…or severed? Oh well! Your Eyewitness predicted it would happen, didn’t he? The Government announced that the oil sector, now the largest chunk of our “Natural Resources – and growing uncontrollably, like Topsy! – won’t be under “Nassau” Trotman’s portfolio. But when this newspaper announced the AFC/PNC insider was “stripped” of authority over oil, the MoP got their drawers all into a knot and demanded a retraction!! Now your humble Eyewitness is always ready to learn from anyone, no matter how idiotic they may sound initially. Out of the mouth…
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Domestic Violence – limited lives.
by Petamber Persaud Pulling the Punches: Defeating Domestic Violence by Luke Daniels is a hard-hitting book that does not bob and weave but deliberately aims at and takes potshots at every sordid realities of this issue, stepping on stumbling-block toes of our civilization that spawned patriarchy, a system of monstrous proportion limiting lives from the cradle to the grave, infringing on basis human rights, stealing the joy of living by imposing oppression in its various manifestations, ingraining themselves into norms of society as we accept violence meted out ‘just for…
Read MoreThe Wai Wai of Masekenari
By Chevon Lim The Konashen Amerindian District contains one community populated primarily by the Wai- Wai people. Masekenari, which means “mosquito place” in the Wai- wai language, was established in 2000 when flooding forced the community to move from its previous location at Akotopono 6 km north – east of the present community of Masekenari. The village has approximately 224 residents .The Wai- wai people have a rich culture and history and continue to maintain their cultural heritage and practices. The Konashen Amerindian district is also known as the “Community…
Read MoreOn movies and culture
By Ravi Dev Some were surprised at the reaction of people of African Origin to the Marvel movie “Black Panther”, which elicited such a deep cultural outpouring exhibited in clothes and music. I was not, and it had nothing to do with the US$150 million Disney had spent on the publicity on top of the US$200 million budget. It was because, for the first time, here was a film that African audiences could relate to because it appeared to them to be authentically African. It is my hope that now…
Read MoreGuyana Govt partnering with GGGI to roll out rooftop solar project by 2019
The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will be undertaking a project in rooftop solar for commercial and industrial use. This was disclosed by Deputy Director of the Institute’s Energy, Investment and Policy Division, Carol Litwin, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported. Litwin, speaking prior to the opening of a renewable energy workshop hosted by the Department of the Environment and the GGGI, said the institute will be working with the private sector and exploring options for financing. The aim is to…
Read MoreMore cooperation needed between Police and banks to address rising number of robberies
The cooperation of both the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the banks is required to address the high number of robberies of persons conducting transactions at banks. Crime Chief Paul Williams, was quoted by the Department of Public Information (DPI) as saying: “What we need is a joint approach in terms of dealing with this matter, I’m appealing to the banks, for them to carry out some amount of analysis within their daily operations. There are so many things the banks can do from an analysis. That will really help…
Read MoreMash 2018 float and costume parade ends in birthplace
The Mashramani 2018 Float and Costume parade came to a conclusion with parades on Saturday in Lethem, and Sunday in Linden and Berbice. Thousands braved the inclement weather to participate in the Linden festivities. The five largest floats were represented by the Town Council, Regional Democratic Council, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Department of Youth, Culture and Sports. Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes was in Linden to participate in her Ministry’s band. Despite the rain, thousands turned out to witness the floats. Revellers…
Read MoreNo vision…
…on development The good book advises: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” While we may quibble, or even disagree vehemently, about the content of the “vision”, without the overarching plan embedded in a vision, one would just be bumbling through life. And this is even truer when we’re talking about the development of a nation. Unfortunately, with each passing day, it’s clear that this PNC-led Government hasn’t a clue, much less a vision, for Guyana. We all know about the oil contract, wherein Trotman practically gave away our…
Read MoreWomen of Kaieteur: empowering Guyanese women across the world
By Chevon Lim The Women of Kaieteur, which was launched in 2016, is a global empowerment network designed to create a platform for women to encourage, inspire, collaborate and celebrate each other, while raising money to support women and girls in less developed countries. According to its founding member, Ms. Roianne Nedd the initiative was born of the need to do more to progress gender equality in Guyana. Nedd, a Guyanese, is a Chartered Accountant and Gender Specialist with the UK Government. She has been involved in Gender Policy for…
Read MoreWowetta Women’s Agro-Processors Group
…Empowering women, changing lives By Chevon Lim The theme for International Women’s Day, to be celebrated on 8 March, is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. The occasion serves as an opportunity to transform momentum into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim women’s rights and realise their full potential. For the members of the Wowetta Women’s Agro-Processors their journey to becoming a self-sustaining group has been marked by determination and resilience. According…
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