Dear Editor, Today, increasingly, the widespread perception is that the young are feeling not very involved or engaged. From my conversations with the hundreds of folks who take the time to communicate with me using the various social media channels, I am being told increasingly that something is really wrong with the economic system in Guyana in 2017. While youth unemployment is a challenge globally at 13.5 per cent, in Guyana, according to the latest statistics from the World Bank, it was 25.5 per cent in 2016. If their business…
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Many issues on which the AFC is silent
Dear Editor, The poorly-paid teachers of Guyana are now being asked by the Prime Minister to exercise ‘patience’. A quality which was seriously lacking when the Coalition Government gave themselves salary increases ranging from 50 per cent to 100 per cent. These impoverished teachers are also told that the Ministers have now been exercising ‘patience’, since they will not be giving themselves any salary increases for this year and next year! He said that those in Government did not receive ‘a cent’ in increase in 2016 and 2017 and will…
Read MoreGet tested early for a fighting chance against cancer
…Guyana’s First Lady urges As the Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) close the curtains on the month-long PINKtober activities aimed at raising funds to support the fight against cancer, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger reiterated the importance of early detection in the fight against the disease and urged both men and women to safeguard their health by scheduling annual medical check-ups. She made these remarks at the PINKtober closing ceremony, where GTT presented a cheque valued G$4,752,680.00 to the GCF, which was…
Read MoreDonor Conference in NY an excellent initiative
In November, the Caribbean Community (Caricom), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will hold a high-level Donor Conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to mobilise international resources for its members devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. This is an excellent initiative aimed at rebuilding the devastated countries and helping the wider Caricom Region improve its resilience to natural disasters. It was announced by Caricom earlier this week that international development partners; friendly countries; Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs); prominent personalities; Private Sector entities and foundations have…
Read MoreGuyana preparing for French Guiana invitational Volleyball
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) is currently preparing for an invitational Inter-Guiana Under-20 Junior tournament for both male and females which is expected to run from November 3 to 5 in French Guiana. Guyana along with Suriname and hosts French Guiana, will do battle in the three-day event which is hosted by the French Guiana Volleyball Federation (FGVF). According to coach Levi Nedd who will be accompanying the teams when they wing out on November 2, said training preparations have been productive. The Volleyballers underwent a training session on Sunday…
Read MoreMain focus is on ‘re-establishment’ of Golden Jaguars, says GFF President
The re-establishment of the men’s national football team, the Golden Jaguars is on top of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) agenda. This was disclosed by the federation’s President Wayne Forde; with two international matches lined up for the Jaguars against Trinidad and Tobago and Indonesia in November, Forde maintained that the GFF is looking to examine the national players ahead of next year’s Caribbean championships. He pointed out that for the past two years the federation has been putting things in place for Guyana to have a solid youth foundation…
Read MorePersaud hoping to cement place in senior team
By Clifton Ross Guyana Jaguars newbie Akshaya Persaud said cementing a spot in the senior team is what he intends to do once he’s given the chance to play when the 2017/18 Digicel Regional 4-Day tournament bowls off this week. Persaud, the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded Jaguars 3-Day League was the lone new face in the 13-man Guyana team which was released on Monday. Following his practice session at the venue of the Jaguars opening match; the Providence Stadium, the batsman was delighted to have finally been rewarded…
Read MoreGuyana’s Priyanna Ramdhani selected for Pan AM Camp
Guyana & Caribbean Ladies Badminton Champion Priyanna Ramdhani has been selected by the Pan American Badminton Federation Development Director to participate in the Young Talents Camp 2017 set for November 9 to 15, 2017 in Paramaribo Suriname. The selection was made after her incredible performance at just 15 years of age to reach the quarter finals of the recently concluded South American Youth Games in Chile where she was also ranked at number four in the South American ranking. Priyanna also won two gold medals and one silver at the…
Read MoreThe maximum leader…
…doesn’t have to explain Asked about why he didn’t tell Burnham he disagreed with one of the latter’s decisions, Hamilton Green replied wryly, “Who could tell Burnham anything once he made up his mind?” And that’s precisely the reason Guyana’s on the brink of another dictatorship right now. Burnham set the mould for those who’d want to follow in his footsteps – such as Prezzie who promised to do just that. Burnham didn’t give a hoot as to the consequences of his decisions for Guyana. Asked in a documentary whether…
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…by the military Your Eyewitness has had over two years to look closely at the military mindset at work when running a State. And, dear reader, let’s not kid ourselves – this has been a military Government from day one. Your Eyewitness had predicted this happenstance since the APNU/AFC campaign unfolded. If it barks like the army, orders like the army and salutes like the army, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude it’s a goddamn army in command!! So what was different with the GECOM decision from events…
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