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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Sam Hinds slams Harmon for ‘thieving all over the place’ statement

- Former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has taken Minister of State Joseph Harmon to task for accusing former PPP/C Ministers of "accepting low...

Letter to the Editor: Grassroots being trampled with gov’t salary increases

Dear Editor, President Granger and his government promised “a better life for all Guyanese.” Is this really true? According to Minister Harmon, in an article...

Venezuela has to be bluffing, but we should NOT call it

By The Piper - International affairs are defined by three basic elements, namely, an anarchic state system, state sovereignty, and the interaction among states....

The “Granger GO SLOW” Economy – Peter Ramsaroop

  - The Granger Government  continues to stumble on an economic strategy. The main cause, I believe, apart from beginning to  govern without a sound...

PPP’s “arrogance” was not helpful in sustaining the support of the West  – Ramkarran

- In his September 27 edition of his weekly column “Conversation Tree”, former Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) member Ralph Ramkarran has traced historical...

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...

Eid-ul-Adha Messages

Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana - On the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, we are reminded of the value of sacrifice and obedience to...

100 day review: Electorate dissatisfied with performance of new government

- Guyana's electorate has expressed a general sense of dissatisfaction with the performance of the new APNU+AFC government after it was voted into...

Gov’t should pursue National Airline – iNews Poll

– The majority of respondents to an iNews poll believe that the APNU+AFC government should pursue a national airline in light of a...

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...

Recent Articles

Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname

    Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana. Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...

Local company eyes possibility of building oil tankers in Guyana

    Guyana Port Incorporated (GPI), a local company that offers dry-docking and ship repair services, has aspirations of moving into shipbuilding, in particular the future...

Soldier likely died of brain aneurysm & swollen heart – wife changes ‘inconclusive’ PME...

Hours after the widow of Corporal Leroy Thom, who died during training at Tacama in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), spoke about the inconclusive nature...

Lost at sea: Body of missing fisherman recovered, colleague still missing

Some four days after they were reported missing at sea, the body of a fisherman has been recovered while his colleague remains missing. The two...

Moruca children receive cleft lip repair surgeries through FFTP programme

Two young children from the hinterland regions of Guyana have received life-changing cleft lip repair surgeries, thanks to the support of Food for The...

Vreed-en-Hoop-to-G/town water taxis to operate from Harbour Master Boathouse

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department:  Commuters travelling between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop via water taxis are advised that the boarding and disembarking of...

Cop to face Judge, jury for murder of Quindon Bacchus

Police Lance Corporal Kristoff De Nobrega, accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus from Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has been ordered to...

Govt unveils cybersecurity policy framework

To enhance cybersecurity resilience, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) unveiled 43 new policies as part of Government’s National Cybersecurity Policy Framework at the...

Stabroek Market collapse: 5 persons received minor injuries

Five persons have received minor injuries following the collapse of structures aback the Stabroek Market. This was related by Ministers Deodat Indar, Robeson Benn and...

BREAKING NEWS: Several injured after structures aback Stabroek Market collapses

Several persons are reported injured after several wooden structures aback Stabroek Market collapsed. The incident occurred moments ago and emergency response personnel are on the...