Opinions

The Government’s Department of Public Information website released a statement claiming that police put an effective end to a “politically-motivated” protest in Region 5. This statement however made no mention of the objection, which provides some important context to the reason why citizens were protesting in the area.  The protest …

The High Commissioner of Canada, Lilian Chatterjee finally met with Guyana’s foreign minister Hugh Todd, to discuss Canada’s commitment to Guyana. After the election where Chatterjee was an active voice towards democracy, requesting that the former president Brigadier David Granger accept defeat, the commissioner finally communicated with the current administration …

The housing situation in Guyana is ridiculously embarrassing, and addressing the squatting problem has been long overdue. It’s beyond sickening to see citizens bulldozed, tear-gassed, and shot with pellets guns.  The former president once said that “Guyana land space can serve as a gift to the Caribbean,” because of its …

Reports have shown that a five-member team from the Regional Security System arrived in Guyana on Monday, September 27, 2020, to investigate the murder of Isaiah, Joel Henry, and Haresh Singh from No.3 Village, West Coast Berbice. As a result of an MOU signed by the Government of Guyana and …

On September 24, 2020, The Guyana Police Force (GPF) released a statement disclosing that the Venezuelan Syndicato Gang opened fire on Guyanese troops and police force joint patrol at the Guyana/Venezuela border in the Cuyuni River. In that same statement penned by the Public Affairs Officer, Heppilena Ferguson stated that …

According to a letter today sent from the Guyana Defence Force, members of a Venezuelan Sindicato gang opened fire on a joint patrol of Guyanese police and soldiers on the Cuyuni River (Guyana/Venezuela) on Wednesday September 23, 2020. The army confirmed that no one was injured during this attack after …