Stadium welcome but cost of living continues to squeeze families in Region 10
Lorenzo Joseph
GUGuyana StandardBayroc Stadium welcomed, but we need jobs and reliefFeb 9, 2026
Kaieteur NewsBayroc Stadium Opening: Welcome progress, but Linden needs jobs and relief nowFeb 10, 2026
Stabroek NewsStadium welcome but cost of living continues to squeeze families in Region 10Feb 11, 2026
Bayroc Stadium opening portrayed as welcome but inadequate amid unemployment and high living costs in Linden.
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Why the $20,000 transport grant for students is a better idea
Dr. Josh Kanhai
Kaieteur NewsPretty Arithmetic. Poor Policy.Feb 9, 2026
Stabroek NewsWhy the $20,000 transport grant for students is a better ideaFeb 10, 2026
Government’s $20,000 student transport grant defended as more sustainable and economically balanced than a state-run school transport fleet.
Supporting APNU’s motion to restore full media access
Jonathan Subrian
Stabroek NewsI am in support of APNU’s motion to remove the press restriction to ParliamentFeb 9, 2026
Kaieteur NewsApplauding APNU’s Parliamentary Motion to restore the Media’s photo/video access to Guyana’s National AssemblyFeb 9, 2026
APNU motion to lift Speaker’s media restrictions on Parliament is portrayed as vital to transparency and democratic accountability.
Law allows publication of helicopter crash report
Christopher Ram
Stabroek NewsThe law allows publication of the helicopter crash report subject only to such limited and necessary redaction to protect legitimate national security interestsFeb 9, 2026
Legal framework described as allowing release of the GDF helicopter crash report with only necessary national security redactions.
Concerns and support for key Sexual Offences Bill changes
Danuta Radzik, Indigenous Delegation against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Red Thread Guyana, Vanda Radzik, Vidyaratha Kissoon
Stabroek NewsWe are happy that the Draft Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2024 will be among the 47 pending Bills on the 2026 legislative agendaFeb 9, 2026
Sexual Offences Bill amendments assessed, with support for some reforms and warnings about DPP powers, recent complaint and prevention gaps.
Dangers Facing Humanity
Hamilton Green
Kaieteur NewsLet us therefore raise our voices and speak up and not be guilty of silenceFeb 9, 2026
Nuclear arms risks highlighted as writer urges support for extending the SALT treaty.
A responsible Budget debate should be anchored in the present
Annette Ferguson
Kaieteur NewsA responsible Budget debate should be anchored in the presentFeb 9, 2026
PM Phillips’s budget speech portrayed Burnham’s era as narrowly partisan, which is challenged as a distorted use of history.