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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Letter: Unravelling the complexity of ring-fencing: A call for informed discourse

Dear Editor, I seek your gracious space in your esteemed publication to share my insights on the intricacies of “ring-fencing,” its related opportunities and risks,...

Letter: Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin’s track record speaks for itself

Dear Editor, UG Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin’s track record speaks for itself. However, the sniping that has reared its ugly head must know...

Letter: Opposition’s input in Budget 2020

Dear Editor, Value Added Tax (VAT) on education, water, electricity, food and medical items; dismantling of the CSO programme which employed over 2000 Amerindians; and...

Letter: Insinuations that CJRC lease was obtained illegally are appalling

Dear Editor, The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) is appalled, indeed disgusted, by utterances made by leading functionaries of the APNU-AFC administration which insinuated that...

Letter: Guyana’s role in the world will be shaped by oil, not wishful thinking

Dear Editor, I write to respond to Mr Jamil Changlee’s letter published recently, wherein he argued for Guyana to sit down with the UN Security...

Letter: Ramjattan and Nagamootoo have lost relevance

Dear Editor, Moses Nagamootoo has seemingly retired from the fray, but Khemraj Ramjattan is seemingly joined at the hip with the destructive coalition cabal in...

Letter: Norton’s threats against GECOM Chair

Dear Editor, By his admission, Aubrey Norton has spent a lifetime in politics, and should surely know that the leadership of the People’s National Congress...

Letter: Crime-fighting is not a one-man job

Dear Editor, Crime-fighting anywhere in the world is not a one-man job or a lone government approach, it requires instead a unified, all hands on...

OPINION: Zero tolerance for any violation of democracy in Guyana

By John Beale, former Ambassador of Barbados to the US and the OAS  On March 2, elections were held in Guyana. My former colleague, the...

Letter: No opposition to IRI when it funded “Vote Like A Boss” in 2015

Dear Editor, I have noted opposition to the proposed electoral reform project in Guyana. The stance of the opposers is that the project should not...

Recent Articles

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...

13,000 to benefit from $11B in student loan write-off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the commencement of phase one of the student loan write-off as was outlined during the 2024 budget...

Latin America, int’l community will respond strongly if Venezuela uses force against Guyana –...

Amid Venezuela’s continued provocative actions in relation to its border with Guyana, former Colombian President Iván Duque is of the view that the international...

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...