Telling it…like (sanction) is
PNC leader Aubrey Norton came out firing from both hips last week. To his critics – mostly disgruntled PNCites who haven’t moved to the...
Empowering…the small man – and woman
To all those who’re clamouring for “a piece of the action” in our burgeoning oil-fuelled economy – they’ll soon have absolutely no excuse to...
Protecting… the environment
Well, today’s “World Environmental Day” – as declared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 1972!! It was around then that the realisation...
Checking… bona fides
Last December 7, when your Eyewitness heard a Ghanaian investor showed interest in one of our shallow-water oil blocks being re-auctioned, he wrote: “Your...
Dealing with… floods
Your Eyewitness is in a permanent state of amazement at the amazement some folks experience at the floods that are inundating our communities during...
Taking… governance to the people
One of the challenges to governance that we in Guyana don’t appreciate enough is how humungous and variegated our land mass is - in...
Recognising… our tourist potential
We’ve been pushing “tourism” for some time now – having abandoned Burnham’s aversion to that industry as creating a nation of servants and gigolos!!...
What’s…our population?
In Guyana, for well-known reasons, our population is not an academic term!! Now, determining populations of people has a looong history!! In Exodus, it’s...
Forgetting…the past?
Your Eyewitness is all for forgiving folks for hurtful things done to him in the past!! But forgetting them?? Naah!! “Forgiving”, after all, is...
Relations… internationally
Once again, Cuba’s on Caricom’s agenda – and forcing Guyana to “take a stand” on the Trump-led American intensification of its six-decade economic pressure...