THE PIPER: Increasing Broadcasters
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, in charge of Information in the coalition government, announced that in reviewing the status of the Radio and TV broadcasting...
THE PIPER: Justice delayed is justice denied
The Commission of Inquiry appointed to examine the Camp Street Jail tragedy in which seventeen remanded prisoners perished and dozens were injured has been...
THE PIPER: Rodney COI – No need for more controversy
It is very unfortunate that the Rodney Commission of Inquiry's (COI) Report has been embargoed by President David Granger. This act, added to the...
THE PIPER: Population manipulations?
Ever since last year when the APNU/AFC government broke with the century-old tradition of subsuming Guyana's immigration department under the Police Force, there have...
THE PIPER: End of oil age?
In Finance Minister Winston Jordan's Budget Speech at the end of January, he offered his Government's perspective on our oil prospects, in the wake...
THE PIPER: Strike Weapon
The sugar unions have brought out workers in a widespread strike in the Berbice and Demerara Estates in an effort to convince the APNU/AFC...
The Piper: A conservative Budget
Budget 2016 was presented on Friday amid a great deal of expectations after the APNU+AFC inaugural but truncated one that covered the latter half...
Guyana the Good
BY THE PIPER
Christmas is a special time of the year. We tend to get a little cushy and think of things in kinder and...
Guyana in 2015 – Continuity and Change
By The Piper
2015 saw some real changes, many of them good; others still to prove their worth over time. Some things have continued, the...
The ‘West’ Deserves Some Praise in Response to San Bernardino Attack
By The Piper
On December 02, Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik donned face masks, loaded up their high-powered rifles and pipe bombs and...
Recent Articles
Deaths of Berbice siblings may not be dengue-related, samples sent to lab for diagnosis...
As investigations continue into the deaths of the Berbice siblings who died a day apart from each other, health officials have sent samples to...
Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup is 85% complete
Efforts to clear the rubble and debris from the collapsed Stabroek Market Wharf are swiftly underway, with approximately 85 per cent of the clearing...
Govt to appeal ruling on teachers’ strike – AG
The government will be moving to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the ruling handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Supreme...
Jurassic-themed promenade, boating activity, golf course, shops, boardwalk among plans for National Park
The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) has revealed a new zone plan for the enhancement of the National Park, which will see the introduction of...
Saharan Dust plume projected to pass over Guyana from Friday-Sunday – EPA
See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:
The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...
2 mining operations in Puruni flagged for unsafe conditions
Two operations in Puruni Mining District in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were flagged by the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour...
Berbice siblings died from dengue complications – Dr Anthony
The Berbice brother and sister who died a day apart had complications associated with dengue fever, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has revealed.
Speaking to...
Vreed-en-Hoop to G/town water taxi operation back to normal
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
Waters taxis have received the green light to resume use of the Stabroek stelling for the...
President Ali receives UWI American Foundation Legacy Award
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, championing a robust Caribbean identity, has urged the region to actively embrace and value its unique culture and abundance...
Govt/contractor dispute on GtE will not affect US EXIM Bank loan – Jagdeo
The ongoing dispute between the Guyana Government and its contractor for the model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, Lindsayca CH4 Guyana Inc. (LNDCH4), will not affect...