Opinion

By GHK Lall Press Freedom in Guyana: Western diplomats rip local politicians, read riot actAny doubts as to what prevails in Guyana relative to the condition of the press should now be fully dispelled.  This is what is made crystal clear by the joint statement from top resident Western diplomats, with America’s Ambassador, Excellency Sarah Ann Lynch leading the way, ...

By Samuel J. Goolsarran Social dialogue is integral to the labour industrial relations systems. Tripartite labour advisory bodies have been common features in the system of industrial relations in the Caribbean both through legislation and practice since colonial times. They are established to deal largely with national labour policy including the regulation of wages, labour legislation and labour dispute resolution. ...

By GHK Lall Somebody please tell me that the PPP Government isn’t serious. No confirmation needed, but I had to table that, anyway. A national spy agency? For what purpose fellow Guyanese? To gather intelligence in foreign and local locations only? Whoever falls for that bull from the PPP Government, with the Hon Attorney General piloting this local spy satellite ...

By Stan Cameron AFTER reading of and listening to numerous reports on the treatment meted out to journalists by some notable politicians and their groups of sycophantic followers, as well as the underground intellectual authors, I sincerely believe that with my 30-plus-year experience in this noble profession, it is incumbent upon me to remind those politicians of what is written ...

by GHK Lall I note that PNC streetfighter, Ms. Carol Joseph, has issued an apology to Chronicle Reporter, Ms. Tamica Garnett.  Though the apology was of the conditioned variety (sort of sort of….), I applaud the development, especially the immediacy of it.  Ms. Joseph lost her head, but quickly found her manners, tongue, the necessary humility.  I note also that ...

By GHK Lall Guyanese stirred from their slumber recently.  It had to do with political excitement.  What else could it be, when nothing but the hysteria and ecstasy of elections can drive Guyanese to a state of frenzy?  To top it all off, the excitement was not over national elections, it was about LGE.  No!  LGE is not one of ...

by GHK Lall Recent media developments emphasized that Mr. Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed is taking the fight to new lengths to establish the reputation that he believes is rightly due to him.  First, Mr. Mohamed recruited the firm of a former Assistant Director of the America’s FBI to do some groundwork with the sole objective of banishing longstanding and ongoing “allegations” ...

By GHK Lall Guyana has serious money troubles.  As I discern matters, there are money troubles with Exxon (terms and conditions of the contract); money troubles with the PPP Government (borrowing and spending); and now money troubles with the British-based IHS Markit (IHSM) audit people (doing, responding, and moving along).  All of this is evident in the back and forth ...

By GHK Lall Tacuma Ogunseye just applied some more heat to the controversies surrounding his words of March 9th delivered in Buxton.  He seemingly keeps stoking the fire, raising the temperature, using himself as the rocket fuel.  It does not take much of himself, such an accelerant he is now.  The brother in the WPA has made his position clear: ...

By GHK Lall This is real life and in Guyana.  It is not Mr. Smith, a la the quintessential All-American, boy next door, Jimmy Stewart, going to Washington as a freshman senator.  It is Congressman Jason Smith, he of the chair of the crucial energy committee, coming to Georgetown.  Not tony Georgetown, Washington, DC; but waterlogged, mosquito-infested, corruption-plagued, Georgetown, Guyana.  ...