Frankly Speaking

So what is “news”? Long-time students of journalism and communication would all explain and define: “news is new information made known”.

Miscellaneous: The Ceres of Oil here Well, well; they have easily succeeded in upsetting me once again.

More Americana: A very friendly priest I’ve just concluded a lightning-quick two-week stay in the still-mighty USA.

-Light Americana-trivia Just a “heads-up” to my weekly regulars and all others – that today’s offering will be pure brevity.

Two presidents, agri and food It gives me no pleasure whatsoever to be so absolutely negative about my homeland today.

Recognising Lamming’s appreciation I’ll restrain myself after today’s offering in this space.

On Scottish football and local motor sports I don’t suppose former Finance Minister Winston Jordan is a dyed-in-the-wool PNC “comrade”.

Is our Georgetown really doomed? Very often it is much easier to be negatively critical than it is to be complimentary towards a rival, competitor or opposition.

Murder in Guyana, killings in New York I speak – and write here – with more than reasonable authority.

Fearful streets, private security Even after the late GAWU’s Komal Chand “revealed” to me the Holy Man’s original Hindu name, I remained a fan of the West Demerara based Swami Aksharananda.

(Poor?) GECOM Chairpersons Hello friends Consider the term   “single-parents”. Does it mean unmarried parents?

I’m sure that I was advised by some knowledgeable superiors during my own active People’s National Congress (PNC) “days”, long ago, that I could be jailed for refusing to register as a voter.

Ukraine again – real and surreal For old veteran People’s National Congress (PNC) man – now brand new Opposition Leader – Norton, there must be a few in-betweens from confrontation to recognition.

One politician’s Good Friday Mankind seems to have a sustained desire, even the crucial need, to believe in something, someone, way beyond his own mortal human everyday existence.

Our poor City, our poor City Hall These “brief notes” will be just that – brief and hardly full of analyses.

No penalties? Then wrongdoing thrives! I know – or am fairly certain – that on this page many years ago, I reported on this social phenomenon of fact.

Oil and elections: should I be scared? For the sake of still-friendly argument, I’ll believe Home Affairs and National Police Security Minister, Honourable Robeson Benn – named by his late father after the alleged communistic Afro-American singer Paul Robeson – that the enhanced city anti-crime plan was conceptualised since November last.

Searching for positives I share most brief – albeit troubled – thoughts in a short column today.

March! Rigging and other anniversaries The COVID-19 pandemic which, naturally and obviously, has “embraced” Guyana – with some reckless co-operation from many “don’t care” myopic citizens – still attracts local attention, heart-break, funding and contention.

Russia/Ukraine: basic points When time is on my hands, among the numerous national issues I often put my mind to is the question of leadership.