St. Therese’s Primary School Graduation
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Overall performance of students at the National Grade Six Assessment shows improvement in Mathematics and Science respectively but English recorded a drop. This disclosure was made by the Principal Personnel Officer in Region Six Shelton Daniels as he presented the main address during the graduation exercise at the St. Therese’s Primary [...]
Rose Hall IMC takes the lead
ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The Chairman of the Rose Hall Town Interim Management Committee (IMC) Bhadenauth Somrah has drawn the line and is taking the lead. This he said is based on advice given by the Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall on the issue of hosting the town’s anniversary celebration. According to him, [...]
IF THE GOVENRMENT DOES NOT ACT, PARLIAMENT SHOULD
This week, we take a respite from the Trafficking in Persons controversy and redirect our focus towards another international report which has raised the ire of the ruling PPP administration. Before examining the government’s and that of its critics’ responses to the Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)‘s country report on Guyana, a report that called into question [...]
When silence is betrayal
Dear Editor, I comment on Ms Sheila Holder’s exculpatory letter (SN, 9th July) concerning the last Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) meeting from which media operatives were evicted by the Chairman, Bishop Edghill, without a vote or her objection. Although I am disadvantaged being in London, sometimes the mountain is clearer from afar. From this distance [...]
Anti-poor government of the worst kind
My quarrel here is not with Mr. Eddie Boyer who just bought 103 acres of prime real estate next to where I live for $600M. Mr. Boyer fell upon a good deal and he grabbed it. Of course it is no secret in Guyana, not Georgetown, but Guyana that Mr. Boyer shares a close friendship [...]
Mental capacity need not decline with age
Dear Editor, Mental abilities are supposed to decline as we age. This premise is often used as a fact drawn from statistics which malign an entire generation. But is this true for everyone? It is true that mental ability can decline with age. In fact, many things happen to us as we age. Ten or [...]
RABBIT REDUX
Everyone in the town of Siparia in the deep south of Trinidad knew “Rabby” or “Rabbit” although only a few people knew that his real name was Ivan Marchand. Rabby was the undisputed leader of the little community of “Cassava Alley” which was later renamed “Peyton Place” (by both its inhabitants and the rest of [...]
Implement stricter measures for those who drive recklessly and dangerously
Dear Editor, This letter seeks to highlight the relationship between the stagnant state of our population number and road accidents. On average, about three persons die per week as a consequence of an accident on our roadways. In one year, this amounts to 156 deaths. On any given day a minimum of 10-15 accidents occur [...]
Racial incitement is an illicit mechanism in the pursuit of power
Dear Editor, In recent years, racial incitement to sustain a predatory political culture in Guyana continues to be at the top of the distortionists’ propaganda list. Particular political operatives, the private media, and now hate literature have graduated to becoming the main conduits of racial provocation. These are daily happenings, albeit in a camouflaged way, [...]
Quiet Reformers
Guyana is famously known as a “land of six peoples”. But what is not so appreciated is that within these broad groupings there are countless sub-groupings coalesced around a host of characteristics. They enhance the Guyanese mosaic. Take the Indians that came as indentured labourers from the sub-continent between 1838-1917. Their north-south origins never really [...]
