U.S. civil rights struggles have borne fruit
BETWEEN 1964 and 1969 I struggled alongside our Afro-American brothers and sisters. Today we have seen the beginning of the fruits of the struggles of the 1950s and 1960s –the election of a black President, Barak Obama.
America today, I am convinced is a vastly different country. The imprisonment endured in 1967 and 1968, the danger […]
President Jagdeo’s Government does not condone torture
Amid the current praises showered on the life and times of Stabroek News’s Editor-in-Chief the late David de Caires, it is almost distasteful that Sunday Stabroek’s Editorial of November 9, 2008, would, out of force of habit, again incorrectly interpret the President’s remarks on a sensitive issue as “torture”.
According to the Editorial, President Jagdeo opined […]
Guyana Police need to move against touting
THE Police said they are expected to launch a deliberate campaign against touting for mini-buses as this appears to have reached new, disturbing levels.
Once again I will say it.
Things are allowed to go on and on until it reaches a boiling point.
Every year I come home to Guyana, I would willfully go by Demico to […]
Life jackets do save lives
I have noted with interest the contributions of a number of persons on the use of life jackets in the letter column following the recent tragedy in the Corentyne River. It is regrettable that lives would have been lost in such a manner but it has been proven that life jackets when worn correctly save […]
Why minibus operators are not lowering fares?
WHY aren’t the mini-bus operators lowering their fares? This is a total disregard for the travelling public’s rights!
The price of fuel has been reduced drastically from a $1000 to an all time low of $777. This is outrageous! Do these mini-bus operators have relatives and friends who travel? How can they be so selfish?
I recently […]
“Yes we can” has a special meaning
TODAY I let go of the fear of letting my young daughter go to school in a taxi by herself.
I just cannot leave my chair in front of the television. I want to see and hear it all about Barack Obama.
I am a single parent who over the years has instilled in my girls the […]
Extra lessons automatically reduce pace of teachers
AS a teacher I support the Ministry of Education’s ban on extra lessons held at schools. Offering lessons creates a psychological effect whereby teachers tend to automatically reduce their pace of teaching during the prescribed school hours because they know that after three o’ clock, they have an opportunity to make up for the lessons […]
City Hall is responsible for implementing statutory provisions
ACCORDING to Kaieteur News Sunday November 2, 2008.”Illegal construction recommences in residential area.” Despite the pleas of the residents in Subryanville over the construction of a three-storey commercial building in that residential area, and in the face of a “cease” order by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to halt construction of the building, […]
Despite commitment by GMBA, GPTA bus fares have not decreased
IT is with great alarm and concern that I write about the gas prices and minibus fares. As a regular commuter I have the right to be concerned over prices of gasoline, which have caused a dent in our budgets over the previous months.
The General Minibus Association (GMBA) and the Guyana Public Transport Association (GPTA) […]
Happy that 100th year as rice exporter being celebrated
IT is now Guyana’s 100th year as a rice exporting country. I am very happy to learn that this significant milestone would be celebrated with a rice conference and a rice festival.
The rice conference would provide an opportunity for farmers in the sector to learn more about the sector and techniques that are used in […]
