Dr. Nigel Westmaas It is a remarkable display of duplicity and contortionism to pass judgment on the racial, social, and ideological composition of specific political parties, social organizations, and individuals (along with the strange preoccupation with groups they consider small, irrelevant or dead) in Guyana without subjecting the same critical race and class analysis to the political party currently in ...

The 154-year-old Psychiatric Hospital, Berbice would be closed eventually, and provision made to accommodate mentally ill patients at a new New Amsterdam Hospital that would be constructed, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said.l “Over time, the current facilities that we have in New Amsterdam, we’ll be closing those facilities,” he told the opening of a Neonatal conference at the weekend. ...

By Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus, American University, Washington DC. History is the most abused of all disciplines. It is bent this way and that by charlatans, political hucksters, and even the more erudite among us, to achieve pedestrian little victories. Rosydale Forde’s response to my call for an apology for his boorish accusations against President Ali comes to mind. Mr. ...

The number of street dwellers in commercial Georgetown has been reduced significantly and a number of them have been trained and employed, according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud. “Some people don’t like to abide by the rules. Some people like the street kind of conditions and some people refuse to move but we have- ...

Guyana has expanded its wheat growing trials, more than one year after the country touted the idea in response to the adverse effect of the Russia-Ukraine war on grain production and exports, President Irfaan Ali said Friday. Addressing the formal launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, he said more land has been set aside for additional trials. “Wheat ...

The Guyana government would be approving United Kingdom oil company, Tullow’s sale of 60 percent stake in the Orinduik Block to the Toronto-headquartered Eco Atlantic (Oil and Gas) Limited, Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Thursday. While Tullow had announced on August 11, 2023 that it was selling its share in the Orinduik Block for an estimated US$700,000, that ...

The United States (US) believes that Guyana should examine all options, including biometrics, to guarantee free and fair elections, outgoing American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch said Thursday. “I think it’s important to explore all tools that Guyana has access to, in order to again ensure that elections continue to be free and fair,” she said when asked by Demerara ...

by Roysdale Forde S.C, M.P  Hereunder is a response to Professor Emeritus Randy Persaud who opined “APNU’s Roysdale Forde A. Forde owes President Ali an apology,” as published in Demerara Waves on 30th August 2023. A government that picks fights with the citizens, is devoid of vision and bankrupt of ideas to unite the races and move the country forward, consistent ...

The United States (US) is on a multi-pronged push-back against China’s expanding financial footprint here and the rest of the Caribbean, outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch said Thursday. “We’ve tripled the bilateral trade over the last few years so I think we are here we are strong, and we will remain here,” she told reporters at a ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday virtually ruled out a role for the United States (US) in facilitating talks with the opposition, a day after the US offered to help broker bipartisan talks on Guyana’s development. “I don’t know why there needs to be brokerage of any conversation. I don’t know that I need someone to broker a conversation,” the Guyanese ...