Archive for March 12th, 2008
Beware of fake ‘universities’ in Guyana
Dear Editor,
There is a “university” located on Sheriff Street that is misleading the public about its credibility.
To begin with, they are proclaiming to be accredited by a university in California and accredited by the Ministry of Education in Guyana. Read the rest of this entry »
Geraldine Ferraro says ‘America is giving americas cleanest negro Obama a free pass’
“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,” she continued. “And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.” Ferraro does not buy the notion of Obama as the great reconciler.
given a chance to clarify by the Daily Breeze ole Geraldine came back with ““Racism works in two different directions. I really think they’re attacking me because I’m white. How’s that?”“
Guyana’s govt cannot lead & suffers from an inferiority complex
Dear Editor,
The many failures of this Government, such as security of citizens, problematic drainage, deterioration of sea defence infrastructure, deterioration of roads in villages, and inability to attract investors, continue to plague this nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Doubtless, Guyana rewards incompetence
Dear Editor
It appears as though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Labour are fast asleep, when one considers the near disaster which occurred at the Garden of Eden Power Plant.
It boggles the mind that after the fire of 2006 nothing was done by the management of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to remedy the problem of oil-filled drains and trenches within the compound and surrounding areas. Read the rest of this entry »
GUYANA : THE RECENT ARRESTS OF PERSONS IN VIOLATION OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE PROVOCATIVE
The PNCR has always given its full and unequivocal support to the security forces to apprehend anyone who has broken the laws of this country. The Party has repeated this position on different occasions and reiterated it after the recent heinous crimes at Lusignan, on 26th January, and at Bartica, on 17th February. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramrattie Jagdeo targeted by PPP in Lusignan
The release noted too that PNCR candidate, on the party’s list for the 2006 general and regional elections, Ramrattie Jagdeo, who lives in the street at Lusignan in which the massacre occurred was arrested on March 7, 2008 during the day and taken to Eve Leary, allegedly, on the basis of an altercation with a neighbour over differences of political opinion expressed in October 2007. He said that Jagdeo was accused by a neighbour of bringing Buxton gunmen on the community even though her own relatives were gunned down in the massacre and she too was under threat since her house was on the same street that was attacked. He said he learnt of the attack from Jagdeo.
Oliver Hinckson charged with sedition, Dorian Massay for possessing Army kit
Hinckson charged with sedition, Massay for possessing Army kit
Guyana Chronicle: EX-ARMY Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant Oliver Hinckson has been charged with the capital offence of sedition.The 64-year-old veteran, of Lot 167 Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, also faced a charge of advocating the commission of a terrorist act when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday.