Opinions

Letter to the Editor: Local fabrication must become a permanent Guyanese industry

Dear Editor, Recent reports that local fabrication has secured a place in Guyana’s oil and gas supply chain should be viewed as more than an achievement for the petroleum sector. It is an opportunity to build industrial capabilities that can...

Letter to the Editor: Help matters more than recognition

Dear Editor, As Guyana mourns those lost in the MV Barima tragedy, the families, survivors and affected communities must remain at the center of our thoughts. One aspect of the national response that deserves recognition is the way people and organizations...

Letter to the Editor: STEM opportunities should reach every region

Dear Editor, A young person’s home region should never determine how far his or her talent can go. That is why the University of Guyana’s Regional Accelerator for STEM Students Readiness program deserves attention. RASSR is designed to identify, mentor and...

Letter to the Editor: Guyana and Suriname can compete—and cooperate

Dear Editor, A recent S&P Global projection that combined production from the Guyana-Suriname Basin could surpass the US Gulf of Mexico before 2032 is a powerful indication of the basin’s growing importance. It is not an achievement already secured, but...

Letter to the Editor: I wish RASSR was around in my time

I have been following the news about the ongoing Regional Accelerator for STEM Students Readiness camp, better known as RASSR , and I believe it is the kind of program Guyana needs more of. The camp brings young students from...

Letter to the Editor: Women must not be left at the edge of new opportunities

Dear Editor, The report that more women-owned and women-led businesses are participating in supplier-readiness and business-development programs connected to Guyana’s oil and gas sector is a positive sign. It is also a reminder that inclusion does not happen automatically. It has...

Letter to the Editor: Local content must also mean business discipline

Dear Editor, I read the report that more than 10,000 Guyanese have received training through the Centre for Local Business Development, and I think it raises an important point that many small businesses do not always like to admit. Getting access...

Letter to the Editor: STEM support is preparation, not charity

Dear Editor, The recent report on the expansion of the Family Awareness, Consciousness, Togetherness (FACT) after-school science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program is a useful reminder that national development begins long before a young person enters the workforce. The program,...

A welcome push for Guyana’s orange economy

Dear Editor, Over the past few years, national development conversations in Guyana have focused heavily on oil, infrastructure, agriculture, education, and other major sectors. That is understandable, given the scale of change taking place in the country. However, as Guyana...

Letter to the Editor: More than fish and fuel

Dear Editor, I run a small shop in a fishing area, and over the years I have come to know many fishing people. Some of them pass early in the morning, before the place even get bright, and they come...

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Ali names international panel to investigate MV Barima tragedy

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Sunday named a five-member international Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate the MV Barima...