By Gerald V. Paul Queen’s Park – As the first columnist and journalist of Guyanese heritage to serve as a member the press gallery here, Eyesers, kindly allow me to express my outrage about the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) disparities as pronounced by Jim Wilson, interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives. Eyesers, mine eyes hath […]
By Gerald V. Paul Eyes would like to extend congrats to President and CEO Scott A. Caldwell of Guyana Goldfields Inc. on receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award given for notable corporate development success in the past year, at the Mines and Money conference held last week in London, UK. “We are honoured to be the […]
By Gerald V. Paul So, Eyesers, are you dreaming of a … white Christmas? Like Really? But allyuh look story, eh, eh. Methinks, more like … “I’ll be home for Christmas – not a dream, but reality. A mother and child are the first to grace Fly Jamaica’s One Team, One Dream, a charming B767-300ER, […]
By Gerald V. Paul Eyesers, does your vision for inclusion communicate the totality of diversity? And given the recent CBC revisit to their diversity training and enforcement, this is a timely look at the subject matter. Meanwhile, as you ponder this food for thought, here’s an expert with years in the private sector with some […]
By Gerald V. Paul When pals of European and Caribbean ancestry got together, it was a time to fall in love all over again and continue doing good in our community. But in the laughter, food, friendship and bonding, there was another commonality: the passing of family members of both the Owen and Brewster families […]
By Gerald V. Paul So when the Eyes guy heard that 100 souls were turned away at the Heartbreak Hotel, oops, packed Elite Banquet Hall last Saturday at The Caribbean Children Foundation 14th Anniversary Gala, I was wondering how many came for the signature entertainment, Travis Persaud – Elvis Presley tribute artist. Toronto-born of Guyanese […]
By Gerald V. Paul Eyesers, do you know that saving forests offers a new route to alleviating hunger and malnutrition, promoting development and tackling climate change? You do? Cool. By the way, Guyana’s former president and Champion of the Earth (UN, 2010), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, delivered a keynote address at a business forum last Friday, […]
By Gerald V. Paul “They provide quality goods and services. They support our local teams and charities. They lead job-creation in this country. And that’s why New Democrats want to invest in small business, not dole out more Conservative-style tax breaks for large corporations,” MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough-Rouge River) told Eyes as we celebrate Small […]
By Gerald V Paul “For in an exact sense the present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis of journalism,” said Walter Lippmann, arguably the most influential American journalist in the 20th Century. He continued, “There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil.” Go figure. And […]
By Gerald V. Paul “I would like you to be my special guest at our International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) Annual Gala on Oct. 18 at Sheraton Parkway Hotel Suites, Richmond Hill,” read the e-mail sent from my Brother Habeeb Alli, IDRF’s community development manager. And how can Eyes say no, as Alli, a […]
