak traffic enforcement turned the Orangestein crash into a preventable family tragedy, the writer argues.
SNStabroek NewsStabroek News played indispensable role in holding gov’t and multinational oil companies to accountMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsStabroek News: A Legacy of Independent and Courageous JournalismMar 15, 2026
Stabroek News kept Guyanese informed and held government and ExxonMobil to account on oil governance, the OGGN writers say.
SNStabroek NewsStabroek News has rendered yeoman serviceMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsStabroek News stood as a beacon of hopeMar 15, 2026
The PPP government must pay over $80M owed to Stabroek News to keep an essential democratic voice alive, the writer argues.
GTGuyana TimesBig plus for Buxton vendorsMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsBig plus for Buxton vendorsMar 16, 2026
Infrastructure & Development
A new tarmac for about 59 Buxton vendors will boost livelihoods and modernise the area, the writer says.
KNKaieteur NewsA regional strategic oil reserve should be catered forMar 18, 2026GTGuyana TimesA regional strategic oil reserve should be catered forMar 15, 2026
A CARICOM-level strategic oil reserve is needed to shield Guyana and the region from future price shocks, the writer argues.
GTGuyana TimesUnder President Ali, Guyana achieved immense global acclaimMar 15, 2026GCGuyana ChronicleUnder President Ali Guyana achieved immense global acclaimMar 15, 2026
President Ali has elevated Guyana’s global standing through deepened US ties and regional leadership on peace and security, the writer says.
VVVillage Voice NewsConcerns Raised Over Working Conditions at NIS Brickdam OfficeMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsThe staff of NIS and the thousands of citizens who depend on its services deserve betterMar 16, 2026
Healthcare & Social Services
Deplorable conditions at NIS Brickdam and lack of pension increases show warped national priorities, the letter argues.
SNStabroek NewsIt is time that problems at NIS are fixedMar 15, 2026
Healthcare & Social Services
Systemic delays and missing NIS contribution records are denying pensioners and critics their benefits, the writer contends.
SNStabroek NewsGuyanese leadership must carefully balance relationships with multiple international partnersMar 15, 2026
US–Venezuela dealings and Exxon-led US investment show Guyana must treat America as a “money friend” and confront PPP misrule, the writer says.
SNStabroek NewsLetters section was the real essence of Stabroek NewsMar 15, 2026
Stabroek News’s letters section forged balanced, solution-focused debate and will be hard to replace, the writer contends.
SNStabroek NewsTime to abolish corporal punishmentMar 15, 2026
Switzerland’s ban shows Guyana must finally abolish corporal punishment in law and practice, the writer argues.
SNStabroek NewsFree enterprise and the free press is our futureMar 15, 2026
Saving Stabroek News, not subsidising the state-owned Chronicle, would prove the government’s commitment to democracy, the writer argues.
SNStabroek NewsGuyana needs recording of its contemporary histories by competent writers and historiansMar 15, 2026
Guyana must fund competent historians to document the 2000–2006 violence and wider political turmoil, the writer argues.
SNStabroek NewsOrdinary Guyanese are now worse off than second class citizensMar 15, 2026
Exxon and the Government have priced ordinary Guyanese out of their own country, leaving them worse off than second class citizens, the writer says.
SNStabroek NewsThis is the power of extraordinary journalismMar 15, 2026
Stabroek News’ closure mourns a vital source of balanced journalism that shaped youths’ lives, the writer says.
SNStabroek NewsClosure of the bastion of free pressMar 15, 2026
The closure of what he calls a bastion of the free press marks a sad and regrettable day for Guyana, the writer argues.
SNStabroek NewsMany, many will miss youMar 15, 2026
Stabroek News’ closure marks the passing of a rich era that many will miss, the writer says, hoping it will rise again like a phoenix.
SNStabroek NewsA privilege to have my voice heardMar 15, 2026
Stabroek News provided a valuable platform for public dialogue that the writer laments is now ending.
KNKaieteur NewsStabroek News: An independent voice in support of democracyMar 15, 2026
CRG praises Stabroek News as a resilient champion of democracy and press freedom that must continue despite past and present oppression.
VVVillage Voice NewsAli’s American Mirage: When Friendship Masks a Fossil HungerMar 15, 2026
America will drop Guyana once its oil leverage fades and Ali’s trust in U.S. friendship is delusional, the letter argues.
Previously published
VVVillage Voice NewsUnravelling the Govt-created mystery of Guyana’s Oil ReservesMar 14, 2026SNStabroek NewsWay past time for the gov’t to come clean on Guyana’s oil reservesMar 15, 2026KNKaieteur NewsUnravelling the Govt-created mystery of Guyana’s Oil ReservesMar 15, 2026
Government handling of Guyana’s oil reserve data questioned amid alleged secrecy, contradictions, and deference to Exxon’s figures.
SNStabroek NewsRice millers, not the government, are dictating that the price paid to farmers is now between $2,500.00-$2,700.00 per bagMar 14, 2026GTGuyana TimesPlight of rice farmersMar 15, 2026
Rice farmers getting $2,500–$2,700 per bag face debt and ruin while millers profit and GuySuCo gets subsidies, the writer says.