Opinion — letters to the editor from Guyana's newspapers

Copper theft from public infrastructure is putting Guyana’s scrap-metal trade on notice. The government says legitimate operators will stay open, but dealers handling stolen national assets risk shutdown and prosecution.

Courts, police and prosecutors are closing in as Azruddin Mohamed’s legal fights and social-media politics face institutional resistance.

A fugitive-style political spectacle collides with President Ali’s push to deliver power, internet and infrastructure nationwide.

Irfaan Ali’s 2025 victory is cast as proof of Guyana’s shifting politics, with cross-racial voting at the centre. The piece argues the GECOM data shows a new national identity overtaking old ethnic loyalties.

BRICS may offer developing countries more leverage, but Guyana must avoid trading one dependency for another.

Return passages were costly, dangerous, and often devastating — helping explain why most Girmitiyas stayed in Guiana instead of going back to India.

At Sophia, carved wood, Tibisiri and cassava bread turn Amerindian heritage into a living exhibition. Artists and vendors preserve traditions while selling culture to the crowds.

UN map-redrawing over Africa meets hard reality: roads, power and livelihoods still lag behind the cartographic symbolism. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s political irony deepens as Washington’s longtime ally waits and a Chavista veteran edges closer to power.

ExxonMobil’s promise of partnership masks a new squeeze on Guyana’s oil profits, the editorial argues. Neil Hansen’s remarks signal more costs for the Cost Bank and less revenue for the country.

VIP sections are turning into family reunions, with relatives crowding out the old meaning of exclusivity.