…racial slurs The ERC was established to deal with “racial” matters in Guyana…which, most would concede is vitally necessary since “race” or “ethnicity” permeates every social interaction in our dear old mudland. Notwithstanding political correctness’ insistence that we REALLY don’t have a “race” problem and it’s only during the elections “silly season” that matters rise to the top. Like butter after churning milk! Save that what’s churned in Guyana is anything but the milk of human kindness!!!! But for whatever reason, the organisation hasn’t made much of an impact to…
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March 2, 2020 is judgement day
Dear Editor, After seeming aeons of vexatious wait and uncertainty, the Guyanese public finally welcomed President Granger’s official proclamation that March 2, 2020, will be General and Regional Elections. The necessary forced announcements come earlier than Mr Granger’s fallen APNU/AFC Government would have truly liked, signalling an end of the frustrating wait by the Opposition, the nation and international stakeholders. Judgment day will soon be upon us for the trial and ousting of the dictator. It follows an extended period, through which, the President and his men exercised glaring constitutional…
Read MoreGuyana Cancer Foundation: A place of hope for many cancer warriors
The Guyana Cancer Foundation is close to the heart of Bibi Hassan for the very reason that it was the struggles her mother while battling breast cancer, that inspired her to form such an organisation. Today, the Foundation helps cancer victims, survivors and their families go through the motions of dealing with the ‘deadly C’. Founded in January of 2015, the Foundation was established to provide help and inspire hope in those affected by cancer through early detection, education, awareness and free medical screening. The GCF puts primary focus on…
Read MoreCARICOM Secretariat goes solar due to Guyana’s high energy cost – Deputy SG
With the consumption of just under 1.6 million kilowatts of electricity at the rate of US$0.30 cents per hour, the Caricom Secretariat in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, was forced to set up a Photovoltaic Generation System to improve its energy network. The Secretariat launched the new generation system during a ceremony on Monday morning. Deputy Secretary General, Dr Manorma Soeknandan, in her remarks, explained that the organisation was forced to make this move owing to high electricity costs. “The Secretariat consumed just under 1.6 million kilowatts hours of electricity at the…
Read MoreRupununi Petroglyphs
By Lennox J Hernandez Petroglyphs are picture-writing images (pictograms – a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase; or logograms – a sign or character representing a word or phrase) created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading. Petroglyphs are found worldwide and the term is usually used in the context of prehistoric peoples. Guyana has its own petroglyphs and these are strong evidence of human presence here as much as 7,000 years ago (our Indigenous peoples). The late Dr Denis Williams (1923-1998) is…
Read MoreA campaign of desperation
One expectation of election campaigns is for contesting parties to tell the electorate of their plans for the development of the country and its people. This is an important aspect since voters want to hear what the parties plan to do. This allows them choices when casting a ballot. By not being made aware of plans during the campaign, voters are left deprived of the opportunity to be informed on what could be in store for them if that party were to win. In other words, the absence of plans…
Read MoreGECOM removes Shuman, Bandhu, Leung off Candidate Lists
…signed statutory form while still dual citizens …Police contacted The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has rejected the presidential candidates of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman, and United Republic Party (URP), Dr Vishnu Bandhu, from the candidate list after they signed statutory declaration forms while still dual citizens. This was revealed at the conclusion of GECOM’s statutory meeting on Tuesday, where GECOM Commissioner Bibi Shadick revealed that since they signed the statutory declaration forms on Nomination Day, they will be removed from the list. Also evicted from the…
Read MorePresident in good health
President David Granger has completed his medical evaluation in Havana, Cuba. Granger left for Cuba on Saturday last to undergo a follow-up medical evaluation by doctors at Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirurgicas (Centre for Surgical Medical Research) CIMEQ. Granger was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer that develops in a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body. The announcement was made on November 14, 2018. A statement from Guyana’s Embassy in Cuba on Tuesday stated that the team of Cuban medical specialists confirmed that the President’s…
Read MoreGPF can detect misconduct of ranks through EIS
In light of a series of reported Police misconduct in the public domain, former Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Strategic Management Department (SMD), Patrick Mentore believes the introduction of the Early Intervention System (EIS) will assist to remedy this situation. Mentore explained that the system will detect ranks whose conduct is unbecoming thus creating a problem which will ultimately affect the quality of their performance. An Early Intervention System (formerly known as an early warning system) is a data-based Police management tool designed to identify officers whose behaviour is…
Read MoreNatural Gas cleaner source of power – Expert Robert Mc Nally
…adds clean, reliable & cheap energy would be a “godsend” for Guyana While there has been talk about bringing natural gas onshore, there is no clarity on the logistics or even how much gas ExxonMobil will provide to Guyana. According to one oil and gas expert, the importance of natural gas to Guyana cannot be overstated. This was according to Robert McNally, an energy expert and the President of Washington-based Rapidan Energy Group, during a recent engagement with the media. He noted that natural gas would be a much cleaner…
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