Eyewitness: Almost a year ago…
…PNC held us hostage
After the PPP was installed into office exactly five months after the March 2, 2020 elections – putting us into the...
Eyewitness: Rum kill…
…me Pandit
Your Eyewitness knows that Guyana is sinking in a vortex of obscenities. This ranges from the macro-obscenity of a Sanctimonious Gangster and his...
EYEWITNESS: Aspirations… to be a teacher
During colonial days, most of the upper rungs of the economic strata were occupied by white Britishers. The rest of the society had to...
EYEWITNESS: Mo’ money, Mo’ money… for public servants
The Government has announced its promised salary increase for Public Servants 7% – retroactive to the beginning of the year. Now, the minimum...
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…of iconic Lata
It was said that while there are seven notes in Indian music – sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni – there should be...
Eyewitness: Rising… prices
Way back in the day, alarm at the rising cost of living was expressed in the folk ditty down on the sugar estates: “Oh...
Eyewitness: Changeable…weather and reaction
On Saturday there was a squall over Bath on West Coast Berbice that took the residents by complete surprise. A few roofs were blown...
Eyewitness: Sowing the wind…and reaping the (PNC) whirlwind
It’s interesting how pithy yet so profound so many Biblical sayings are!! Your Eyewitness hopes he doesn’t come off sounding arrogant or anything!! But,...
EYEWITNESS: Changes…in the Constitution
There are folks who’ve been stamping their feet and screaming “constitutional change or else!!” After our history with constitutional change in Guyana, you wonder...
Recent Articles
Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year
The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...
Power-sharing requires trustworthiness – Jagdeo says APNU cannot be trusted
General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday said his party is not against power-sharing, but this requires attributes including...
Mahaica man suffers skull fracture after being hit by car
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Man found dead in Lethem Police Station lockups
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating a hanging that occurred on Monday, May...
16-Y-O stabbed to death
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
An alleged murder was committed on Benjamin Seaford, a 16-year-old unemployed of Lot 12 Public Road, Kitty...
Construction worker dies after being pinned by collapsed wall of septic tank
A construction worker is now dead after the wall of a septic tank in which he was working, collapsed and pinned him down.
The incident...
Spirit of comradery, unity during PPP Congress “shook up” PNC – Jagdeo
Labelling the party's 32nd Congress an overall success, General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) said the PNC-led Opposition is shaken up by...
PPP 32nd Congress: President Ali heads list of new 35-member Central Committee
Delegates at the People's Progressive Party's (PPP) 32nd Congress on Saturday voted for the new 35-member Central Committee, placing President Dr Irfaan Ali at...
Arrival Day 2024: “Multicultralism is a priceless asset” – President Ali
See below for the Arrival Day 2024 Message by Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana:
I extend greetings to all Guyanese,...
“Today, we celebrate the vibrance of our cultural heritage” – PM Phillips in Arrival...
See below for Prime Minister, Brigadier Ret'd Mark Phillips Arrival Day 2024 Message:
Fellow Guyanese,
As we commemorate Arrival Day, we reflect on the profound impact...