Sunday Cartoon November 27, 2011
“The cricketing Nostradamus – When yuh correct, yuh right!”
I do not ever get tangible credit, but I have made mostly correct calls about West Indies’ cricket evolution, in my writings over the years. I even think that I could be called the ‘Cricketing Nostradamus’. My only problem is that I have not, yet, predicted the correct winning lottery numbers! Michel de [...]
Sugar workers tell Jagdeo ‘Too late too late shall be the cry’
Sugar workers of the Berbice estates on Friday told Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, that it is too late now to make more promises. They said this to him when he met with them in an emergency session at the Albion Community Centre. The President had flown to the Ancient County to meet [...]
Corbin takes message to Hopetown
Executive member of APNU, Robert Corbin, told a massive gathering at the Political Movement Rally at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, that they should be careful what they do over the next few days. “The PPP will be out for mischief. Stay far away from them and their cup because that cup has poison, like [...]
From the Diaspora…WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR TOMORROW?
By Ralph Seeram Uncle Rawlins was the nicest person you could meet, one of the best neighbours you could have, and very respectful. He was a close family friend and always a fixture at our home on special occasions. He will never ever pass our house without saying good morning or good afternoon to [...]
Linden gets its biggest rally yet
With just a few hours left to E-day, APNU, on Saturday night held its largest rally to date in Linden, with a mammoth crowd pledging support and allegiance to the party, while Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates David Granger and Rupert Roopnaraine, among other speakers, reiterated their calls to citizens to go [...]
PPP/C looks to bigger majority in tomorrow’s elections
..Ramotar says he will be no ‘superman’ in fighting corruption The incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) looks to pull in a “bigger majority” of votes in general elections tomorrow in the hope of continuing its 19-year control of the government and the 65-seat legislature. The party has expressed confidence that the Guyana Elections Commission [...]
Police rank comes under probe after man pulls gun on him, Cadet Officer
A policeman and a police Cadet Officer are now the centre of an investigation by the Guyana Police Force. According to the policeman, a constable, the problem began when a businessman identified as Anthony Sarjoo, nearly slammed into his car. He said that Sarjoo was heading out of Lusignan, on Tuesday, and failed to [...]
Democratic Participation
In the last elections a large percentage of voters did not exercise their franchise. If this trend continues, decisions at the highest level could be made by the few for the many. This poses a problem for democracy. Political theorists argue that democratic participation involves two mutually recursive components: the political structure [...]
Take the long walk to freedom on Monday
Dear Editor, The cold hard truth is that the PPP knows it will lose its majority. This has increasingly become clearer to the PPP in the past month or so and particularly after Moses Nagamootoo joined the AFC. The actual go-ahead to purchase the water cannon came recently and one has to seriously wonder [...]
Political deceit and the voting public
Dear Editor, Unless I missed it, I am anxiously awaiting the AFC to remind the Guyanese People and moreso the PNC supporters that because of Robert Corbin‘s intransigence, ineptitude, etc, the Jagdeo regime was able to unabatedly marginalize and disrespect them. Jagdeo has effectively made Corbin and his lackeys afraid to talk about [...]
My statement was made in the presence of Christopher Ram
Dear Editor, High state officials must be extra careful how they relate to politicians in power. When state officials beg for favours then politicians will demand favours in return. The result can only be the decapitation of democratic values. In the presence of Mr. Christopher Ram in the corridor of the High Court, [...]
Let us dispel the youth apathy myth
Dear Editor, On Monday the 28th of November, Guyana goes to the polls to elect a government to guide the country through the next four years. Popular opinion holds that youth are apathetic about politics. My friends, former school-mates, facebook buddies, young people of Guyana, I ask you to get out there and soundly [...]
UG’s developments under the PPP/C’S watch
Dear Editor, In my last Sunday’s piece, I noted that “Voters have to be circumspect in this election season, lest they allow themselves to be swept away by the tsunami of hype, misconceptions, and myths. The two main contenders of this tsunami, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change [...]
A call for peace during elections
Dear Editor, The Guyana Islamic Trust calls on all of our Guyanese brothers and sisters to pray for peace, harmony and unity in our society at this very important time in our nation. Let us turn to Almighty God and ask for His mercy and guidance. For indeed Almighty God is the [...]
Mayor Henry: Don’t get mad, get constructive
Dear Editor, I refer to your front page news story titled, “Jagdeo calls Mayor Jackass, Mayor calls Jagdeo Gutter Rat”, and ask simply: Isn’t this a case of one person being abused publicly, and the “abusee” getting even?” Getting even is a waste of emotions and energy and contributes nothing to change the [...]
For a leader possessing these qualities
Dear Editor, With General Elections just hours away, I humbly ask that we pause and think well on the following words from Scripture: 1Timothy 3:1-4, 7 “Here is a saying you can rely on: To want to be a presiding elder is to want to do a noble work. That is why the [...]
Immigration TALK: Establishing the Parent-Child Relationship
By Gail Seeram In current times, the dynamics of the family unit has changed. It is a norm to see children born to unwed parents and children raised by stepparents. In these situations, the U.S. Immigration laws impose requirements on proving the parent-child relationship when a sponsorship petition is pending. The U.S. Immigration laws [...]
THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY IS UPON US
By Khemraj Ramjattan Fellow Guyanese, I am filled with anticipation and immense excitement. The dawning of a new day is upon us. After 45 years of domination by two parties, and their callous abuse of power, one disenfranchising half of Guyana and the other now marginalising the other half, it is time we replace [...]
Interesting Creatures… The Potoo
The potoos are a family, Nyctibiidae of near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are sometimes called Poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls. There are seven species in onegenus, Nyctibius, in tropical Central and South America. These are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the [...]
Impression and Expression
Everything we do leaves an impression on the soul. How conscious are we of our thoughts, words and actions and the effect they leave on our spirit? Do we realise that repeated actions (or reactions) become patterns and that these patterns collectively define our personality. It is a bit of a chicken and egg [...]
After the 2011 elections
In days to come, Guyana will have a new president. Obviously, there will be personnel changes in the Ministries and Permanent Secretary positions and on State Boards. To put it simply; Guyana will have a brand new government. Whoever those people might be, there can hardly be any doubt about it – the Guyanese people [...]
Life will change after the elections
In a matter of hours Guyanese would be going to the polls to elect a new government. Ever since President Bharrat Jagdeo announced that Elections Day would be November 28, people have been busy doing things that people do in the run-up to the elections. They have been trying to convince others that [...]
THE PRESIDENT OF SMALL THINGS
When the PPP returned to power in 1992, there was an immediate reduction in the prices of a number of consumer items. This happened because the then president was a man who was concerned about the small man and while the problems that he faced were formidable and required him addressing the bigger [...]
Politics in Guyana
I first offered the following analysis of our voting proclivities in 1992 and then before every subsequent election. Its thesis has never been disproved. What will be the verdict this time? “Whatever their faults, our parties, like parties everywhere, do not merely affect, they also reflect the nuances of their societies. So the fault, [...]
