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Letters · 11

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Hamilton Green

Political Governance

Nation awaits an independent, credible probe

Hamilton Green says any MV Barima probe will be a sham unless its members are independent of the administration.

Terence M. Yhip

Economics & Trade

Yhip Rebuts Peeping Tom

Terence M. Yhip says Guyana needs strong institutions from day one or oil wealth will deepen the resource curse.

Zahir Khan

International Relations

Regional unity must be seen in times of tragedy

Trinidad and Tobago showed real Caribbean unity by sending divers, aircraft and a Coast Guard vessel after the MV Barima disaster, Khan writes.

Aftabuddin Nassir

Crime & Public Safety

May this heartbreaking event inspire unity

After the MV Barima tragedy, Aftabuddin Nassir urges Guyanese to unite in prayer, compassion and support for grieving families.

Mohamed Shabeer Zafar

Indigenous Affairs

Indigenous-led coastal rescue plan needed

After the MV Barima disaster, Zafar says Guyana should fund an Indigenous-led coastal volunteer rescue system communities control.

Vishnu Bisram

Crime & Public Safety

NY NGO expresses solidarity over ferry mishap

A New York Guyanese NGO says the diaspora is mourning the MV Barima tragedy and stands ready to support affected families and Guyana.

Joy Marcus, romola lucas +3

Political Governance

State overreach at MV Barima vigil protest

Five women say police assaulted and detained three of them at an MV Barima vigil for silently demanding Juan Edghill’s resignation.

Riley Matthews

Crime & Public Safety

Danger for motorists exiting Nandy Park

A fruit truck turned roadside market is blocking sightlines at Nandy Park and inviting a fatal crash, Riley Matthews warns.

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Clement J. Rohee

Crime & Public Safety

Loss from this tragedy will be difficult to process

Clement J. Rohee says the MV Barima disaster must be faced first as human grief, not turned into spectacle or scapegoating.

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Anthony Pantlitz

Crime & Public Safety

Have we forgotten how to grieve as a nation?

After the Atlantic Ocean tragedy, Anthony Pantlitz asks why so few Guyanese seem to mourn together or unite in grief.

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Jamil Changlee

Crime & Public Safety

Toshaos meeting should have been postponed

Jamil Changlee says holding the Toshaos meeting while families mourned the dead was cruel and should have been postponed.

Features & Editorials · 6

GCGuyana Chronicle

Editorial

Hinterland Development Push

New funding, roads, airstrips and community contracts could make hinterland residents active drivers of development, not just beneficiaries.

The Freddie Kissoon Column / Freddie Kissoon

The ferry tragedy and the brutality of the tragic Guyanese mind

A ferry disaster becomes a political flashpoint, as the column condemns protests, laughter, and intrusion at the tragedy site.

GTGuyana Times

Editorial

Garbage Today, Disaster Tomorrow

Garbage piles are choking Guyana’s communities and waterways, while climate warnings grow harder to ignore. The call is for discipline, recycling, and shared responsibility before disaster follows.

Eyewitness

Pushing… Mourning by Megaphone

The MV Barima tragedy is being turned into a contest of public grief, with political theatrics eclipsing reform. A second swipe targets US double standards on uranium enrichment, contrasting Iran with Saudi Arabia.

KNKaieteur News

Editorial

MV Barima disaster demands accountability

The MV Barima tragedy has exposed a broken chain of oversight, with even the passenger count in dispute. Families now await answers as pressure mounts for accountability beyond the vessel’s management.

Dem Boys Seh

When speeding becomes a public service

A speeding doctor’s excuse turns into a joke about Guyana’s habit of dressing up rule-breaking as public service.

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