Thirty years of serving Guyana

Apr 04, 2024 Editorial

Kaieteur News – We will tell all of our readers this truth: the business of journalism has a way of growing upon those who cherish its ideals. It develops from a business to a vision, and from a vision that transforms into a calling. Going after hard news and delivering it to the people. Doing so, day after day, with very few holidays in between can be wearing on some.

We have found that putting together a daily newspaper to inform, even educate, readers wherever they are is now what drives forward to new and newer heights. There is so much to pursue, so much to share, particularly given where this country is now poised.

One of the big challenges encountered daily is what to separate to make the final publishing cut. In this time of oil, and Guyanese knowing so little of its mysteries, there are often many developments that are happening on the run. This makes deciding on which ones to prioritize all that more testing. The objective is not to miss anything, but there are some things that just must be left out. Oil and gold could be the glory of Guyana, and we are right there sifting and separating to get to the truth of what is really taking place. It is the many stories that are behind the one big headline story. This relentless pursuit to bring transparency to citizens about the realities of their natural resources’ assets have incurred the wrath of different governments at different times. This has been such an embedded feature in our existence of 30 years that government anger has become second nature to us, almost like a long moment of spousal chilliness.

We put our heads down, band our waists, and keep plugging away. Bringing truth and light to Guyanese is bigger than the cunning of leaders and ministers, and more important than whatever pleases them. So, the frontline staff and supporting team have given above and beyond, and to them there is gratitude. In the context of giving, this paper stands on a mountaintop of its own: Six of our staffers gave their lives in what is still a most piercing memory. Indeed, the 30 years have flown by, taking Kaieteur News along on a good wind. Without a doubt, there have been great days and rough ones, but by the grace of a compassionate God, we have prevailed and reap the fruits of that persistence. For this work has come to represent more than the daily publishing of news, it is now a religion, a culture that we claim for our self.

The massive oil wealth of this nation now forms the foundation and centerpiece of what this publication is mostly about. Some may think that we are doing too much with oil, but we ask them to weigh this position of ours. Leaving government and politicians, and their army of propagandists who tell less than half the truth, if any at all, about this patrimony is not an option. Think of what would happen if we were to do so. Citizens would be fed a steady diet of deceptions and leadership tricks, with only the worst likely to be the reward for hopeful Guyanese. Even with the thankless, often dangerous, work that this newspaper does, government and leaders never stop their efforts to suppress the real truths from reaching Guyanese. We believe that this oil was born in darkness and deceit, and has since grown into a ragged existence, thanks to the weaknesses and sicknesses of leaders in government. The sicknesses involve the corruption that is killing Guyana by a thousand cuts. It is what cannot be allowed to stay hidden from sight but must be put before readers. They decide who is clean, who is worthy of their trust. We thank our advertisers who have stuck with us over the three decades. To our readers, special thanks are extended for believing, for reading, and for supporting in some way or another. We have come a long way together in the last 30 years, and there is still some distance ahead to go. Let us all be ready for whatever is in store. Here is to another 30 years.

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