Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Articles published on Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Devon Charles (right) of North East La Penitence trying to evade the impending challenge from Devon Dooker of Albouystown during their matchup at the Santos Training Area in the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe Championship.

Campbellvile in upset win over West Back Road

On a night highlighted by contrasting wins for West Front Road and Leopold Street respectively, North Ruimveldt and Alexander Village battled to a 4-4 stalemate when the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe championships continued on Monday.

Jury empanelled for seawall murder trial

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday empanelled a 12-member jury for the trial of two youths charged with the 2013 murder of seaman Antonio Isles who succumbed to injuries sustained after he was allegedly beaten by a group of persons at Pike Street.

Another democracy without political virtue

Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham became an autocrat, dictator, whatever description suits you, under our 1966 independence constitution, with its non-executive governor/president titular head of the government and armed forces; prime minister directly answerable to the national assembly; Westminster-type separation of powers; right to prorogation, etc.

Jubilee work

Dear Editor, For those of us who have lived to experience and to celebrate the Guyana Golden Jubilee of Independence, the following poem, The Work of Christmas by Dr Howard Thurman (1899-1981) may be aptly transposed in the present context of the real work of the Golden Jubilee for all of us as Guyanese.