Eyewitness: Christmas Eve…
…PNC spoilsport
It’s clear there’s gonna be no rest for your Eyewitness from politics this Christmas. Just when he thought a one-day respite was in...
Eyewitness: Enough of all this politics…
…around Christmas
As you, dear readers, know, your Eyewitness follows politics (and cricket) like a bloodhound. After all, there’s no better blood sport than politics....
Eyewitness: Race in PNC…
…race
If your Eyewitness were to paraphrase Tina Turner and ask about the just concluded PNC leadership elections: “What’s race got to do with it?”...
Eyewitness: Coattail politics…
...and Norton
In the US, the term “coattail politics” has been around for over a hundred years. It refers to the impact a candidate may...
Eyewitness: Last licks…
…by departed PNC leaders
Well, the PNC election for the leadership is over and Aubrey Norton is the new leader – by a landslide!! But...
Eyewitness: No country…
...for the apolitical
Guyanese used to be accused of being “politically precocious” by our WI brethren and sisters! We’d call that “forced ripe” – from...
Eyewitness: Removing the plank…
…on seeing race in Guyana
“Race” is a word that gets a lot of traction in Guyana – and not just nowadays. It was invented...
Eyewitness: Watchdog…
…for PNC’s survival
The countdown to the PNC leadership elections inexorably continues. The “moving finger writes…” and all that jazz. But we can’t ignore what...
Eyewitness: When it rains
…it drowns in Guyana
When you cut to the chase, it really hasn’t stopped raining since last November. Yet your Eyewitness had learnt by rote...
Eyewitness: Desperately seeking survival…
...as Dead Meat
In our tropical climes it doesn’t take long for “Dead Meat” to rot and stink to high heavens. Gone are the days...
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