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EDUCATION Minister, Priya Manickchand was warmly and enthusiastically received by residents of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara when she visited the Golden Grove Primary School on July 3, last to engage parents on the Uniform Assistance Programme and to consult with them on the new Cash Grant Initiative which Government introduced this year. The Golden […]

DEAR EDITOR, There has been a lot of press coverage of the speech that was read by the Hon. Priya Manickchand, at the residence of outgoing US Ambassador, Dr. Brent Hardt. Ambassador Hardt’s recent comments, where he lashed out at President Donald Ramotar, accusing him of being an inconsistent defender of the Constitution, provoked the […]

And now the expected responses from the political opposition and the well- known government critics in the aftermath of the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Priya Manickchand address at the recent United States Independence anniversary observance, on Wednesday evening. Again, Observer notes the stand taken by both the A Partnership for National Unity(APNU) and the Alliance For […]

Sometimes you must say it as it is. The acting Foreign Minister of Guyana, Ms. Priya Manickchand, said it as it was. She did not engage in meaningless diplomatic platitudes. She did not feign pretence that everything was hunky-dory between the government and the US Ambassador. She was candid and unpretentious.  She called a spade a […]

–as uniform assistance drive gets underway WHILE the Ministry of Education continues to provide the necessary infrastructure and materials needed for the country’s children to receive the quality of education needed for their development, parents have a key role to play to ensure their children excel academically. This was expressed by Minister of Education Priya […]

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The occasion of the observance of another anniversary milestone of the Independence of the United States of America, held at  the residence of outgoing Ambassador to Guyana, Dr. Brent Hardt, is very revealing. Immediately after the address by acting Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Priya Manickchand, she was booed by elements within the gathering that comprised […]

THE commemoration of the 238th Independence Anniversary of the United States of America (USA), held at the Cummings Lodge residence of outgoing US Ambassador, Dr Brent Hardt last evening, was the stage for a major showdown between himself and the Government of Guyana. “The rule of law and democracy is not only about Local Government […]

Jeers and boos drowned out the remarks of acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Priya Manickchand when she last evening launched verbal salvoes at her host, outgoing US Ambassador Brendt Hardt, over his criticisms of government officials over long awaited local government elections. “Like his President, Barack Obama, there exists a red line. This Ambassador has […]

  Guyana’s Acting Foreign Minister, Priya Manickchand was heckled and booed Wednesday night while she blistered United States (US) Ambassador Brent Hardt for creating tensions between the two countries during his tenure. Shortly after cutting the 238th Independence Anniversary cake, Manickchand and Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira walked out of the reception at the American […]