I WRITE with reference to a letter penned by Antonio Dey, dated July 14, 2025 – “Our Youths Must be sensitised on the Genesis of Free Tertiary Education” (Kaieteur News).

Dey’s disdain for the PPP/C administration is palpable and shocking to me as a young professional. I am disappointed and flabbergasted that the above-mentioned author is downplaying the significance of the government initiative to eliminate tuition fees for all tertiary institutions.

In an attempt to beef up his shallow argument, Dey shamelessly quoted the Constitution of Guyana as giving citizens the right to free nursery to tertiary education. I fear that if this level of ineptitude is left to fester, it might become contagious.

Editor, Dey fails to acknowledge that the PPPC’s policy to remove tuition fees at this time paves the way for hundreds, if not thousands of young people like me to pursue a post-secondary education and to give myself an edge in one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Contrary to what Dey says, there is nothing cavalier about President Irfaan Ali’s policy to remove fees. It is based on a solid plan that is anchored in a visionary economic policy. Dey should celebrate the initiative, not hold it with contempt.

As a young Guyanese, I would have liked to see a robust debate about government policies and initiatives as they relate to our society and economy and not half-baked truths or what the American sociologist, Dashanne Stokes, described as “truth without context is distortion.”

The University of Guyana is free once again at a time when our country is thriving, resilient in a sustainable economy, thanks to the People’s Progressive Party Civic.

Respectfully,
Neron Cyrus