Editorial

In two different parts of the world, there are contretemps unfolding that have alcohol at the centre.

It is quite understandable if the subject of West Indies cricket was farthest from the minds of Caribbean sports fans over the past weekend.

Going forward, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments now run the risk of being unacceptably delinquent in the execution of their responsibility to the countries of the region in the wake of Beryl’s rampage and the toll it has taken on what, in some parts of the region, had already been an existing serious food security deficit.

Whenever the 2020 term of the PPP/C Government is assessed in terms of procurement corruption, the award of the $865m Belle Vue pump station to Tepui Inc will stand out as one of the sternest indictments.

This is the time of year when exam results are announced, beginning with the National Grade Six Assessment. 

On July 4th, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) announced the rotation of three Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members as a part of what it said was its modernisation plan.

On Tuesday the government used its majority to pass an amendment order in relation to the University of Guyana Act over the objections of the opposition.

If you’re reading this sitting, go ahead and stand now. It’s good for you.

Every year there are new inventions. Some disappear as soon as they are patented since there isn’t a need for them, or they are too expensive to produce at the time, some take time to seep into everyday life, while others permanently change our lifestyles.

The release of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) customarily provides a shift in attention from the ‘hard grind’ of the academic year that transitions another batch of the nation’s children from primary to secondary schools’ level.

Aside from belittling a Kaieteur News reporter at his June 20 press conference, President Ali also conveniently ignored the question that had been asked of him.

Nothing is certain except death and taxes, Benjamin Franklin famously remarked, except that in Guyana fires should be added to his list.

For the foreseeable future, Guyana and its people will be inextricably bound to the vagaries and pulsations of the oil and gas industry.

This is the year for elections across the globe.  The most important one is in the United States because its potential effects will be felt worldwide, but that is still a few months away.

In times gone by, our capital, Georgetown, was the picture of serenity.

Last Saturday afternoon at the Kensington Oval in Barbados South Africa were coasting to victory over India in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final.

The news emanating from across a wide swathe of the Caribbean, not least member countries of the Caribbean Community, point unerringly to the likelihood of an aggressive hurricane season that promises to inflict a generous measure of disruption – and in some instances, likely, worse – in the period ahead.

At his press conference on Thursday at PPP Headquarters at Freedom House, the General Secretary of the party, Bharrat Jagdeo raised concerns about reportage in the press about problems in the procurement sector.

The 32nd PNCR Congress opened on Friday with its electoral actions in the recent past not yet confronted and its internal arrangements riven by accusations and division.

On Thursday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said that at 10.24 am it was alerted to a fire at the Plum Park, Sophia building that houses the Childcare and Family Centre.