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Op-Ed: The Constitution will always be a hindrance to authoritarianism

Below in an opinion piece by Attorney-at-Law, Member of Parliament and former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall: A constitution which encapsulates...

Guyana will crash if voters consider APNU/AFC – Dr. Ramsaroop

Dear Editor, I am pleased that the Combined Opposition was given a chance to lead the 10th Parliament. They Failed. We learnt what kind of...

Persaud equates Budget taxation measures to ‘legal larceny’

In her presentation to the 2017 Budget debates, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament (MP)  Dr Vindiya Persaud posited to the house that...

EYEWITNESS: Goodwill…

…from the int’l community President Irfaan Ali is certainly coming into office with a whole lotta goodwill from the international community. Something the PNC certainly...

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...

‎IAC appeals to Political Leadership as Muslims get set to observe Ramadhan

- On the beginning of the month of Ramadhan, the Indian Arrival Committee of Guyana extends Ramadhan Mubarak to all Guyanese especially the...

OPINION: EYEWITNESS

Promises… …and lies Ever since Walter Raleigh went up the Essequibo River in search of “El Dorado”, the city of gold, Guiana was sold as a...

Opinion: Not first time the Clerk has rightfully disregarded the Speaker in Guyana’s Parliamentary...

This is the first time, as far as my memory goes, in my 82 years, that I am writing a letter to the press....

GAWU’s New, Militant Mode

By Ralph Ramkarran The recent three-day general strike in the sugar industry, called by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), protesting the delay...

OPINION: Congressman Jeffries needs to be told the truth about electoral fraud in Guyana

The following is an opinion piece by Dr Devanand Bhagwan Rickford Burke’s report to US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is grossly inaccurate at best, and scandalous...

Recent Articles

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...

US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024) Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...

Health Ministry investigating deaths of siblings at NA Hospital

See full statement from the Ministry of Health:  MOH investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children in New Amsterdam (Georgetown- April 18, 2024)- The...

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...