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Friday, March 29, 2024

Has the time come for Caribbean Republics?

By Sir Ronald Sanders In 1994, shortly after Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Fidel Castro and Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister, Lester...

OPINION: Guyanese must vehemently oppose statements encouraging racial hatred

The following is an opinion piece by Neil Kumar I wish to first record my strongest condemnation of the horrendous murders of Joel and Isiah...

OPINION: Internal strife making Guyana a continuing regional problem

By Sir Ronald Sanders Once again, Guyana is causing regional and international worry following two sets of killings of young men (two of African origin...

OPINION: A nation’s right to decide its friends

By Sir Ronald Sanders Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel...

OPINION: Golden opportunity for Guyana’s energy grid

By Arthur Deakin The Hinterland communities, as they are known locally in Guyana, are vast plains in the country’s interior that house roughly 20 percent...

LETTER: Joseph Harmon’s first step out of the box is a tumble

Dear Editor, Joseph Harmon’s letter to the international community, informing of APNU’s intention to file two election petitions, provides insight to the mind of the...

Eyewitness: It’s a rum…

…AFC situation Well, it isn’t as popular as it was back in the day, but you do know, Dear Reader, that “a rum situation” means...

OPINION: COVID-19 and its consequences for Caribbean diplomacy

By Sir Ronald Sanders The COVID-19 pandemic is severely limiting the work of diplomacy. It could have a lasting adverse effect on international relations if...

Eyewitness: The PNC’s take…

…on Government Now, it’s quite usual for any tradesman you hire to fix a problem – say, an electrical one in your home – to...

Eyewitness: PNC palace coup…

…fallout continues As the soap opera in the PNC continues with their public histrionics, all sorts of conspiracy theories are being floated to make sense...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...