Parents must do their part
I became worried as I read a letter in your newspaper yesterday; because it painted a horrid picture that, no child who learns in Guyana’s public schools, should go through. The Government has been spending millions upon millions of dollars in providing training for hundreds of teachers at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) […]
Culture of good practice
I apologise for taking this undesirable step, (writing in the press) to ensure that our young people are treated with respect.
I also apologise for my ignorance if I chose to ask the wrong Office to guarantee that our school children get quality services.
My outlook is that we are all in this together and […]
Start up those little kitchen gardens
Daily as I surf the net and peruse the articles published in the print media and aired on international television of the likes of CNN and BBC, I am further convinced that the world’s population is heading down a calamitous road in terms of its survival.
Recently all eyes were turned in the direction of climatic […]
Good move to ban ‘Bounty Killer’
I applaud the Government for the ban on ‘Mavado’ and ‘Bounty Killer’. These singers seem to have no respect for the law. This was a good move and it shows that the Government is concerned about curbing lawlessness, since these songs are not good for especially children to listen to, and I have noticed that […]
Stop hindering the process!
I was just going through an old newspaper and was reading a letter in one of the dailies where a gentleman was describing how he and his wife were robbed by two criminals. He described how he was petrified with fear and almost saw death’s door when one of the men pulled the trigger of […]
Accident could have been avoided
My view is that the recent fatal accident at Bee Hive on the East Coast Demerara could have been avoided, if systems were in place to round up stray animals on the country’s roadways.
If this happens then I think the owners of animals will have to provide ways of keeping their cattle.
I had a close […]
Minibuses should not increase fares
While I agree that the cost for gas and spare parts has escalated, I do not agree that minibuses should increase their fares.
My reason is that no minibus operator pays PAYE to the government, the money they earn is tax free, workers have to pay their fair share of taxes to take care of the […]
Tackling the illiteracy problem in Guyana
Recently, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) commented on the low standard of literacy/numeracy of candidates taking the arm’s entrance test. This test, I understand, was equivalent to the National Grade Six Assessment which is offered to children under 12 years of age.
This is just one organisation among many, drawing attention to the poor literacy and […]
Time for unity in the Labour Movement
Thursday, May 1, 2008, Guyanese workers celebrated another Labour Day with the usual march and rallies. However, May Day 2008 saw a deeper split in labour when the two labour umbrella bodies, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions in Guyana (FITUG) went separate ways. Although starting off the […]
Guyana Press Association salutes media workers
ON the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2008, the Guyana Press Association (GPA) salutes all media workers in Guyana and pays tribute to those who died while performing their sacred role of presenting the truth.
In a statement the GPA said media managers and media workers need to take advantage of training opportunities to arrest […]
