Jul 08, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom

(Kaieteur News) – Neville Bissember’s op-ed, posted on Kiskadee Warch, provides a fairly concise historical account of the Guyana-Suriname territorial controversy. But it ultimately advances a flawed premise by implying, in the title, that meaningful cooperation, particularly on the proposed Corentyne River bridge, should await or be conditioned by the resolution of the outstanding border issues.

History points to a different lesson. Territorial disputes can coexist with productive bilateral relations when both states consciously decide that unresolved sovereignty questions should not obstruct cooperation in areas of mutual benefit.