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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Eyewitness: Heroes…like Rodney

Yesterday, if Burnham hadn’t assassinated Walter Rodney, Rodney would’ve been 80 years old. He was a true Guyanese hero. Like everything in life, deciding...

Eyewitness: The battle…over hair

Here it was the Ministry of Education was just trying to show it was cool with the UN exhortation du jour – “International Women’s...

Eyewitness: Knock… and war’s knock-back

How could we NOT talk about the war in Ukraine. Aren’t we seeing it up close and personal, because the entire globalised communications system...

Eyewitness: Getting closer…with Suriname

When you come to think of it – and we really never really think of it – the fact that we feel closer to...

Eyewitness: Rising… prices

Way back in the day, alarm at the rising cost of living was expressed in the folk ditty down on the sugar estates: “Oh...

EYEWITNESS: Bitter… sugar?

The PPP Government’s under fire for not reopening the 4 sugar estates unilaterally closed by Granger and the PNC AFTER his personally-appointed COI recommended...

EYEWITNESS: Post-Phagua …panegyric

Your Eyewitness must confess that Phagua – or Holi, as it’s also called – is right up there on top of his hit parades...

Eyewitness: Ripple effect…from the battlefield

Yes, your Eyewitness knows that flour price has gone up…along with everything else. Excepting maybe mini-bus fares. Yesterday, your Eyewitness had to get from...

Eyewitness: Challenges…in agriculture

Poor CGX. They’re always the bridesmaid at our oil weddings – even though they’d taken the lead in drilling offshore way back in 2000...

Eyewitness: It’s not over…till the last ball’s bowled

You, Dear Readers, would know your Eyewitness is a cricket tragic. So, it couldn’t have been easy to keep focus on this critical aspect...

Recent Articles

Deaths of Berbice siblings may not be dengue-related, samples sent to lab for diagnosis...

As investigations continue into the deaths of the Berbice siblings who died a day apart from each other, health officials have sent samples to...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup is 85% complete

Efforts to clear the rubble and debris from the collapsed Stabroek Market Wharf are swiftly underway, with approximately 85 per cent of the clearing...

Govt to appeal ruling on teachers’ strike – AG

The government will be moving to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the ruling handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Supreme...

Jurassic-themed promenade, boating activity, golf course, shops, boardwalk among plans for National Park

The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) has revealed a new zone plan for the enhancement of the National Park, which will see the introduction of...

Saharan Dust plume projected to pass over Guyana from Friday-Sunday – EPA

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...

2 mining operations in Puruni flagged for unsafe conditions

Two operations in Puruni Mining District in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were flagged by the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour...

Berbice siblings died from dengue complications – Dr Anthony

The Berbice brother and sister who died a day apart had complications associated with dengue fever, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has revealed. Speaking to...

Vreed-en-Hoop to G/town water taxi operation back to normal

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD): Waters taxis have received the green light to resume use of the Stabroek stelling for the...

President Ali receives UWI American Foundation Legacy Award

  President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, championing a robust Caribbean identity, has urged the region to actively embrace and value its unique culture and abundance...

Govt/contractor dispute on GtE will not affect US EXIM Bank loan – Jagdeo

The ongoing dispute between the Guyana Government and its contractor for the model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, Lindsayca CH4 Guyana Inc. (LNDCH4), will not affect...