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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Eyewitness: Ain’t no silver bullet…for COVID-19

  We gotta be careful with the news coming from the war against COVID-19 front – in its latest mutant form, Omicron. It just confirms...

Eyewitness: It’s all about…the economy, budday!

Your Eyewitness hears a lot of complaints from the Opposition benches about the economy “going to the dogs”. One specific complaint is the “lack...

Eyewitness: Changes…and PNC exchanges

Back in 1998, then Leader of the PNC, Desmond Hoyte, smarting from his electoral loss and an attempted leadership coup, was asked why he’d...

EYEWITNESS: Wasting time… with failed strategy

Your Eyewitness had hoped that with the new year, the PNC would’ve put on a new thinking cap, as they do what all political...

Eyewitness: What’s ahead…on the COVID front?

Your Eyewitness woke up to the news that the US reported over 1 MILLION cases of COVID 19 on a single day – last...

Eyewitness: What’s law got to do…with lawbreakers?

Guyana’s a funny place to live. Not “ha ha” funny, but just plain weird if you try to make sense of what’s going on....

Eyewitness: Back to normalcy…in schools?

So “school open” yesterday! And maybe the kids have another reason to groan than the traditional one protesting the end of just hanging around...

Eyewitness: Hello 2022…same ole, same ole?

The new year seems to’ve begun pretty much in the same vein that brought the old year to a close. But who’s surprised? Hope...

Eyewitness: End of…

…wit in politics Was a time when wit by politicians was relished by the public and was assiduously practised by the said politicians in their...

Eyewitness: Passing during the holidays

…Bishop Tutu While the Christmas Holidays are usually a joyous period, the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t the only bad news your Eyewitness got. (Like about neighbouring...

Recent Articles

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....

GTU not serious about conciliation following series of demands – AG

…says Union using teachers to push other agenda In light of the recent ultimatum issued by the Guyana Teachers’ Union concerning the 20 per cent...

$117M owed in traffic tickets’ payments

…237 drivers fined $18M for drunk driving Drivers in Guyana face a staggering bill of $117 million owed to the Guyana Police Force following a...

“There will be reciprocity” – VP warns countries restricting Guyana’s commodities

Imports from any country that prevents Guyana’s commodities from entering its market will face similar restrictions when its exports are entering Guyana. This is according...

Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...