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Thursday, April 18, 2024

THE PIPER: Wales should not be a political football

The closure of Wales Estate has come as a shock for many and not only for the 1700 persons who will lose their jobs....

No different % wage increase for gov’t VIPs – iNews Poll

– Government officials should not be given a wage increase which differs from that of the ordinary public servant, says the majority of...

Op-Ed: “Troubling times for Elections in Guyana”

Below is an opinion piece done by Attorney-at-law, Member of Parliament and former Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall: I observe with mixed emotions, the sentiments...

Editor’s Note: iNews rejects Kaieteur News’ accusations

iNews Guyana (www.inewsguyana.com) has observed an article in Thursday’s edition of the Kaieteur News (February 27) under the headline: “Car accident involving Finance Minister…Inewsguyana...

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...

Guyana/Venezuela controversy: Jagdeo proposed judicial solution to Chavez in 2010

See below a column written by former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran: In his recent interview on Venezuela, former president Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo...

Nagamootoo’s elaborate Secret Service entourage sparks outrage among NY-based Guyanese – protest, poor attendance...

Protest and poor attendance marked two of the three meetings in New York over the weekend that were attended by Guyana’s Prime Minister Moses...

Bharrat Jagdeo as Opposition Leader

By The Piper Moses Nagamootoo recently called the former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, a ‘coolie-bully’. By any measure, that construction is way beyond the...

“If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones!”

Below is an article published in the March 18th edition of the Guyana Times   It is for good reason that the months leading up to...

Fabrication, fraud in Reg. 4 results amount to an abortion of Guyana’s democratic process...

Dear Editor, On behalf of Change Guyana we herein state that the 160 Statements of Poll (SOP) for Region 4, March 2, 2020 elections, which...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...