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: Moving on …but up or down politically?
They say change is inevitable…you just can’t stop the moving finger of time that “writes and moves on”. Wasn’t it fella Zeno who said...
Eyewitness: Crawling out…from under a rock?
Well, surely no one REALLY thought Raphael Trotman would’ve disappeared into the sunset after his “negotiation” of the worse oil contract in the world,...
EYEWITNESS: Labour’s love lost… in the trade union movement
Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour Lost” is a comedy about three fellas who gave their oaths to follow the straight and narrow (to avoid women) and...
Eyewitness: Rubbing shoulders…at the LA summit
Now don’t you, for a moment, think that Los Angeles was chosen as the venue for the “IX Summit of the Americas” gig by...
Eyewitness: Development…and hotels galore
For fifty years – since 1969 – the Pegasus was the only ‘name brand” hotel in our dear mudland. Imagine that!! Yet we’d been...
Eyewitness: The end…of ethnic Opposition?
Well…well…well. Who woulda thought that a bunch of statistics could make so many of our political types jump up and down like fowl-cocks in...
EYEWITNESS: Moral hazard…
…and Jordan
Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo pointed out that by offering tax amnesties to those folks who haven’t paid their taxes, Finance Minister Winston...
EYEWITNESS: Remembering…
…our Indigenous Peoples
Last Thursday was recognised by the UN as “International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples” and this year the theme is about their...
EYEWITNESS: Trust…
…versus thrust in politics
For sure, EB John, that old HR specialist out of Bookers isn’t anti-Government. So one would hope they’d give a hearing...
Recent Articles
Letter: Guyana should be a major exporter of potable water
Dear Editor,
I was heartened when the president made the statement of Guyana becoming a major exporter of clean, fresh drinking water. It is a...
Local Govt Ministry played no part in removing ‘Demico House’, ‘Discount’ vendors
See full statement from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) notes an erroneous article...
Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...
Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024
Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...
Demerara Bank Ltd. to expand regionally with St. Lucia branch
Earlier this month, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that a local bank was in the process of establishing a regional footprint. It turns out...
Conversation Tree Road: Govt to recoup “all mobilisation” fees from TT company
The Guyana Government is forging ahead to recover all mobilisation fees paid to Trinidadian contractor, Kalco Guyana Incorporated, which failed to complete its portion...
Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...