Daily Eyewitness Column – Poetry
Poetry…
...And prose
Even though March 21 was officially, “World Poetry Day”, the Social Cohesion Ministry commemorated it last Friday night at the Umana Yana. Your...
Eyewitness Column: Mean Spirited
Mean Spirited…
…to Father of the Nation
March 22, 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Dr Cheddi Jagan. As part of the month-long series...
EYEWITNESS: No equity…
…in tax paying
There’s a report that Exxon paid absolutely NO taxes on revenues of US$13.7B from petroleum products it extracted in, of all places,...
EYEWITNESS: A political problem…
…demands a political solution
It’s great when you’re the Government, isn’t it? Look at the high-priced Bajan lawyers – Queen’s Counsels to boot! — that...
EYEWITNESS: Starting 2018…
…lying to sugar workers
You just know it’s going to be the ‘same ole, same ole’ when in his New Year’s message, Nagamootoo says this...
EYEWITNESS: Pursuing…
…unbridled power
Prezzie’s legal advisor, Solicitor General (SG) of the AG’s Chambers, itself advised by four “old heads”, argued to the High Court that the...
EYEWITNESS: The day after Christmas…
…we boxed?
Tuesday was “Boxing Day” and it was a public holiday here and in most of the rest of the old British empire. When...
EYEWITNESS: Missing the point…
…about sovereignty of the people
One newspaper reported that the Government’s appeal on “the third term case” was coming up in a month, to set...
EYEWITNESS: Why spunks…
…towards the US?
Well…well…well! Guyana voted against the US (and Trump) on that country’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In case you’d...
EYEWITNESS: Double standards…
…on “vulgarity”
Over in Carnival Land, folks are all riled up about what constitutes “vulgarity” in their emblematic art form of Calypso. Now that’s more...
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See full statement below:
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See the statement below from the Guyana Police Force:
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See full statement from the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC):
The President of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), Mr. Manniram...
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Min. Persaud meets with Simona Broomes on child abuse, domestic violence procedures
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