…the race card When you’re a two-bit, wannabe, tin-pot, Third-World dictator and you’ve run out of options to defend your illegal hold on power, what do you do?? Well, if you’re David Granger trying doggedly to walk in the footsteps of your dictator-mentor Forbes Burnham, you play the race card!! If patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, race is the last refuge of the ersatz dictator!! Stung by the Ambassadors of the US, UK, and the EU observing that his government was in “breach” of the Constitution for…
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New Lesotho High Commissioner pledges to strengthen relationship in energy and trade
Caretaker President David Granger on Wednesday accepted the letters of credence from Ralechate Lincoln Mokose, accrediting him as the first High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Guyana. In his remarks at the Ministry of the Presidency, the new envoy said his country is interested in forging bilateral relations in a number of developmental areas, including trade and energy. Perched in the continent of Africa, the country has promised cooperation in “a wide range of areas, including but not limited to water, environment, education, agriculture, energy, trade and investment,…
Read MoreAssociation of Concerned Guyanese calls for elections date
The Association of Concerned Guyanese-USA (ACG-USA) stands with the PPP and calls upon Mr David Granger to pronounce on a date for elections now, without any further delays. The ACG-USA reminds Mr Granger that his time is up. He and his cohorts are now illegally occupying the offices of the government, since the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is ready but he continues to disregard the Constitution and continues to refuse to set a date for the elections. It is not a choice; it is required by the Constitution of Guyana.…
Read MorePreserving our literary hertiage
Some books have a knack (yes, books have a life of their own; books are alive and have the capacity) of surfacing at the most appropriate time. ‘Come Lehwe Reason: A Journey of 50 years with Walter Rodney’ written and compiled by Eric Huntley and published Bogle L’Ouverture Publications, is one such book, surfacing at a time when Guyana, transfixed by elections implosion and by monstrous economic explosion, may need to ‘reason’ one with the other. ‘Come Lehwe Reason’ is a tiny, yes, yet another tiny book pregnant with meaning,…
Read MoreVaping – a dangerous fashion statement
By Lakhram Bhagirat E-cigarettes are supposed to be replacements for tobacco packed cigarettes in an effort to reduce the dependency on the harmful chemicals in tobacco but they are now proving to be a danger. Over the recent weeks, much has come to the fore about the effects of e-cigarettes and there have even been some deaths as a direct effect of vaping. E-cigarettes are devices powered by batteries which have the ability to convert liquid nicotine into vapour or a mist. Hence the terminology, vaping. The United States’ Centers…
Read MoreMoses has forgotten all about those virtues and great ideals he learnt from Cheddi Jagan
Dear Editor, For the first time in many years, I felt like I wanted to puke. So what could have brought on this sudden feeling of nausea and outrage? Well, I made the mistake of listening to Moses Nagamootoo, the usurper Prime Minister, as he was being interviewed on the NCN programme, InSight, last Wednesday, September 18. Now, this is the same man who, while campaigning in Whim, Berbice, on April 2, 2015, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k013CAcuJbk) tried to convince his supporters of his virtues by claiming he was the first Minister to…
Read MoreSome HIV patients not receiving treatment in Guyana – NAPS
Although Guyana has been able to reap some successes in combatting challenges associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), there are cases where persons diagnosed with this disease have refrained or dropped out of the Public Health Ministry’s treatment plan. Presently, there are 5,706 persons receiving treatment. According to the Acting Deputy Programme Manager at the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), Dr Nicolette Boatswain, some of those are not on the treatment plan and work is ongoing by public officials to ensure that persons diagnosed with HIV are receiving the…
Read MoreFormer GCAA Chair found with hands, feet bound in Sophia home
…dies hours later at GPHC Former Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and engineer, Hugh Denbow, was found with his feet and hands bound in an apparent home invasion at his Sophia, Greater Georgetown home. The 63-year-old man was discovered with his hands and feet bound at his Lot 1 Area D North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, home on Tuesday by a work colleague. This newspaper was told that Denbow was employed at Orinduik Development Inc. However, after several calls from his employers went unanswered, a…
Read MoreEssequibo Coast man dies in accident after visiting newborn grandchild
It was an exciting time for 55-year-old Briganands Rup, who had just visited his first grandchild for the first time. However, tragedy struck when he was knocked down by a minibus along the Somerset and Berks Public Road, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Rup, a carpenter of David James Access Road, was riding a motorcycle at the time of the incident, which occurred around 07:30h on Wednesday in the vicinity of the Somerset and Berks Nursery School. Reports are that the man was just returning from the Suddie Hospital, where…
Read MoreQatar Airways to begin Guyana flights
With the oil and gas sector about to take off, several international airlines have expressed interest in joining the Guyana market by offering passenger and cargo flights. Guyana and Qatar have signed an agreement that will see Qatar Airways operating the Guyana route. According to a statement, the agreement was signed by Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Chairman Abdulla bin Nasser Turki Al Subaey and Director General of GCAA Egbert Field. The agreement will permit Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways to operate any number of passenger and cargo flights as…
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