Eyewitness: Playing games…
…with commemorations
While Guyana was undergoing a Hamlet-like existential crisis on May 5 over Indian Arrival Day – “to call it that or not call...
Eyewitness: Chilling effect…
…of Granger’s libel suit
Now we know why Granger had converted his Pearl home into a bunker – reminiscent of the one Hitler had holed...
EYEWITNESS: Squandering… our tax dollars
There’s an old aphorism attributed to Tip O’Neil, the old plain-spoken Speaker of the US House of Congress: “A billion here, a billion there…pretty...
Eyewitness: Hope…
…for wider vaccine production
From the beginning, when the COVID-19 pandemic came straight out of Wuhan, in China, scientists and folks with any background in...
Eyewitness: Fixing…
…the electoral system?
Even before they finally took office, the PPP vowed to work to straighten out the electoral system, so that Guyana won’t have...
Eyewitness: “Us” vs “Them”…
…by the PNC
The fallout from the Walton-Desir outburst about “mentally lazy” Indian-Guyanese “in contrast” to rationally actuated African-Guyanese continues to roil the blogosphere and...
Eyewitness: Recognising…
…the Press
So yesterday was “World Press Freedom Day”. As a card-carrying member of the fraternity, your Eyewitness followed the messages by the big ones...
Eyewitness: Snagged…
…by PNC’s artifice
Back in 2018, the PNC Government received widespread condemnation when they drafted and debated a draconian bill on Cybercrime in the National...
EYEWITNESS: Lost love…
…of labour
What can we say about labour the day after “Labour Day” that wouldn’t sound laboured? Most Guyanese are sick and tired of the...
EYEWITNESS: Foot-and-mouth disease… in newer PNC leaders
A lot of folks, including your ever-optimistic Eyewitness, had hoped that “the younger generation” would’ve moved past the racial stereotypes that kept us blinkered...
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Sod turned for $4.4B Moruca Regional Hospital
President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today turned the sod for the construction of the $4.4 billion Moruca Regional...
Eccles building on fire
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Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Venezuelan nationals remanded for stabbing policeman at Stabroek Market
Four Venezuelan nationals were today remanded to prison after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, jointly charged with attempted murder.
The...
Over 6,000 calls made to 914 hotline this year
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The statistics...
Nappi Primary School library commissioned
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Camille’s Academy to launch Diamond Campus in January 2025
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Soldier remanded on attempted murder charge
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal Philon Edwards was today remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge when he appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabier...
Guyana signs Open Skies Agreement with The Bahamas to enhance air connectivity
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Govt seeking over $84B in supplementary funds for $100k cash grant initiative, GtE project
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has approached the National Assembly, seeking its approval for more than $84 billion in supplementary funds for projects...