Dear Editor, Webster’s Dictionary has chosen TOXIC as the 2018 Word of the Year. Local Government Elections (LGE) 2018 dramatically pronounced the AFC and its leaders TOXIC everywhere in Guyana. Not only did the AFC do badly in the overall LGE 2018, they were toxic even in the towns and villages where their leaders were born and grew up. Nowhere were the results more alarming for the AFC than in Region 6, which had become a sort of bastion for the AFC and is the region, where most of the…
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Political Belly-wuk
Satiricus was happy he’d made the break with the KFC. As he sauntered towards the Back Street Bar, he was pleased he didn’t have to put up with all the nonsense Nagga Man and Rum Jhaat were going on with much longer. There were no principles, he mused, just naked self-interest guiding them nowadays.” “Like yuh leadah dem ah get belly-wuk!” gloated Bungi as Satiricus sidled into his seat at the Back Street Bar. “Like you forgot I chucked in my membership with the KFC?” smiled Satiricus, as he reached…
Read MoreThe history of PNC and media intimidation
Only Guyanese with very short memories or absolutely no knowledge of our post-Independence history would be surprised at the intimidation of journalists at the press conference ostensibly arranged by the APNU (but only PNC officials in attendance) and the AFC at Congress Place last Friday. And this intimidation had to have been planned beforehand, since APNU supporters who thronged the occasion to deliver their insults and heckling had to have been invited and seated by the organisers. They were in full view and earshot of the bevy of the highest…
Read MoreFemale miner crushed to death as pit caves in at Arakaka
A woman was killed on Tuesday after a mining pit caved in on her while punting for gold at Arakaka Backdam, North West District. Dead is 44-year-old Eleen Figuera of Two Miles Arakaka, NWD. Based on information received, the now dead woman and others were working in the pit when the mud suddenly caved in and covered her. The others managed to escape with minor bruises. Figuera was subsequently pulled from under the rubble and taken to the Pakera District Hospital, NWD where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Her…
Read More“Roads have stories”
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the emergency services and reflect on the tremendous burden and cost of this daily continuing disaster to families, communities and countries, and on ways to halt it. Road deaths and injuries are sudden, violent, traumatic events.…
Read MoreSTOP the tears; slow down, drive cautiously
The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) has been Guyana’s strongest voice when it comes to raising awareness and promoting safe use of the roadways ever since its establishment, and it is constantly trying to make its campaigns more eye-catching. On Thursday, it launched what is being dubbed as the most eye-catching campaign in collaboration with local business partner Impressions, along with the Public Infrastructure Ministry and the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department. The “Stop the Tears” campaign is geared towards making road users more aware of the suffering the…
Read MorePPP promises to use 1 seat in Linden to push for positive changes
On the heels of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) securing one seat on the Linden Municipality at the recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE), that party has said it is looking forward to making a significant impact, geared along the lines of its campaign promises. This was according to the Party’s Vice Chairman for Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice), Akanni Blair, who noted that the party is jubilant, given the improvement in votes seen in the Region. Blair said that while the Party lost constituency seats, the fact that the…
Read MoreRights activist urges action following CCJ ruling
Human rights activist Vidyaratha Kissoon is urging Government to take heed of the recent ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which declared the cross-dressing law unconstitutional in Guyana following a case filed by the transgender community. Kissoon said the transgender community has welcomed the ruling, reminding that one of the applicants in the case, Gulliver (Quincy) McEwan, has always noted that laws alone are not needed to change hearts and minds, and that other things need to be in place. “Guyana now has to ensure that…
Read MoreThe Bone Flute* Dead Writers Society
The Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown, Guyana, recently commemorated one of its country’s most revered festivals – the Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos, a special time set aside to remember and to pay homage to departed loved ones and to by way of related activities support them on their spiritual journey. Dia de los Muertos is not unlike many Western traditions and festivals including All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. This year 2018, the festival was devoted to the following eminent writers, Sir Wilson Harris, Sergio Pistol,…
Read MoreChef jailed for trafficking cocaine
A 34-year-old chef who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with 89 cocaine pellets in his stomach was on Monday jailed. Hosanna Moses, of Lot 35 Fourth Street, Kingston, Georgetown, was jailed when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Moses admitted that between November 14 and 16, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital, he had in his possession 888 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The prosecution’s case, presented by Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, stated that Moses was an outgoing…
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