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Friday, May 3, 2024

Op-Ed: Govt breaching labour laws by not paying sugar workers their full severance

Below is a opinion editorial done by Dr Leslie Ramsammy, a former Health Minister, on the statement by President David Granger, which was read...

How is the decline in “serious crimes” calculated? 

Dear Editor, An article (that appeared in another newspaper) under the caption, “Serious crimes down by 11% in 2017”, raises many questions.  First, I am...

Opinion: Eyewitness

Native informants… …in sugar Native informants were a staple of British colonial rule all across its empire, of which it boasted, “the sun never sets”. Well,...

Letter: THE LEADERSHIP VACUUM

Dear  Editor, This contribution is submitted because of my examination of the Enmore district, which includes Foulis, and which I feel is a microcosm...

Letter: Political and judicial hyperbolic-ism

Dear Editor, The consequences of political and judicial hyperbolic-ism are of significance in Guyana now over seven decades which impacted freedom of independence, thereafter which...

Letter: Comedy hour at City Hall

Dear Editor, Each time you hear from the Georgetown City Council, it is always something more outrageous and bizarre than the previous declaration. On this occasion...

Op-Ed: The Bitter Struggle for Sweet Sugar

Below in an opinion piece by Attorney-at-Law, Member of Parliament and former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall: Any assessment that views the sugar...

Coalition Govt not practising transformative politics

…being managed sadly as single-party unit – David Hinds  By Michael Younge The ruling People’s National Congress (PNC)-led A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance...

Column: EYEWITNESS

Satisfaction… …with oil contract! Nobody could possibly confuse Raphael Trotman with Mick Jagger - or any other members of the Rolling Stones, for that matter! But...

Letter: Some medication shortage in Region 2

Dear Editor, Many people go to the Medical Centre and hospitals in Region 2 hoping that medication, some of it basic, would be readily available....

Recent Articles

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...