Editorial

West Indies…Out!

There will be no boisterous region-wide public post-mortem of the West Indies’ early exit from the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Consequences of the CCJ rulings

At some point it must dawn on the APNU+AFC government that the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on June 18 upholding the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence means that it has been occupying office since March 21 without a mandate.

Independent investigation

Following the exposure in the media of alleged police corruption in ‘B’ Division, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves has been sent on administrative leave to facilitate an investigation.

Resisting pessimism

Modern information technology has made us so used to a flow of bad news that it is easy to overlook the ways in which the world has improved during our lifetimes.

Bureaucratic inertia

There is a certain logic to how bureaucracies work; there has to be, otherwise no organisation could function at all.

Improper conduct

The action taken by the management of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) against the employee of a concessionaire, almost a year after she alleged that she was sexually harassed by a senior CJIA manager almost makes no sense until one considers it in the light of male privilege and the downside of this, which is discrimination against women.

Extra lessons required

When the Ministry of Education decided to include marks from the Grade Two and Grade Four Assessments in the Grade Six Assessment (formerly known as the Common Entrance), the curse of the Extra Lessons Syndrome spread all the way down the ladder of the school system.

Well done, St. George’s High!

It may not have been the grand finals of a national debating competition where those schools considered to be the best in the land usually pit wits and strategies against each other to determine the country’s debating ‘top guns; and yet, for all that, the recent report in the media that St.

CCJ’s consequential orders and the rule of law

Later today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will issue a series of orders concomitant on its two landmark rulings last Tuesday declaring the appointment of the GECOM Chairman unconstitutional and upholding the validity of the December 21, 2018 Motion of No-Confidence against the government.

Tomorrow’s companions

Two days ago World Refugee Day drew attention to the millions of people whose flight from the world’s troublespots is so often misrepresented or exploited for political gain.

Breath and balance

Part of the magic of the Kaieteur National Park – that is apart from the waterfall itself – is a tiny amphibian, the golden rocket frog (Anomalog-lossus beebei) which is not only indigenous to the area, but lives only in one plant, the giant terrestrial tank bromeliad (Brocchinia mircrantha).

Reality check

On Monday West Indies cricket fans received a harsh reality check on the status of their team in the current hierarchy of international one day cricket when Bangladesh inflicted a sound thrashing in their fifth round encounter at the 2019 ICC World Cup.

Time to stop whistling in the wind

There are some things about the proliferation of reports regarding the presence of narcotics (latterly it is the drug ecstasy that has been ‘making the running,’ so to speak) in schools that are deeply troubling.

Sale of two transmission towers

Predictably, in its report on the IMF Article IV visit, the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Saturday stated that Prime Minister Nagamootoo had declared to the mission that “all is well in Guyana on the governance front”.

AFC

Whoever believes that there is an easy route out of Guyana’s political dilemma is probably labouring under a misapprehension.

Defending democracy in Hong Kong

On Thursday more than twenty photojournalists wore helmets, gas masks and protective clothing to a police press conference in Hong Kong to express their outrage at the violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations.

Sanctions not appeals

The way Georgetown is run never ceases to amaze. There is Chief Engineer Colvern Venture only this week again exhorting citizens not to dump garbage in the drains and waterways.

How many more?

Last Friday, this newspaper published a report about an aggrieved mother and grandmother who is searching for answers.

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