The PNCR’s ‘camouflage’ strategy
Dear Editor, The scramble for power is an ugly sight in Guyana. Everything else takes second place in this insufferable ‘power’ stampede; creating in its scurrilous path a charade of unscrupulous demands. Self-interests, not the people’s interests, continue to mar the political life of this nation; the constant humbug of unprincipled demands for changes in [...]
LEXTING,TEXTING AND SEXTING
It was in Barbados that I first encountered the use of “unfair” as a verb. Our office was next to the Wanderers ground and I often wandered across to watch cricket. One day, this player who believed that he was given what in Trinidad would be called a “bad” out, was extremely upset when he [...]
‘Sugar’ returns in Ravens’ big win
Melanie Patriots upset Maccabees Dyna’s Ravens joined Courts Pacesetters in the second round in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) First Division Knockout Tournament when the team had a convincing victory against Eagles Saturday night. The number two ranked Division 1 club in Georgetown thrashed Eagles 99-46 to advance to the next round of the [...]
PNCR to resist hijacking of Georgetown City Council
The political vendetta by the Peoples Progressive Party regime against the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is a disgrace and exposes the crass nature of both President Bharrat Jagdeo and the ruling party. This is according to leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, during the party’s most recent press briefing. Corbin [...]
The Third Term Balloon
It would appear that the “Third Term Trial Balloon” for the Presidency just won’t be brought down. Obviously it is being kept up by forces much more buoyant than helium. First raised as a nagging suspicion by some opposition elements more than a year ago, the issue gained enormous traction last August. A NACTA poll [...]
Modify the message of dub music for the sake of our youths
Dear Editor, Music is one of the most common and often times, a misused media, through which messages are easily transferred from person to person. It may be used as a form of relaxation, expressing thoughts, whether negative or positive, or promoting an idea. Today, music is playing a greater role in our lifestyles and [...]
PLAYING FOR THE SAME TEAM
Karl Marx said a long time ago that the ruling ideas are the ideas of the ruling class. This is the class that controls political power in any country and exercises influence over the functions of the State and the government. The Peoples Progressive Party won the 1992 elections but real power has always been [...]
Construction started on Family Court
Efforts to promote family welfare were given a significant boost recently with the initiation of the construction of a new building to house a Family Court. This Cabinet approved project will be monitored and supervised collaboratively by the Ministries of Human Services and Social Security and Transport and Hydraulics. Minister of Human Services and Social [...]
