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Friday, April 19, 2024

EYEWITNESS: Old wine…

…in new (loan) decanters What Barnum said about “a sucker is born every minute” also applies to countries – and they both originate greed. But...

EYEWITNESS: Returning to…

…Burnham’s playbook on unions? Your Eyewitness isn’t as jaded as he thought he was. He might’ve even proven he was an optimist. Some weeks ago,...

EYEWITNESS: Self-interest…

…is national interest A lot of people seem to be getting their buktas and drawers into a knot over China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),...

EYEWITNESS: On the brain…

…and off his rocker Your Eyewitness is getting worried about PM Nagamootoo. No, it’s not about him being shafted out of what he was promised...

EYEWITNESS: Meltdown…

…in Venezuela If there was any doubt that Venezuela’s meltdown had reached a point of no-return, it was put to rest by the US Congressional...

EYEWITNESS: Only…

…in the good, ole US of A The congressional delegation that visited us – albeit rather briefly – was interesting for any number of reasons....

EYEWITNESS: Earthquakes…

…galore It used to be said that Guyana – unlike its West Indian neighbours – didn’t suffer from natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes. God...

EYEWITNESS: Moving…

…up the PNC ladder? After a marathon counting exercise of just 828 votes, which took almost 8 hours, Volda Lawrence was elected Chairman of the...

EYEWITNESS: Shaking up…

…the political tree With the demise of the AFC, another third foot is about to be dropped in the political arena. The outspoken ex- Vice...

EYEWITNESS: Forgetting…

…a comrade? Clive Thomas has been in the news recently on account of suggesting that every household be given $1million annually from the coming oil...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

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...