Opinion

Civilisation versus barbarism

In an online comment on a letter to this newspaper (‘Lost opportunities at the flag-raising ceremony’, May 28, 2016), which related some of the security shortcomings of the event and the boorish, violent behaviour of one section of the crowd towards a group of young Americans, Dave Martins notes, “We have become cantankerous and hostile, and both visitors and residents encounter those attitudes… Those behaviours are now ingrained, and even accepted as the norm.”

Suspect arrested

Dear Editor, With respect to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 under the caption ‘Essequibo rapist still at large,’ please be informed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday May 31, 2016, at Supenaam, Essequibo, and is in custody assisting the police in their investigations.

The work children do

Last Friday night, 16-year-old Onika Luke was carrying out her duties as a waitress at a Chinese restaurant at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara when she was shot in the chin by a lone gunman who apparently attempted to rob the restaurant.

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