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Eyewitness: Protection…

…against COVID-19 already? Doesn’t seem like the Americans learnt much from India in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Not from the latter’s ARTICULATION of its “Vaccine...

EYEWITNESS: Smoking…weed

We just can’t seem to get our ACT together – at least not to pass one in the National Assembly! – for the possession...

EYEWITNESS: Free at last …in 2021?

Well, here we are, 183 years after our enslaved ancestors were finally emancipated and we’re still talking about whether the promise of freedom has...

EYEWITNESS: Nine-eleven …20 years on

Well, what a difference twenty years make!! Your Eyewitness remembers distinctly where he was on Sept 11, 2001. How could he forget?? He was...

Eyewitness: Transformation…

…in Dubai Well, you could’ve knocked your Eyewitness over with a feather – and he ain’t no featherweight! – when he saw Guyana on display...

Eyewitness: And then there were…

…6 for GECOM CEO And so it was, there were originally 23 applicants for the GECOM Secretariat’s top post, and it’s now down to six. Now,...

Eyewitness: What’s ahead…on the COVID front?

Your Eyewitness woke up to the news that the US reported over 1 MILLION cases of COVID 19 on a single day – last...

Eyewitness: Good intentions…and the road to hell

One of the old saws your Eyewitness has (ruefully) conceded to have more than just the usual grain of truth is that “the road...

Eyewitness: Heroes…like Rodney

Yesterday, if Burnham hadn’t assassinated Walter Rodney, Rodney would’ve been 80 years old. He was a true Guyanese hero. Like everything in life, deciding...

EYEWITNESS: Getting back on stream… with manganese

You’ll be able to place your Eyewitness chronologically when he tells you he remembers when manganese was being shipped from the Northwest District –...

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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...

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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...

Arrival Day 2024 Messages

Reflect on sacrifices of our foreparents to advance Guyana, better our lives - PPP  Arrival Day, designated a national holiday in 2004, is of tremendous...

Mechanic nabbed with ganja at Bartica home

A mechanic was arrested on Saturday after he was busted with a quantity of marijuana at his Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) home. The discovery was...

ECD man arrested after cops find ammo, toy gun

An East Coast Demerara man is now in police custody following the discovery of several pieces of ammunition along with a toy gun at...

Cell phones, improvised weapons among contrabands found at Mazaruni Prison

Several contraband items were confiscated during a search exercise carried out by ranks of the Joint Services at the new Mazaruni Prison in Region...

Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam

A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...