A. A. Fenty

-Some response from GAWU Because I agree with Eric Phillips – ACDA official, one-time consultant in South Africa (How did that go?),

I give thanks for being allowed to be alive with you in these first weeks of a new calendar year 2011, according to how we in this portion of the planet keep count of time.

– our president, my prognostications I suppose this will forever be my own patriotic position: The land of my birth, where I’ve decided to live all my years (left) – Guyana – will always be a land to love – despite… Despite and notwithstanding the bungling by its political managers which threaten to reduce it (further) to a socioeconomic mess and into an untidy, health-challenged home and even though I harbor strong doubts about them … about us … from time to time, I can’t see our Guyanese people allowing any professional political pretenders

You’re traditional. No matter what. You believe or share other people’s belief, about the Birth celebrated on December 25.

-Sealandia’s Pots and Kettles Again eschewing the more profound, the cerebral and analytical, I caution instead those citizens willing to be reasonable, or conservative, for this “Season”.

-A white Christmas – Forever? -Oh, Thanks President Santa…Perhaps I can justify using this “season” of a rather universal virtually-invasive Christian celebratory festival, to cogitate upon Ian Mc Donald’s last Sunday Stabroek column.

-My government can respond, I’m sure My “working-class” here refers to the thousands of Guyanese actually holding down some type of employment in the country’s public or private sector.

Frankly speaking, I anticipate perhaps an unprecedented upsurge in criminal activity for the season of “goodwill” now actively beginning.

The motivation for today’s offering may be three-fold: to be most brief; to quote other people’s powerful, relevant views and to repeat for emphasis, my own strongly-held opinions on the issue of something called Guyanese “justice”.

-Boxing for recognition and reward Frankly Speaking…     Away with issues of crime, HIV-AIDS, traffic accidents and fires!

-So is it really, really race? My “Donor Dollars for the campaign” item is purely fictional.

-Bishop “Brev” – and a cane-cutter’s thoughts The primary objective herein today is to express my conditional support for the latest governmental initiative to confront, lessen or eliminate gender-based abuse, domestic violence.

Who gets Guyana‘s land? How? Why? Frankly Speaking…           By  A.A Fenty These re-cycled thoughts were provoked by (i) the pleas for the “early”/immediate planning for Mashramani 2011; (ii) the lady reassuring: “We can do it, we’ll make it.

-85,000 Hindus, Christians for Mash 2011 Just last Friday I had opined that the typical working-class Guyanese citizen cares little about (macro) economic issues or the more sophisticated even if necessary, questions of fiscal management – or our foreign policy.

Not sure why in Heaven’s name I’ve chosen to comment on the three PPP/C administrations (October 5, 1992 to today) which have been in government and “in charge” of us for 18 years non-stop.

On Traffic – And Politicians at Sport Admittedly, these are, in the main, recycled thoughts from an earlier column on the issues published four years ago.

– spousal killings, defence duty It could be the unfortunate legacy of our “culture of lateness, late-coming and delay”.

Those poor Gecom chairmen Just before I offer you brief comments on the (vexed) issue of National Registration, I allow myself an observation about our census.

– Retaliation? Responsibility? Readers, citizens will be aware of numerous charges and allegations of favouritism and outright, studied, discrimination by this government, its agencies and its officials with decision- making authority.

What? Thankfully, the art-form of steelpan music is making a comeback in Guyana?