Think on That

In cases of sexual assault, women who are affected are often silent.

How do we step on remnants of the remains of dead children and not think that these are gloomy times?

Whataboutism is the practice of responding to an issue, accusation, or difficult question by raising a different issue.

A section of our male population believes it is acceptable to sexually harass, sexually assault and rape women and children.

In oil rich Guyana, where Exxon’s subsidiary this week announced that it recorded $577.7 billion in profits in 2022 and where talks of progress and development are rife, there was low voter turnout at the Local Government Elections on Monday.

Court orders and bulldozers have left Guyanese homeless. One man can own hundreds of acres of land while others squat.

The screams of Guyana’s children, trapped in a conflagration prolong our moments of silence.

It has been two and a half weeks since the garbage was picked up where I live.

Some will say he was controversial. Some will condemn him because they did not agree with his lifestyle.

The story of a man dying of a heart attack in a city hotel after a sexual encounter with his girlfriend and her escaping through a window because she panicked, gained more attention this week in Guyana than news about protecting our environment from possible disasters and pollution because of oil production.

In this season of Guyana, we are wounded by idiocy and frequent dishonesty.

A few days ago, it was reported that Kerry Sears was killed by motorcycle robbers in Eccles.

We are still living in a time in Guyana when people can be without water for hours, days and weeks.

We must speak even when it is the ones, we endorse that offend.

Stuck behind a garbage truck late one morning this week, a driver exclaimed.

It seems like the lady and lord of death are dancing on Guyana’s soil.

Phagwah or Holi is a Hindu religious holiday which signifies the triumph of good over evil.

A baby was abandoned in a clump of bushes near a canal in Mahaicony this week.

In the shady corners of some of Guyana’s restaurants and cafes, there are whispers about rodents intermingling with the food, dirty cooks, and unclean cooking spaces.

The theme for this year’s Mashramani is ‘Mixing and Mashing as One Guyana.’