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Georgetown, Guyana
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

EYEWITNESS: Desperately seeking…

…SOPs Your Eyewitness can understand (not accept but “understand”) the PNC’s refusal to show their SoPs. It’s like you’re playing cards while cheating the whole...

EYEWITNESS: Can we talk…

…about what ails us? The ERC recently sent out a notice to the public at large to solicit their views on “How do we improve...

EYEWITNESS: Criminal minds…

…in Guyana  It’s now been four months since the three West Berbice youths - first the Henry cousins Isaiah and Joel, then Haresh Singh -...

EYEWITNESS: Doom and gloom…

...naysayers  As the Irfan Ali PPP administration rolls out its development plan - as adumbrated in its Manifesto - your Eyewitness notes a troubling development....

EYEWITNESS: The Sanctimonious Gangster…

…and post NCM goings-on If the PNC in general, and their leader David Granger in particular, are to be believed, it’s clear that we Guyanese...

Further support to sugar industry comes at a critical time – GAWU

The following is a letter by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), at this time,...

Eyewitness: Looting and grabbing…

…from the State The word “loot” entered the English language directly (and unchanged) from the Hindi dialect the British encountered in North India in the...

OPINION: Need for a national conference on crime and the penal system

By Dr Tara Singh Reflecting the major concerns of Guyanese both at home and abroad, I make an urgent call on the Government to convene...

OPINION: Local content quota in Guyana and beyond

By Dr Remi Piet Local content requirements are one of the main ways to increase the contribution of extractive industries to the development of host...

OPINION: Closing the Institute of Commonwealth Studies – a retrograde step

By Sir Ronald Sanders Showing little regard for the UK government’s emphasis on the Commonwealth, the University of London announced an ‘ambitious new strategy’, the...

Recent Articles

Man wanted by Interpol arrested at Main Street Nightclub

Vitesh Jamnapersad Guptar, a businessman who was wanted by Interpol was arrested on Thursday at a popular nightclub along Main Street, Georgetown. A senior Police...

Chinese Landing urges gov’t to swiftly implement IACHR’s recommendations

The Chinese Landing Village Council has called on the government to swiftly implement the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Precautionary...

U.S, Guyana deepen law enforcement, security cooperation with US$300,000 funding

U.S. Ambassador, Nicole D. Theriot and Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn on Monday formalised a U.S. donation of funding and capacity-building opportunities as a...

Chinese-owned supermarkets urged to implement systems to safeguard businesses

In the wake of a fatal robbery at a supermarket in Eteringbang Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), where a Chinese national was brutally killed and...

1 dead, 1 critical in Corentyne hit and run

One person is now dead and another is critical after being struck off a motorcycle on Sunday at Number 64 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is...

2 critical following 2-vehicle smash-up along Lethem-Linden trail

Two persons are critically injured following a two-vehicle collision along the Lethem-Linden trail on Sunday. The identities of those injured were not immediately available,...

Piling phase for US$260M new Demerara Bridge to wrap up in 3-4 months

– presently stands at 38% complete As the December 2024 deadline inches closer for the completion of the US$260 million Demerara River Bridge, the piling...

CWI CG United Women’s T20 Blaze: Guyana beat T&T by 7 wickets

Guyanese Women's spinner Plaffiana Millington captured 4 wickets to help Guyana beat Trinidad and Tobago by 7 wickets when action in the CG United...

UPDATE: Akeem Wong fatally shot after charging at officers with cutlass – Police

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force on the fatal shooting of prison escapee and double murder accused Akeem Wong during...

Breaking News: Prison Escapee Akeem Wong shot dead

Prison Escapee Akeem Wong was shot dead this afternoon by ranks of the Joint Services, a senior police source has confirmed. Details surrounding the incident...