Last Updated on Saturday, 31 August 2024, 16:10 by Writer By GHK Lall Before the hatchets come out, I hurry to clear the air of any conclusions about a deliberate ethnic slur that is hurled against over a billion inhabitants of this planet. When I say that the Chinese are mad, it is not that they are insane. The Chinese ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 August 2024, 15:56 by Writer By GHK Lall The PNC must speak straight and speak true. The PNC cannot speak like Vice President Jagdeo when a direct question is put to it, with a shave here, a shove there, and a slice somewhere else. Does it owe any taxes to the Municipality of Georgetown? The ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 22:39 by Writer It is with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal earlier today. He was nearly 96 years old. No doubt, his was a long and distinguished life, achieving heights on the global stage to which most hardly aspire, moreover, attain. Born in humble beginnings ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 22:28 by Writer The passing of Sir Shridath Ramphal marks the end of an era, not only for Guyana but for the entire Caribbean and the Commonwealth of Nations. We mourn the loss of an outstanding statesman, a regionalist par excellence, and a committed internationalist. Sir Shridath’s life was one of magnificent service—dedicated ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 22:22 by Writer Statement by Guyana’s Opposition People’s National Congress-Reform (PNCR) Leader Aubrey Norton I join the local and global community in extending sincere condolences to the family of Sir Shridath Ramphal on his death on the 30th August, 2024. Sir Shridath belongs to a long list of distinguished Guyanese. His achievements were ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 22:01 by Writer The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) does not owe the Georgetown City Council any rates and taxes, the party’s General Secretary Sherwin Benjamin said Friday but he declined to say whether the property is vested in a company named Maikwak Limited. “What we know is that the PNC ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 20:50 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that authorities were reviewing the impact of foreign exchange demands from neighbouring countries, even as he said Guyana’s economy grew by an estimated 49.7% in the first six months and is forecast to end the year with an additional percentage on its overall ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 22:23 by Writer Former Secretary-General of the British Commonwealth and a former Foreign Affairs Minister, and Attorney General of Guyana, Sir Shridath Ramphal, has died at the age of 95. Sir Shridath was also one of the leading lawyers in the Guyana-Venezuela border dispute before the International Court of Justice. The following announcement ...

Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2024, 18:28 by Writer The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday avoided questions at a news conference about its alleged GY$6.7 billion debt in rates and taxes to the Georgetown City Council for its headquarters at Sophia. Though the news conference’s panelists included the Chairman, Shurwayne Holder and Treasurer, Elson Lowe, questions on ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 August 2024, 20:34 by Writer President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that crossing of the new US$260 million Demerara Harbour Bridge would be free of cost, and he said that eventually there would be no cost for crossing of the Berbice River Bridge and the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge. He made the announcements at the commissioning of ...