Here are the facts:
Free tertiary education collapsed because L.F.S. Burnham bankrupted Guyana. Poverty soared to 90–95% of the population. IMF austerity forced ≈13,000 public sector job cuts—the largest retrenchment in our history. Debt was 9x the size of the economy. Debt service swallowed 150% of revenue. Inflation in triple digits, interest rates above 40%, reserves in the negative. Resultantly, Guyana carried the unenviable distinction of recording one of the highest emigration rates globally.
The truth: Burnham didn’t just pioneer free education—he destroyed it. Don’t let them rewrite history.