OPINION: Need for a national conference on crime and the penal system
By Dr Tara Singh
Reflecting the major concerns of Guyanese both at home and abroad, I make an urgent call on the Government to convene...
OPINION: Local content quota in Guyana and beyond
By Dr Remi Piet
Local content requirements are one of the main ways to increase the contribution of extractive industries to the development of host...
OPINION: Closing the Institute of Commonwealth Studies – a retrograde step
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Showing little regard for the UK government’s emphasis on the Commonwealth, the University of London announced an ‘ambitious new strategy’, the...
LETTER: Forensic probe must be carried out at GECOM before any new elections are...
Dear Editor:
The nation is no longer surprised by the expressions arising from the recent PNCR press statement: that the party is not interested in...
OAS: In danger of undermining the ‘Right to Protect’
By Sir Ronald Sanders
A noteworthy event occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, October 10, that could have implications for nations across the globe. It...
OPINION: Oil sector a welcome addition to Guyana’s economy but will not necessarily cure...
By Dr Tara Singh
Many news headlines read, “Guyana to enjoy unprecedented oil wealth,” following the discovery of 8 billion barrels of recoverable oil by...
OPINION: Kashif Muhammad for Director of Youth and Sports
The following is an opinion piece by Nigel Hinds
The urgency of having a competent and dedicated National Director of Youth and Sports cannot be...
CARICOM could soon have a new energy champion
The following is an opinion piece by Arthur Deakin 9 (Extracted from Caribbean News Global)
Within 24 hours, Mike Pompeo made history by becoming the...
OPINION: Sugar cannot be analysed only in terms of cost-benefit, but also on its...
By Dr Tara Singh
Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Hon Zulfikar Mustapha, recently announced the reopening of three sugar estates: Enmore, Rose Hall and Skeldon, that...
OPINION: Caribbean wouldn’t tolerate external interference on Republic status
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Of all the fanciful reasons imputed to the decision of the government to make Barbados a Republic, shedding its monarchical status...
Recent Articles
3rd person detained as police probe continues in MV Barima tragedy
A superintendent attached to the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) has been arrested as the Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues its investigation into the...
Update: 65 bodies recovered; 44 positively identified
The death toll from the capsizing of the MV Barima on Saturday night has risen to 65, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips confirming that...
Govt to increase procurement limit for community participation from $5M to $30M
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the administration will be increasing the value of contracts that can be awarded directly to communities...
Driver arrested, to be charged after mud spilled along Heroes Highway
Swift action by traffic ranks has resulted in the arrest of a lorry driver after mud was carelessly dumped along Heroes' Highway west, creating...
Update: 57 bodies recovered; 44 positively identified
See full statement from the Guyana Government:
The Government of Guyana continues to lead an extensive multi-agency and international response following the sinking of the...
$3B housing initiative announced for Amerindian communities
The Government of Guyana will invest $3 billion this year to assist Amerindian families in building new homes and carrying out repairs to existing...
Sunken MV Barima being repositioned for divers to gain better access
As the search and rescue operations continue today, efforts are being made to reposition the capsized MV Barima to allow divers a better chance...
More troops on the ground combing shorelines – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali has revealed that additional troops from the Guyana Defence Force have been deployed on the ground to comb through the...
CoI to be established into MV Barima tragedy
The government is moving to establish an independent Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy, describing it as a priority that will determine...
MV Barima was not overloaded – MARAD Director General
While noting that the official inquiry will determine all the circumstance surrounding this tragedy, Director General of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), Captain Stephen...
