EYEWITNESS: Emancipation eve… on the plantations
Your Eyewitness is thinking about what was going on in the minds of the 82,000 Africans on July 31, 1838, who were to be...
Eyewitness: Talking…
…with the PNC?
If you’re a fan of Oprah (when you reach that level of fame, no second names are necessary, thank you!) you’d know...
EYEWITNESS: Alternative…
…indentureship
Your Eyewitness finds it quite amazing the PNC-led Guyana Government can casually announce (you think those four Guysuco managers at the “head table were...
EYEWITNESS: Building bridges… after PNC’s abridgment
After almost a decade, a new Demerara Harbour Bridge is finally about to be constructed. The PPP Government had, back in early 2013, proposed...
Eyewitness: What’s rights got to do with…
…PNC?
Your Eyewitness is pecking away at this rumination on “International Day for Human Rights” and wondering how these UN “days” benefit us, poor slobs...
EYEWITNESS: Looking back…
…at MLK and 1968
Fifty years ago last week – April 4, 1968 – Martin Luther King was assassinated. Over here in Guyana, Burnham had...
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: Lawlessness..
…in Legal Affairs
Here we go again. Just last week, we had Basil Williams’ “contempt of court” - occasioned by his “despicable conduct” according to...
We should focus on Intercultural Communication
By The Piper
The PPP/C governed Guyana for a little over two decades and although it achieved much in economic development it failed to do...
Eyewitness: Reconciliation…
…with PNC??
Now that the elections are (finally) over and the Ali Administration is getting on with the business of running the country, a lot...
Recent Articles
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...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...