OPINION: COVID-19 and its consequences for Caribbean diplomacy
By Sir Ronald Sanders
The COVID-19 pandemic is severely limiting the work of diplomacy. It could have a lasting adverse effect on international relations if...
Eyewitness: The PNC’s take…
…on Government
Now, it’s quite usual for any tradesman you hire to fix a problem – say, an electrical one in your home – to...
Eyewitness: PNC palace coup…
…fallout continues
As the soap opera in the PNC continues with their public histrionics, all sorts of conspiracy theories are being floated to make sense...
Eyewitness: Granger and the PNC…
…Gearing for battle
Granger’s been the leader of the PNC since 2011. But, as your Eyewitness has been emphasising since then, he didn’t come through...
OPINION: Crucial issues that must be addressed at GECOM
The following is an opinion piece by Mr Neil Kumar
The new Government headed by President, Dr. Irfaan Ali and his PPPC team have begun...
OPINION: External observation of elections important to protect democracy and rights
By Sir Ronald Sanders
CARICOM countries have been subject to intense scrutiny in the period March to August this year, relating to the conduct of...
Eyewitness: Friends…
…with benefits
It’s clear not only from the announcements coming out of their engagements, but from their obvious bonhomie, that Presidents Ali and Santokhi have...
Eyewitness: Southern Caribbean…
…votes in Suriname
By sheer happenstance, elections in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad all happened to fall in 2020. WE started first off the block on...
Eyewitness: The Burnham…
…touch
Yesterday was the 35th anniversary of Burnham’s death, reminding us that more than half of our population was not around when the man held...
OPINION: President Ali and his team have begun putting Guyana back on track
The Following is an opinion piece by Dr Leslie Ramsammy, a former Minister under the PPP/C Government
Just three days after he was sworn in...
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See statement below:
The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to report the seizure of two water dredges and a quantity of gold after dismantling another...
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