Opinion

One Guyana

Dear Editor, There’s a logo recently in circulation showing the map of Guyana surrounded by its neighbouring countries and the Atlantic Ocean, with the expression ‘One Guyana’ written in the ocean and the words ‘Essequibo belongs to Guyana’ at the bottom of the logo which is set in a golden circle.

Image and reality

When Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez told the ICJ on Wednesday that Guyana had been preparing militarily to attack Venezuela, and presented a video showing President Irfaan Ali dressed in military uniform, it must have left Guyanese wondering if they had entered an Alice in Wonderland world where reality had become inverted.

Unsustainable

Corentyne fishermen have found themselves, to further overuse an already cliched idiom, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea with regard to the untenable circumstances they continue to be faced with in attempting to ply their trade.

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