A. A. Fenty

-And National Songs, National lies Yes here I go again with one of my occasional opinionated, lecture-type pieces.

The Brigadier’s Militants and Moderates …and when Christopher cusses I feel that you will allow me a brief discussion in print on a subject which has always managed to bother me.

-Humanity, History – and Hinds From Bourda… to Lords!? That was my reaction of muted outrage when I read Ian Mc Donald’s column, this past Sunday.

Get an Education? Why? A man-in-the-street definition of “Constitution”? That would be: the manner, character, or set of fundamental principles, laws, precepts and prescribed intentions on which any state (Guyana) is organized and governed.

What? The Politics of Perks? It’s not one event. Rather it’s a year long programme of events.

Football: What would Hitler say!? Because I have long decided to abandon my fore-parents’ hard-won right to vote, I am/was tempted to tell you-all to ignore all these open and subtle election moves, gimmicks, dirty-tricks, speeches and writings.

– On Real Heroes and Martyrs It would be noted that I chose the word “using”, instead of merely “reading” in my easily-proven contention that our newspapers are more than just read. 

What Elections Do – And Can’t… It’s already more than twenty years ago that a Bajan Soca Singer (Gabby?)

-And a plan for Senior-Citizen Pensioners My age of caution and my preference not to rush to print or judgement with regard to unfolding public scandal and reports of corruption – alleged or real – rein in my ability to ‘buse out national figures with the gusto, alacrity and frequency with which others do.

Hey! Let’s Tender! Let’s Bid! I get impatient, crotchety, a wee bit short-tempered and definitely upset when I suspect or know that people are attempting to mislead or deceive me and the masses these days.

Bring it! Especially the tickets! This is still Critchlow week. It culminates with Labour Day tomorrow.

– the birth of executive banditry Just another short ‘lecture’ from the University of the Streets today.

‘Wealth without work’? And my usual Easter musings Sometimes I am given to quoting the more intellectual and analytical views and points made by other more learned local writers who qualify themselves for much more profundity than that of which I am capable. 

Electing community leaders Look, I know that in offering comment on such issues, I should be more scientific, analytical and given to supportive statistics.

America! Oh America! This is my briefest layman’s assessment of Guyana’s attempt – real or cosmetic – to decentralize socio-political, economic authority into the hands, minds and brains of the people who live throughout the length and breadth of our Blighted Republic.

Achievement! Recognition! Then what? Our young Calypsonians challenge Besides this being one of my “lazy days” when I’ll quote heavily from one of my favourite controversial sources, today’s offering which will no doubt be familiar to my regulars, is informed by the fact that February is the African-American-inspired “Black History/African Heritage Month.”

Reasons for suicide? Expectedly, naturally, justifiably, scores of Guyanese writers, commentators, ordinary citizens of social conscience have been recording their thoughts on the Natural Disaster in Haiti.

What? No clean money? Only laundries? Frankly Speaking The Diaspora – that dispersion or scattering of a people from their original homeland(s).

When well-meaning, law-abiding, innocent Guyanese in Georgetown apply for Visitor Visas to the USA, American Immigration law and policy first view them as “intended immigrants”.

Frankly Speaking – by A.A. Fenty Bet you this will be my most brief, because I don’t wish much of your time and attention on this traditional lazy, or tired, first day of the year in this part of the planet.