Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana Riding on the Crest of Truth

by David Hinds I have read a press release from the AFC which took me to task for what it called “regular attacks” on the party. I have to assume that I must have offended the party. Let me first of all commend the AFC for inferring that all is not well with the party and government—that there are things ...

As Guyana joined the rest of the world in the observance of Labour Day 2016, there was a heated debate between the trade unionists and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo over whether the APNU+AFC administration had the best interest of the working class at heart. It began with Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) President Komal Chand calling out the ...

Long standing Trade Unionists were handed a blast at a unified May Day rally as younger members of the fraternity call for an end to “selfish and immature” trade unionism. The blast came in fine style from Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Women’s Steering Committee representative Karen Van Sluytman. She told those gathered that it is time that the trade ...

Stalls around the Stabroek Market area were Sunday morning demolished and badly clogged drains cleaned, leaving the more than 100 vendors divided with some saying they feel politically betrayed by a government they voted for. A vendor was heard telling her colleagues that she had collected the identification cards of all her children and had escorted them to the polling ...