What is happening here?
Dear Editor, I am thoroughly disgusted and upset at what appears to me to be a blatant disregard of laws in this Garden City of ours. Everyday I have to travel along Croal Street from Vlissengen Road to King Street and as a result as I approach Camp Street, I cannot avoid seeing how the [...]
Where is the justice?
Dear Editor, There is an organisation called the Berbice Bar Association, and there is also one called the Guyana Bar Association. What is ironic is that the Guyana Bar Association does not include lawyers from Berbice and when the Guyana Bar Association has a function Berbice lawyers are not usually included. Now, nearly the whole [...]
Cycling teen critical after being struck by pick-up
By Andrunie Harris and Rabindra Rooplall Nineteen year old Omarie Wharton was up to press time in a critical condition in the Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck by a pickup. The accident occurred at around 18:45 hrs near New Hope, on the East Bank Demerara public road. According to reports, [...]
A QUIET SATURDAY AFTERNOON
It is said that the sun in Guyana, when at its hottest, does not shine, but scorches. This past Saturday was no exception. It was hot day and even within the Kaieteur News office, the heat could be felt seeping through the air-conditioning. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon within the Kaieteur News office. The [...]
The future of our children is at stake
Dear Editor, It must be viewed with concern the frequent “closing down” of schools by parent or by teachers, or by circumstances contributed to by errant contractors or the Ministry of Education itself. What is even sadder is that our children, after a very long August break, need to re-commence their learning instead of having [...]
Same old story of destructive political leaders
One should not dignify any argument that outlines a programme for democracy for all countries because all countries are not alike. Democracy and constitutionalism are different concepts (see the work of Fareed Zakaria on the difference). What goes into confidence-building measures between warring factions in a country varies from territory to territory. Belgium and Switzerland [...]
Rename Tiger Bay to Nation’s Bay
Dear Editor, School of The Nations recent press release of offering classes to its new location neighbourhood children is indeed an amazing gesture and this is also an ideal practice of community development. I view it as a once in a lifetime opportunity for the selected candidates to garner personal self development, become role models [...]
SAGGING UNDERWEAR BOTTOMS OUT
Recently the BBC ran what is called a “crawl” on its newscast saying “Breaking News”. It turned out to be literally accurate since the announcement was that the Australian wicket-keeper, Brad Hadden, had fractured his finger. In that vein, I have what the media would call “News In Brief.” A recent Barbados Nation article by [...]
Perennial Power Problems
GPL has got to be the most detested corporation in the country – and most certainly so on the West Coast of Demerara. As our newspaper has been reporting over the last few months, the intermittent blackouts that had plagued the area for years suddenly escalated to a point where the new norm is to [...]
