Titled lands, the title of President

Sep 25, 2026 Editorial, News

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali has a history of rushing across Guyana to put out fires. In times when citizens have been dealt hard blows, President Ali made room in his schedule and ran with words of comfort to citizens pushed to the brink by circumstances that make them weep. He must show the same energy and face now in the ongoing distresses faced by Guyana’s indigenous citizens in the Chinese Landing area.

Two cousins murdered in gruesome circumstances in the backlands of Cotton Tree, Berbice. President Ali cleared his desk and was there. Police shootings that resulted in death in the Linden Township and President Ali took off for there, could not be stopped. An 11-year-old child died in mysterious circumstances in Tuschen, and Pres Ali was prompt in reaching towards the grieving, those trying to deal with life’s tough blows. Whether it was the horrific Mahdia Dormitory Fire that left Guyana with 20 less citizens, or the tragedy of the MV Barima that has an official toll of 73 lives lost (whichever everyone knows is woefully undercounted), President Ali was never far from the scene, usually putting in an appearance.