Opinions

Guyana Should Pass Legislation to Restrict Security Guard Services Licenses to Guyanese Nationals Only

Security Services

With the recent incidents involving foreign nationals performing duties as security personnel in Guyana it is incumbent on the government of Guyana to pass legislation similar to that in the Bahamas which restricts the license to operate and perform Security Guard Services to Bahamian nationals only.

Guyanese Should Welcome the Government Inquiry into the “Lindo Creek murders”

The Lindo Creek Victims

The Government of Guyana last week appointed retired Justice Donald Trotman to lead a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Lindo Creek Massacre which claimed the lives of eight miners, allegedly at the hands of the Joint Services some 10 years ago.

A Letter to Santa

Vibert Parvatan

Dear Santa,

The children and the people of Guyana look forward with great expectations to your annual, traditional Christmas visit to Guyana.

You have always been a source of kindness, compassion, problem solving and generosity which in our troubled world today are much needed. 

Altering National Monuments without the approval of the National Trust is Unlawful

Rickford Burke - President, Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID)

The Guyana government's decision to paint government buildings in green has become contentious, as it should. Particularly, the government has painted the Office of the President as well as State House, the official residence of the President, in green.

From Russia with Love - PSYOPS and the USA

PSYOP Regimental Insignia

The current drumbeat of stories regarding Russian meddling in the US presidential elections is much more than Russia hacking or possible cooperation with US citizens to sway the outcome of the election in their favor. This is a classic case of Russia perpetrating a huge PSYOPS (Psychological Operations) program on America that is relentless and is currently in high gear.

The Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Does Not Address the Larger Issue in Our Country

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton The Hillary Clinton email scandal is nothing more than a distraction from addressing the real issues affecting our country.

  • Carl Rove was accused of deleting millions of President George W. Bush's email that resided on a private email server.
  • By his own admission, Colin Powell had U.S. government emails on a private email server.
  • It was alleged that Condoleezza Rice and some staffers had U.S. government email in their personal email accounts.

Guyana-Venezuela Border Issue: The Juridical Option For A Solution

Dr. Odeen Ishmael

Just after the conclusion of the conference of Commonwealth leaders in Malta, Guyana’s President David Granger on November 29, 2015 declared that the ongoing process by the United Nations could resolve the border controversy with Venezuela in three years’ time.

When Did We Lose our Love for the Land?

Tree on the grounds of The Archer’s Home - Photo courtesy of Maureen Marks-Mendonca

These days, when I visit The Archer’s Home on D’Urban Street, I get no lively greetings from the elderly seated in the living room – just glum faces, staring beyond the barred windows at a world from which they feel increasingly disengaged. Their beautiful vista has been ‘stumped’.

The Georgetown Botanical Gardens and Zoo

Entrance to the Zoo

During a recent visit to the National Zoo in Georgetown, I found myself reminiscing about my childhood experiences wandering around the grounds in awe of the animals, sounds, smells and the mystery of what the next turn around the enclosures might reveal.

Letter to Santa

Vibert Parvatan

Dear Santa,

It is that wonderful time of the year – Christmas.

It has become traditional for me to write to you each year with a Wish List for Guyana and its people.

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