VENEZUELA’S SEA GRAB
By Mark Wilson
Trinidad Guardian Sunday October 20th, 2013
A weekend cruise to Venezuela’s tourist paradise, the island of Margarita? Sounds good?
Not if you’re the crew...
Failing Boys! Beyond Crisis, Moral Panic and Limiting Stereotypes
- For some time now, school boards, Ministries of Education, and the popular media have been expressing concerns about failing boys and how...
Open Letter from Priya Manickchand in support of Geetanjali Singh
Dear Editor
RE: The Dangerous Consequences of the Geetanjali Singh story.
Geetanjali Singh is an attractive but unassuming woman. She initially appears very quiet and will...
Police record decrease in road fatalities
– According to statistics released by the Guyana Police Force there has been a decrease of seven road fatalities at the end of...
Mayor’s wife sued for millions in outstanding taxes; claims it is political victimization
By Kurt Campbell
- The wife of the Mayor of Georgetown Jennifer Basdeo Greene is among several persons being sued by the Town Clerk...
U.N. Climate Panel Endorses Ceiling on Global Emissions
- The world’s top climate scientists on Friday formally embraced an upper limit on greenhouse gases for the first time, establishing a target level at...
Climate uncertainty is a sign of good science
By Mark Buchanan
Bloomberg View
- Scientists can’t say for sure that humans are the cause of global climate change. They’re still a little uncertain,...
Letter: One scapegoat does not fix LIAT or Caribbean Airlines
- Some might believe that for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the...
Pattern of Gold’s Relationship with the US Federal Reserve: Price Builds on No-Taper Rally
- The gold price on Thursday consolidated strong gains notched up after the US Federal Reserve shocked markets by indefinitely delaying cutbacks to...
Global Markets Shift Focus on Quantitative Easing: Tale of the Taper
The Federal Reserve is wrestling with how to step away from the policy that has defined the response to the financial crisis. The end...
Recent Articles
17-Y-O bandit shot dead during robbery on Aubrey Barker Road
A teenager was shot dead by a security guard on Friday night after robbing two females along Aubrey Barker Road, Georgetown.
The dead bandit has...
Man, wanted for ECD murder, arrested in Berbice
A 27-year-old construction worker who is wanted for the fatal beating of a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, man has been arrested by police...
Eghill threatens contract termination if progress not made at CJIA’s Commercial Centre by early...
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has once again upbraided Avinash Contracting & Scrap Metal Inc for delays in the construction of the Commercial Centre...
Govt inks over $112M in D&I contracts for Linden
The Government on Friday awarded 52 contracts to the tune of $112 million for drainage and irrigation works in the mining town of Linden.
Overseeing...
Min. Todd meets Venezuelan Ambassador on aggression tactic at border
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd on Thursday met with His Excellency Mr. Carlos Amador Perez Silva, Ambassador of the Bolivarian...
Ashdel’s Enterprise’s ‘Instant Pepperpot’ meals receive “Made in Guyana” certification
The rich aroma of the indigenous dish, Pepperpot, is the common sign that it’s Christmas morning in many Guyanese household. For those who may...
Security Guard remanded for murder of Toshao
Noah Beaton, the 24-year-old security guard accused of murdering Toshao Ridley Joseph, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...
Guyana renews condemnation of Venezuela’s aggression tactic at border
Guyana has once again reached out to its international partners including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to renew its concerns over the bridge...
53-Y-O miner dies after tree falls upon him
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police are investigating the death of Oscar King, a 53-year-old miner, who resides at Kumung Kumung Backdam,...
MARAD suspends boat captain, bowman for overcharging passengers
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
Water taxi operator overcharging passengers on the Georgetown – Vreed- en-Hoop Service
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)...