Taxis should also carry meters
Dear Editor, Recently the President of Guyana Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo passed a decree that all taxis must have one colour. This is indeed an excellent idea that will impact positively on the travelling public. Persons will be able to spot taxis from a distance and this move should help the police to finally identify those [...]
CANKLES, THANKLES AND MANKLES
I have something to get off my chest and the only comforting thought in this insane scenario is that there are many other people who, like me, have things to get off their chests and other parts of their bodies. Had I not wondered what the word “moobs” meant and relentlessly pursued it on the [...]
KN columnist’s writings are insightful
Dear Editor, I have always had the highest respect and regard for the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony and hope he is neither the author, or responsible for the publication of a letter headlined, “Is there no editorial restraint on this rampant journalistic campaigner”, dated Thursday November 12, 2009 (Guyana Times [...]
The LCDS comes crashing down to the ground
There will be no pledge of money for President Jagdeo’s LCDS at Copenhagen next month. World leaders, including President Obama, concluded their meeting in Singapore on Saturday with a statement that there cannot be a consensus for climate change in time for Copenhagen. There was no specific future date on the extent to which greenhouses [...]
It is unlawful to fill in drainage canals
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Local Government takes issue with letters written by Mr. Mohamed Ally as published in SN of October 30, 2009 and November 10, 2009 and also with a letter written by Mr. Balraj Balram, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works, as published by SN, in its issue of November 4, [...]
THE BOSS MAN BELIEVED HE WAS IN OUTER SPACE
As the boss man of this newspaper sat in the passenger gallery of the Grantley Adams International Airport, a huge British Airways aircraft landed. The size of this plane was monstrous and at one stage, the boss man, accustomed to the small crafts that land at our own national airport, presumed that it was some [...]
World Child Abuse Prevention Day
This Thursday, November 19th, is World Child Abuse Prevention Day. It is a rather pathetic fact of our so-called modern and “enlightened” and “civilised” age millions of children are being abused in one form or another, every day in the world. It is pathetic because while we rail at the legion of injustices that besiege [...]
Allen completes remarkable Schools’ C/ships
Carto, Felix also impressive By Edison Jefford By any stretch of the imagination, Neisa Allen’s accomplishment at the just concluded National Schools’ Championships is nothing short of remarkable. The North Georgetown athlete fell one medal short of taking gold in three sprint events. Eventual Under-20 Female Champion Athlete, New Amsterdam’s, Roxanna Rigby edged Allen [...]
