Eyewitness: Looking back…at “our Warriors”
By the time you, dear readers, read these ruminations of your Eyewitness, the first home game of our Warriors, against the Jamaica Tallawahs, would...
Eyewitness: Taking example…from Africa
The passing of Elizabeth II has brought home how similar we are to other ex-colonies in her former empire: all our heads of states...
Eyewitness: The end…of ethnic Opposition?
Well…well…well. Who woulda thought that a bunch of statistics could make so many of our political types jump up and down like fowl-cocks in...
EYEWITNESS: Giving due… respect to First Peoples
We’re past the halfway mark of Amerindian Heritage Month, but frankly your Eyewitness doesn’t see enough activity in the public space to mark the...
EYEWITNESS: Checking up…on democratic street cred
What was it that old Imperialist, genocidal warmonger Churchill – responsible for 10 million deaths in 1943 Bengal when he shipped all their grain...
Eyewitness: A changing world…on voting?
Your Eyewitness has few beliefs that he wouldn’t change – and one of them is that things always gonna change!!! When he was a...
Eyewitness: Thankful…for the Queen
Your Eyewitness put some more thought about Queen Elizabeth’s passing. Well, to be honest, he – a news junkie! – couldn’t really help it,...
Eyewitness: Preventing…Dutch Disease
These Dutch people ain’t easy. For hundreds of years – after hundreds of years of being the worst slave owners on planet earth –...
Eyewitness: Remembering…colonial rebels
Your Eyewitness had to smile when he saw a factoid circulating after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II: it was an atlas that answered...
Eyewitness: Movin’…to high ground
Some might’ve thought that Pres Ali’s “Silica City” announcement two years ago was just a gimmick. But it should now be clear that unlike...
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For the...
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By: Trichell Sobers
Neighbourhood Democratic Councillors and Overseers from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) were today urged to be more visible and proactive in their respective communities.
The...
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Letter: Isn’t it time the PNC begs pardon from Guyanese?
Dear Editor,
But would seem as if the Lyrics of Lynn Anderson’s 1970 song, “Rose Garden” were scribed with the PNC Party in mind. Their...
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Inconsistent court rulings should influence judicial promotions – Jagdeo suggests
The executive arm of the government has no power to intervene in the work of the judiciary.
However, in response to questions relating to the...
Govt proposes 7% salary increases for teachers for 2024
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