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How they go free

(In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.

The first ever Frankly Speaking – A.A. Fenty

(Taken from the January 29th, 1993 edition of Stabroek News) (In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.

The basics of local crime

Concerning Letitia’s hairdo… Please tolerate my brevity today. Twenty-seven (27) years ago I was genuinely proud to publish – with Police Commissioner Laurie Lewis’ collaboration – a crime prevention hand book for laymen/citizens.

Who’s beating racial drums? Why?

Thanking female teachers, nurses As 2022 ended, then onwards into this still “new” year, the world’s media, which, seemingly, revels in bad, very bad, news, transmitted global death and destruction to all who bother.

A New Year of peace? Goodwill? Politics? Racism?

Guyanese Americans – Documented and naturalised On this last 2022 weekend – the cusp of a brand new year in our part of the world it is almost natural to ponder, wonder, cogitate, speculate, be curious as to what that imminent period, 2023, will present to us as a nation.

Our politicians’ twelve days of peace?

First consider these two relatively–opposing points: compared to many other portions of our planet our Guyana enjoys actual prolonged peace; and do you realise many – too many – opposition politicians – along with many letter-writing surrogates/critics – would experience serious mental trauma if prolonged peace and consistent development offered them no reason to be critical, to oppose or to ‘buse?

The trouble with Christmas

Trouble!? With Christmas? At Christmas time? Seriously? Yes! You see friends, frankly speaking, this “season” is tailor-made to evoke and evince both the good and the worst in too many of us.

Eight percent? Dedicated versus naughty public servants

Our world today – gender – re-assigning Upfront let me record my solid position as a government pensioner frequently creating assignments to assist paying monthly bills from time to time: public servants’ basic salaries should have been increased by fifteen (15%) percent, if not higher!

Indian-descended Guyanese: Enduring success. Why?

Three months of the Christ-Mass? Frankly speaking I’m quite aware that any discussion surrounding the overall socio-economic success of one ethnic group in this challenged land of ours might breed some internal ill-will – or open rancour.

Endangered election – Here and far?

Nature’s fury adds to man’s inhumanity It was relatively easy for a one-time national election “animal” like me to become engrossed with the electoral goings–on – just past or current.

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