Freddie said Guyana wants to hear an independent voice
On September 21, 2005, Freddie Kissoon penned a column to sort of welcome me to the Kaieteur News column pages. In this particular column, Freddie said, “Everybody in Guyana wants to hear an independent voice and read a mind that is not fed by PPP or PNC propaganda.” Freddie then encouraged me, as he did [...]
The ways in which the opposition can win the next national election
There are two requirements that the opposition parties have to adhere to without even a moment of consideration. There is nothing to consider. These two requirements are so priceless that without them there will be no victory. The first one is that the PPP must be opposed by a grand coalition of all opposition units [...]
The Baccoo speaks
I would have imagined that somebody would take heed but no one does. Perhaps they simply cannot read. Here was the electrocution, the drowning and the horrific road accident. This is just the start. There will be more when a car drives off the road and the driver later says that he swerved from an [...]
PNCR WELCOMES THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON ALLIANCES, COALITION AND SHARED GOVERNANCE
The PNCR welcomes the public debate and discussions on Governance that have intensified over the last weeks, since the news of a possible alliance or coalition of opposition parties became the subject of extensive media coverage. The discussions and debates reveal that Guyanese are genuinely concerned about development and about a better quality of life [...]
A State of equanimity
(Both the PPP under a new leader and the possible coalition of opposition forces that is being contemplated (fashioned?) will have to consider what is the best form of the state that can deal with, to begin with, the economic failures exposed by the ongoing world financial crisis. It will not end with Greece. We [...]
THE NEW OLIGARCHS
There is a new elite in town. Especially over the past six years, they have cemented themselves as the most powerful elements of the economic class in Guyana. They are parceling out large segments of Guyana’s economy for themselves. By the time they are finished with their expansion they may end up owning most of [...]
SASOD concerned about Mr. Edghill’s comments
Dear Editor, We were surprised to read reports in sections of the press that comments made by the Chair of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), and Public Relations Officer of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO), Mr. Edghill, about the SASOD Film Festival. We are very concerned about the allegations made against SASOD – and by extension [...]
This administration is the most bare-faced in the Caribbean
Dear Editor, I refer to Dexter Harding’s contribution to your letter column (Kaieteur News, July 1) and agree with him fully. This Administration has won first prize as the most bare-faced government in the Caribbean, with the award of contracts being its supreme arena. Whatever the level of the contracts administration: central, ministerial, regional or [...]
PPP/C is acronym for ‘Planning Poor Projects Constantly’
Dear Editor, The follies of the PPP/C Administration never cease to amaze me. Over the years in the pages of this publication, there are numerous reports of wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money on projects that can be best classified as ‘White Elephants’, while others have been poorly built and constantly in need of repairs. A [...]
What do we know about the ravages of alcohol?
Dear Editor, My Editorial of October 1, 1986, Vo12 Number 9, in the Inner Beat, monthly magazine, York Finch General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, is reproduced below, followed by what I perceive to be two serious questions in year 2010. Editorial “Alcoholism — How Serious is the Problem?” A recent article in a Toronto newspaper began [...]
‘Chainsaw Benn’ at it again
Dear Editor, Madness by government never ceases to amaze me. Lo and behold yesterday (01-07-10) I came across an attractive headline of ‘Chainsaw Benn’ at it again. I read the story and was amazed at the excuses that ‘Chainsaw Benn’ came up with for damaging one of the biggest company promotional banners in this country. [...]
Hypocrisy of cricket board executives
Dear Editor, I have followed with some attention the accusations being leveled against the Guyana Cricket Board by many individuals, including Vice President, Bissoondial Singh who is also President of the Demerara Cricket Board. Many of these accusations may have merit and I await with high expectation the two reports commissioned by the Minister: the [...]
Guyana is sinking deeper and deeper everyday into anti-democratic practices
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article “OP accuses Kaieteur News and SN of advocating race-based politics” (KN July 2, 2010). Guyana is sinking deeper and deeper everyday into anti-democratic practices and the voices for the creation of a just society must speak out. The Office of the President speaks on behalf of the [...]
CANU’s response welcomed
Dear Editor, I thank CANU for its official response that its searches of passengers’ belongings are not politically driven. I can’t tell readers how relieved I am that people are not targeted but searches are done routinely to deter drug smuggling. There was an allegation that a CANU officer targeted WPA executive officer, Dr. David [...]
The double standards at UG
Dear Editor, Recent decisions by the UG Council at its 23rd June meeting provide further proof why UG graduates should stay in Guyana. The Council reinstated a lecturer, whom it was alleged made sexual remarks during his lectures, because a committee set up to investigate the matter reported it found no evidence to support the [...]
Questions over Haggs Bosch landfill project
Dear Editor, I happened to be in Barbados on an engineering assignment with C. O. Williams – probably the largest engineering group in the Caribbean. I am happy to have learnt that they had tendered to work in my native Guyana on the Haggs Bosch Landfill. They aroused my curiosity when one of their senior [...]
Where are the eyes and arms of the law?
Dear Editor, Human Trafficking of women and children and stories that unfold of human sufferings, ask the big question of how the birth of this heinous crime came into being. It’s the insatiable lust for money that has spawned a billion dollar business that has its tentacles embedded in countries across the globe. The condemnation [...]
Bad Manners
Whatever happened to the “War on Bad Manners”? Like most attempt at setting standards, it appears to have desultorily petered out in the desert of indifference by the ordinary people. Are they more concerned with grinding out a living to keep up the niceties? Is life too nasty and brutish and short for the average [...]
