Dear Editor, Of recent, there has been a series of ministerial meetings with Ministers from the joint APNU/AFC where they urge the public to reach with them so they can work to a solution together. Over the years, since gaining power, this ruling party has only succeeded in disappointing a majority of the population in Guyana amidst the accusations of corruption, bullyism and lack of vision for development. Now that General Election is somewhere close, we are seeing various attempts to regain the public’s confidence and regardless of what is…
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Minister Harmon promises to look into concerns of Berbicians
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and Public Affairs Minister Dawn Hastings-Williams, who were in Tain, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) for the “Bringing Government to the People” initiative on Tuesday, met with residents of Albion, Liverpool/Manchester and Fyrish/Gibraltar to discuss and attend to several of their concerns. Stopping first at Liverpool/Manchester, Ministers Harmon and Hastings-Williams met with the young people as well as the elderly residents to listen to some of the challenges in their community, which included complaints about drainage and irrigation, security and public infrastructure. The Minister of State,…
Read MoreGuyana records 4900 child abuse cases in 2018
There has been a growing number of reported child abuse cases in Guyana and for last year, over 4900 such cases were recorded, an alarming number that is fuelled by neglect and other social ills. According to the Ministry of the Presidency, over 4900 child abuse matters were reported last year to the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA). From this number, 2400 were as a result of neglect. Up to January, 400 cases were reported with 122 being of a sexual nature. It further states, “According to the statistics,…
Read MoreMazaruni Prison expansion in progress
Phase One of the massive expansion of the Mazaruni Prison is set to be completed by October of this year. This was disclosed by Iain Peebles, Project Manager of the Trinidadian firm Kee-Chanona that has joint responsibility for the project alongside, the Guyanese company Nabi Construction Incorporated, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). On Wednesday, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan who is performing the duties of Prime Minister, conducted a site visit to assess works completed so far. The G$4B expansion will hold 400 prisoners to help…
Read MoreThe real conflict
Witnessing the upsurge of ethnic tensions amidst the increased polarisation in our society following the successful No-confidence Motion (NCM) in the National Assembly, there are renewed calls for “constitutional change” to resolve the political crisis that is seen as behind it all. “If only the PPP and PNC could gather around a table and come to a settlement!” I wish it were that simple. As I have been saying for three decades, our conflict is so intractable because it challenges the premises on which our political institutions are based. It…
Read MoreWorks to soon commence on EBD/ECD bypass road
With all studies completed, as well as designs for the first phase of the new East Bank Demerara/East Coast Demerara (EBD/ECD) bypass road, works are expected to commence soon, according to Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson. The subject Minister, in a recent interview with this publication, related that the various studies, including the feasibility study, have been completed in addition to the final designs for Phase One of the project which will see the construction of the new road from Ogle, East Coast Demerara, to Diamond, East Bank Demerara. According…
Read MorePresumptuous
…and polarising the society One of the debilitating features of Guyanese life that your Eyewitness has tried to highlight in this space has been the PNC’s proclivity for flouting the highest laws of the country, then whipping up their supporters’ emotions to defend them. This causes the ethnic tectonic plates in the society to drift ever further apart, and one wonders when they’ll become permanently disjunctured. Take the fallout from the NCM moved by the PPP. The PNC and their propaganda tentacles have refused to acknowledge that this is a…
Read MoreGuyana & Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
By Lakhram Bhagirat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed or undiagnosed disorders in Guyana. It is also a topic not many Guyanese are knowledgeable about, since awareness surrounding this disorder is somewhat lacking. In Guyana, when the common person hears the term autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder, they are almost immediately puzzled as to what the disease really is or whom it affects, because the fact remains that the Public Health Ministry, and by extension the Government, is doing a poor job at educating the…
Read MoreNabi Construction to build ExxonMobil Headquarters in Guyana
NABI/KCL Oilfield Construction Services Guyana has been awarded the contract to build the new office facilities of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (ExxonMobil Guyana) at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. The state-of-the-art campus will be constructed on a green field 15-acre site comprising two buildings, associated infrastructure and a net zero energy footprint, the construction company said in a press release. NABI/KCL Oilfield Construction Services Guyana is a Guyanese-led Joint Venture of two of the leading construction firms in the Caribbean: NABi Construction Inc. (Guyana) and Kee-Chanona Limited (Trinidad), headquartered…
Read MoreGuyana Govt ‘selectively’ upholding court rulings
…Opposition Leader slams Govt MPs for blatantly ignoring court’s decisions on dual citizens …PPP’s Odinga Lumumba to give up US citizenship With Parliament expected to be reconvened at any moment after the ruling of the Appeal Court recently, persons are questioning whether dual citizens will return to the chambers. When it comes to the Government, however, it will be business as usual for the dual-citizen Members of Parliament (MPs). When contacted by Guyana Times International, Government Chief Whip Amna Ally stated that all MPs on the Government side would be…
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