Class analysis: WPA, AFC and MCC, part 2
THIS is part 2 which began yesterday, Tuesday. We stopped at the creeping breakup between the Mulatto/Creole class (MCC) and the Forbes Burnham administration. A separate analysis will have to be published on why the divorce happened. The MCC was never afraid of irritating Burnham or testing his patience as the mid-seventies approached and that […]
GPL presses contractors to meet deadlines on major power projects
GUYANA Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has stepped up monitoring of several major power-sector projects, with the utility pressing contractors to meet agreed deadlines as work continues to expand and modernise the national electricity network. The utility met on Tuesday with representatives of key contractors to review progress, assess implementation schedules and identify areas requiring […]
Counting every watt of Guyana’s energy future
GUYANA’S fast-growing economy is presenting an energy challenge that can no longer be measured by simply looking at the flow of electricity through the national grid. As the country’s energy planners are forced to increasingly account for the electricity being generated independently by mines, forestry operations, bauxite production and other large industrial activities, along with […]
Judicial independence Must Go Hand in Hand with Accountability
Dear Editor, I RECENTLY came across a Facebook post by renowned Guyanese cardiologist Dr Mahendra Carpen, in response to comments by Justice Courtney Abel about High Court Judge Gino Persaud’s U.S. visa being placed under review. Dr Carpen wrote that Abel “transparently side-stepped the subject of Judicial Accountability and whether judicial officers are beyond reproach […]
2026 PM T20 Softball Cup bowls off Thursday…Supreme Stars to open defence against Name Brand/Corriverton
DEFENDING champions, Linden’s Supreme Stars will open their campaign in this year’s Prime Minister’s T20 Softball Cup against Berbice’s Name Brand/Corriverton when the women’s category of this year’s extravaganza bowls off on Thursday at three venues in Georgetown. The opening fixture, in the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL) organised tournament, which is scheduled to […]
Windies looking to build on the positives against India – Assistant coach Reifer
WEST Indies coach Floyd Reifer, believes that his side will use the positives of his side’s first one day international loss against hosts India to spur a rejuvenated performance. Speaking ahead of the second one-day international, Reifer said while they fell down in the series opener on Sunday, they were enough things to build on, […]
The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League
(BBC) – “To cheat, trick, deceive, delude with false pretences; to impose upon, take in, hoax.” That is the Oxford English definition of the word “sham”. And that word appears eight times in the independent commission’s ruling published on Tuesday, which found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of financial rules, […]
Lindsayca Energy bats with 3rd One Guyana Inter-Region Softball Cricket Cup
THE countdown towards the third edition of Guyana’s biggest open softball cricket tournament, the “One Guyana Inter-Region Ten10 Softball Cup,” is getting closer, and Lindsayca Integrated Energy Solution Group has thrown its support towards the staging of the countrywide tournament, which runs from 18th October to 15th November, 2026. The “One Guyana Inter-Region Ten10 Softball […]
Ferrari have backed Frederic Vasseur as their Formula 1 team principal
THE official statement comes amid speculation over the Frenchman’s position, fuelled by former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner saying he would be interested, external in joining Ferrari. Ferrari chief communication officer Maria Conti used a hastily convened media call to deliver the message, saying she was speaking on behalf of chairman John Elkann and […]
Promotech, Genuine Auto Spares and Tools Back NTFGL Tour – Downes Claims Round 2 Honours
THE lush greens of the Lusignan Golf Club provided the perfect setting on Sunday, September 27, as the National Top Flight Golf League (NTFGL) continued Tour #3 with an exciting Round 2, sponsored by Promotech and Genuine Auto Spares and Tools. Under bright sunshine and ideal playing conditions, golfers took to the course, eager […]
