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Thursday, April 25, 2024

EYEWITNESS: Rallying the nation… against COVID

Your Eyewitness doesn’t want to suggest that the fight against COVID-19 is easy. Some have said our lockdown policy’s been too flexible. They compare...

Eyewitness: The battle is joined…

…by GPSU? The GPSU just issued the first salvo in launching the “war break” promised during the campaign by then Minister of Finance Winston Jordan....

Eyewitness: Working to get something…

…from oil? Starting today, the PPP/C Government has decided that each Guyanese will be receiving US$5000 monthly from our oil revenues. That’s right…not just the...

Eyewitness: Do as I say,

…not as I did Your Eyewitness enjoys reading the letters of ex-PNC PM, ex-Mayor of Georgetown, ex-PNC Minister of any-number-of-portfolios, Hamilton Green. He considers them...

Eyewitness: Wailing Jeremiahs…

…in Guyana As we slouch towards Good Friday and Easter, having just meditated on the meaning of Holi and its exuberant colour, your Eyewitness noticed...

Eyewitness: Post Phagwa…

…postings No… there’s absolutely no significance that the acronym of this section of your Eyewitness’ rumination is “PPP”! But since he doesn’t believe in coincidences...

EYEWITNESS: PNC playing-the-a55… with the PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the bulwarks of parliamentary governance. It’s a “Standing Committee” – meaning it’s automatically constituted with each...

Eyewitness: Elections…

…in WI Cricket In case you didn’t realise it, today’s cricket is big business; BIG, BIG BUSINESS! With all the US hype and chutzpah, did...

Traps…and global realignments

The Finance Minister was recently asked if the Government wasn’t worried about falling into the “Debt Trap” laid by China in its Belt and...

Eyewitness: A friend in need…

…is a (vaccine) friend indeed There are so many sayings about the rarity of true friends…but the one that resonates with your Eyewitness is: “You...

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