Bitter spite Martin Carter wrote that “the mouth is muzzled by the hand that feeds it”. He knew of what he wrote. Burnham had hired him as Information Minister and certainly kept him on a tight leash. He finally quit in disgust. The opposition is obviously following faithfully in Burnham’s footsteps now that they have gotten control of the public purse. They slashed Gy$ 20 billion from the budget – but what was most vindictive and spiteful were the chops to the budget of the OP to the…
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Government updates UWI academics on domestic, other issues
A government team led by President Donald Ramotar, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon accommodated international relations academics from the University of the West Indies (UWI) to a meaningful discussion session on current issues in the international, regional and domestic arenas. The batch of 14 post graduate scholars of the St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, were on a scheduled tour of Guyana, and part of it included meetings with decision-makers and stakeholders. Dr Mark Kirton from the UWI Institute of International…
Read More“Time for consensus building and dialogue” – Foreign Minister
By Michael younge Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has strongly condemned what is taking place in the National Assembly under “the new dispensation”. She warned opposition parliamentarians that “this is not the time” for them to play a game of “petty politics” at the expense of the country’s improving international image. Rodrigues-Birkett was speaking during an interview on Monday afternoon with this publication. She said that the recent budget cuts will definitely take a toll on Guyana’s international portfolio, explaining that it is time for idle chatter and the…
Read MoreVisit Moruca
Moruca is home to a number of Guyana’s fascinating ecotourism wonders: numerous bird species, endangered turtles, glimpses of other wildlife species native to the collection of communities that constitute the Moruca sub-region, and meandering waterways that harbour little marvels of their own. The village of Moruca, Region One, is a centre of scintillating beauty and community cohesion. It has a police station, hospital, post office and a cluster of shops, and speed boat services. Breathtaking boat rides in and around Moruca would help you connect with the people and nature.…
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Journalism as a career
“Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.” – Joseph Pulitzer Ever since I started this column in the Guyana Times/ International, friends and acquaintances ever so often ask me about writing and journalism. I feel like a bit of an imposter, since I have been trained in neither field. What I do tell them is that my efforts are the result of…
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Satiricus didn’t like how this holiday business was going: Arrival Day and Independence Day both fell on Saturdays. What the heck was the point of a holiday if Satiricus didn’t get any free time to hang out with the “fellas”? The Americans had the right idea – schedule holidays on Mondays or Fridays! Satiricus envied his pals in New York who’d be having a blast on their Memorial Day weekend. Three days of sporting! So Satiricus and the gang solved the problem the Guyanese way – they all called in…
Read MoreSome should get ban like Shah Rukh!
Shah Rukh Khan get ban fuh five years from entering a cricket stadium in he homeland. Officials seh de “star” behave in a “unaccepted manner”. That apparently led to a scuffle and to de ban. Some seh Shah Rukh think he was rehearsing a “action scene” fuh a movie! Others seh de security shoulda let he in since dem know who he is. Apparently de security thought it was a “body double!” posing as de ” Star”! Dem didn’t tek chances given past terrorists attacks in India and thought that…
Read MoreStrikes, low turnout crippling sugar production – GuySuCo
With some 146 strikes resulting in 18,130 man-days lost for the first crop, the Guyana Sugar Corporation on Monday said it is experiencing serious cash flow problems, which will affect its ability to pay workers the Holiday With Pay Incentive. In a release, the sugar company said that of the 18,130 lost man-days, 11,700 were lost at Blairmont estate. GuySuCo said if the man-days had not been lost an additional 7500 tonnes sugar could have been produced, which is equivalent to Gy$ 1200 million in revenue. In addition to the…
Read MoreNation destroyers
Spurning peace We return to the offer of the government for the tripartite talks with the president to resume. A few days ago, we railed against the opposition for not even having the courtesy to respond to the government’s invitation. But today we got a clue of what’s going on behind the scene – from the Muckraker-in-Chief who sits in the councils of both AFC and APNU. Calling Gail Teixeira, who issued the invitation on behalf of the government, a “Stalinist”, Kissoon dubbed his opposition colleagues ‘stupid’ if they…
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