Category: Guyana Chronicle

Dear Editor WITH the coronavirus pandemic in full swing, many are struggling with having to stay indoors, and, clearly, a subset is not doing well in their new restrictive environs. One such character, whom I doubt is fit and proper to be characterised as such, is our local dinosaur who is way past his expiration […]

…CEO objects, arguments set for today By Svetlana Marshall IN another twist of events, an application was filed in the High Court for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to produce the Statements of Polls (SOPs) for the votes cast in Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica) during the March 2 General and Regional Elections.The application – an Application […]

– or is he Nascimento, the Kid? Dear Editor,TEMPER tantrums can be frustrating for any parent.” (kidshealth.org)I know the adult population of Guyana must be frustrated by the tantrums thrown by someone like Kit Nascimento who is simply reacting like kids throwing a temper tantrum when they don’t get what they want. The fact that […]

– CARICOM should be very worried Dear Editor, FOREIGN electoral interventions are attempts by governments, covertly or overtly, to influence elections in another country. There are many ways that nations have accomplished regime change abroad, and electoral intervention is only one of those methods. In fact, Corstange and Marinov have identified two types of electoral […]

—- Lincoln Lewis blasts disregard of court’s role for political motives THOSE who profess to be leaders and the defenders of democracy, uprightness and decency, but are guided by these standards only when it meets their personal motives are pretentious and the opposite of what they proclaim to defend. This is the strong opinion of […]

HE threat of sanctions on Guyana should the 2020 elections throw up a certain outcome is very much in the air. It is being encouraged not just by hardliners in powerful global capitals, but by a vocal cadre of Guyanese with partisan axes to grind. It is a reality that we as a country need […]

Dear editor, AS A kid, I couldn’t help overhearing the ladies of the house discussing the popular ‘Soap’, ‘The Young and the Restless’. I would admit that initially I found the discourse fascinating, as they re-enact each day’s instalment of the never-ending series. Unfortunately or fortunately with time, I became completely switched off, or rather […]

WITHIN the past weeks Guyana and its present leadership have come under attack from various sources. The perplexing question is why so many outside voices without any ‘real evidence’ have opted to take a particular position. Well, besides the fact that Guyana has now become of strategic importance, having recently been dubbed an ‘oil rich’ […]

Sir Shridath expects adherence to Constitution, Constitutional Reform DISTINGUISHED Guyanese diplomat Sir Shridath Ramphal has said that once the proceedings before the High Court regarding Guyana’s electoral situation are ruled upon in accordance with the Constitution, political parties in Guyana must be able to move forward, knowing that the Rule of Law crafted decades ago […]

DETERMINED employees of the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) continue to assiduously preserve their barrier across a section of the Berbice River, and are eagerly awaiting the election results to pave the way for government’s intervention. It is now two months since BCGI, owned by aluminum giant RUSAL, first laid off a batch […]