Month: May 2017

Union calls for parliamentary debate on sugar industry’s ‘White Paper’

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Terming the Government’s decision to close more sugar estates as “ill-considered and a major blunder,” the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Tuesday called for the ‘White Paper’ on the sugar industry to be urgently debated in the National Assembly. GAWU said in a statement that the new policy, if implemented, could harm hundreds of workers and their families, arguing that consultations with those directly involved with the industry was not done in good faith and none of the recommendations were taken on board. “Our Union calls on…

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Guyanese author pens book to celebrate the abolition of indentureship

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“Champions of Indo-Guyanese Welfare, 1838-1938” is a well-documented study and Dr Basdeo Mangru, an overseas-based Guyanese, latest book on Indian immigration into Guyana. It was published to commemorate the centennial of the abolition of indentureship in March 1917. This system, which lasted 87 years, was described as “a new system of slavery, slavery in another guise, regulated serfdom” and was a stigma on India. It took a massive anti-indentureship campaign, solely confined to India, to bring an end to this iniquitous system. “Champions of Indo-Guyanese Welfare, 1838-1938” concentrates on individuals…

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Putting Guyana on the map

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The Royal Geographical Society of London entrusted Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk with conducting an expedition of exploration of British Guiana in 1835; his work, it is claimed, led to the successful Venezuela and Brazil boundary arbitrations for Guyana, then British Guiana. Schomburgk was born June 5, 1804 in the town of Freyburg on the River Unstrut, in Germany. The eldest of five siblings, he showed an early interest in nature, and in the 1820s, while living with his uncle, he learned botany from a professor. Later, after several years of…

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Chutzpah…

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…of Moustache Man? Or a case of “just don’t give a damn” by the entire PNC-led APNU: in this case, of Basil Williams taking his odiferous doo-doo and rubbing it on the behind of the learned judge of the High Court?? Whatever it is, the AG’s drawn the battle lines between the Executive and the Judiciary – lines that were staked out early in this administration, when the Mustachioed Man went after the then Chancellor of the Judiciary. Many in the society – especially supporters of the Government – brushed…

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Hoping it’ll go away…

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…discrimination This PNC-led APNU/AFC government reminds your Eyewitness of those little kids who believe that when they close their eyes the world disappears!! Take discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation: no matter how they slice it, dice it, or even puree it, it ain’t gonna disappear. So why’s the Government insisting there are laws on the books forbidding discrimination against ANYONE, and they don’t have to be specific? But even a moment’s thought about this assertion shows how dissembling this Govt can be. Just look at the “Prevention…

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A flair for fashion

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Shaunell Duesbury, founder of Shunz Royal, is a talented makeup artist and an aspiring designer and ophthalmologist. She is a former student of North Georgetown Primary and St.Roses High School.  Presently, Shaunell is pursuing studies in optometry at the University of Guyana. “I am very passionate about the eyes because I feel it is the most outstanding feature of the body and must be taken care of,” Shaunell said in an interview with Sunday Times Magazine. To compliment her other talents, the 20-year-old pursued makeup artistry and fashion designing. Her…

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Off the beaten track

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The picturesque Burro-Burro river, Region Nine, lies minutes away from the popular rainforest resort Surama and Iwokrama International Centre for Conservation and Development. At Burro-Burro, the surrounding community established Carahaa Landing Camp, a hammock camp on the river edge and also the starting point for many river trips. This camp offers a base for night walks and day break canoe floats on the river, which allows the opportunity to observe giant river otters, tapir, spider monkeys and many more species. A trip on the river reveals rich biodiversity and picturesque…

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Pre-nup violated

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Satiricus was down in the dumps. He felt like the fella in one of the oldies his dad used to listen to — “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”. He was a man with a broken heart. As he headed down to the Back Street Bar, he knew he wasn’t going to get much sympathy from the fellas. But then he figured he’d explore why everyone claimed “misery loves company”. “Eh! Eh! How come yuh mout’ suh laang?” Bungi asked the moment Satiricus arrived at the table where he…

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Berbice residents protest closure of sugar estates

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The protests against the impending closure of sugar estates across the country have gained momentum on the ground, as hundreds of workers of Rose Hall Estate staged a picketing exercise on Tuesday. The Estate, which employs some 2400 persons, has not taken lightly the proposal made by President David Granger to have Albion, Blairmont, and Uitvlugt Estates remain open. Many workers believe this is a clear indication that Rose Hall is one of the Estates that could be next to close its operation, and workers there are likely to be…

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Lady Jags encamped ahead of Caribbean Cup

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– International Players to join in May According to a press release for the Guyana Football Federation, 25 of the most talented national female football players have been called to a five-day camp in New Amsterdam, Berbice in preparation for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Caribbean Cup scheduled for May 24 to 28. This is the first time since the new executive is at the helm of football administration in Guyana that the female national team will participate in the CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup and speaks to the renewed…

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