Satiricus sighed. If only… That’s what a little voice inside his head was telling him. The little voice spoke often to Satiricus nowadays. It was the season to be jolly and Satiricus was not one to miss out on any jollity or jollification that might be going on. He was jolly often and he was jolly long. And the little voice was telling him, “If only prezzie had taken GrainJa to South Africa.” The problem was that the little voice would say no more. So Satiricus had to fill in…
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Penalties for sexual predators
Dear Editor, I feel a satisfying sense of justice after hearing that a local judge sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of carnal knowledge. At the said time of the act, the victim was only 13 years old. The accused man is a father which makes the act that he committed even more despicable. When it comes to sexual molestation and rape, I am strongly of the opinion that individuals found guilty of such crimes should suffer severe consequences for their actions. Rape is…
Read MoreJosiah was one of those extraordinary people who will never be forgotten
Dear Editor, On behalf of the board of directors, executives and members of the Humanitarian Mission of New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir Inc, its Guyana and Toronto Chapters, we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, his fellow law enforcement comrades, on the passing of Assistant Commissioner Derrick Josiah. News of his demise was received with great sadness. However, all is not lost. I had the opportunity to meet with him while he was stationed in Berbice as commander. There isn’t much we can say or do to ease…
Read MoreOur Christmas wish is for the Government and Opposition to work together to move the country forward
Dear Editor, Recently in Parliament, some opposition parliamentarians, by abstaining from voting on critical items such as the specialty hospital, allowed a project initiated by the majority party, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C), to be funded. This is the first sign that their supporter who has been angry at their tactics to block the nation’s economic and social progress is causing some of them to break ranks with their party. I have always argued that capital projects that have been proposed by the government such as the hospital,…
Read MoreNew Perspectives
By Anu Dev When I was doing my CXC’s and chose to write 16 subjects, many persons thought that there was no point in doing subjects like history, for instance, since I’d already pretty much settled on going into medicine. But I’d found the subjects interesting and just enjoyed history especially, since it allowed me to get a glimpse of how our societies have become what it has, in the Caribbean. I also agreed with Marx’s point that the present can only be understood historically: everything is the consequence of…
Read MoreEssequibo power woes continue despite assurances from GPL
Power outage continues to hurt Essequibo businesses with a complete shutdown of the network on Wednesday despite a Guyana Power and Light statement saying that power supply is back to near normalcy. Small businesses which cannot afford a generator as yet were busy searching for ice to cool their items. Poultry farmers said they are now forced to sell “live” chicken since they cannot say whether there will be a daily power supply. One poultry farmer, Jean Samaroo said she is losing on her chickens since she cannot pluck them…
Read MoreFuneral of Imam Roshan Ali to take place in Florida
Imam Roshan Ali who hailed from Charity, Pomeroon died on Thursday afternoon, following a brief illness. Imam Ali, 87, popularly referred to as Uncle Roshan, was the father of nine children, including Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Florida, Ramzan Roshanali. A businessman and farmer in his earlier days, Uncle Roshan was very active in the Muslim community in Guyana. He received the Indian Arrival Committee’s Award in 2009 for his outstanding contributions to the religious and business sectors. He spent his early childhood in Siriki, Pomeroon and later moved to Wismar…
Read MoreGovt says some activities in scrapped USAID project still being implemented
The Guyana government on Wednesday said that despite it cancelling a multibillion- dollar U. S.-sponsored governance project, some activities of the programme are still ongoing. And it has been revealed for the first time that political parties could have received commodity support valued US$ 50,000 under the programme. “There have been repeated reports that activities in the disapproved project are being implemented, currently, by either the U. S. embassy or the USAID or the International Republican Institute,” Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon told a news conference at the Office of…
Read MoreWorld Bank deems corruption public enemy number one
Declaring corruption “public enemy number one” in developing countries, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Wednesday described how the group is stepping up its fight against corruption. He called upon developing world partners and the private sector to be part of the solution. “In the developing world, corruption is public enemy number one,” said Kim, speaking at an event hosted by the World Bank’s anti-corruption investigative arm, the Integrity Vice Presidency. “We will never tolerate corruption, and I pledge to do all in our power to build upon our…
Read MoreCSF targets promotion of science in Caribbean
The recently held third annual Caribbean Science Foundation conference (CSF) saw the raising of awareness on mechanisms to promote science in the Caribbean using Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The conference was held two weeks ago in Guyana at the Grand Coastal Hotel, and saw a gathering of professionals from the world over to discuss and debate on how to advance science in the Caribbean to help diversify the economies of its countries. The two-day conference held under the theme “Stimulating Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Science and Engineering”,…
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